Fourth in fast sprint on Giro d’Italia stage 5

As expected, it was a day for the pure sprinters with quite technical and tricky final kilometers. The team did again an excellent job, Felix and Daniel were brilliant in the last kilometer. I was in a good position and had a strong pace when I was getting ready for the final push but the rider in front of me slowed down, so I didn’t have the best speed in the final meters.

Ako sme aj očakávali bol to deň čisto pre šprintérov, s dosť technickými a zložitými záverečnými kilometrami. Tím odviedol opäť vynikajúcu prácu, Felix a Daniel boli na poslednom kilometri geniálni. Bol som v dobrej pozícii a mal som dobrú rýchlosť. Keď som sa chystal na záverečný útok ukázalo sa, že som až veľmi vpredu a jazdec predo mnou spomalil, takže som v posledných metroch tú rýchlosť stratil.

Giro d’Italia BORA-hansgrohe (Photos BettiniPhoto)

Giro d’Italia 2021 – 104th Edition – 5th stage Modena – Cattolica 177 km – 12/05/2021 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2021
Giro d’Italia 2021 – 104th Edition – 5th stage Modena – Cattolica 177 km – 12/05/2021 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Dario Belingheri/BettiniPhoto©2021
Giro d’Italia 2021 – 104th Edition – 5th stage Modena – Cattolica 177 km – 12/05/2021 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Dario Belingheri/BettiniPhoto©2021
Giro d’Italia 2021 – 104th Edition – 5th stage Modena – Cattolica 177 km – 12/05/2021 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2021
Giro dÕItalia 2021 – 104th Edition – 5th stage Modena – Cattolica 177 km – 12/05/2021 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Tommaso Pelagalli/BettiniPhoto©2021