Peter Sagan's road to Yorkshire Worlds runs through Germany, Canada and Belgium

Peter Sagan rides the new Specialized Creo e-bike

Peter Sagan rides the new Specialized Creo e-bike (Image credit: Specialized Bicycles)

Peter Sagan will miss the Vuelta a España as he prepares for the World Championships in Yorkshire, where he is bidding to win a record fourth rainbow jersey. The Slovakian will instead ride five one-day races over the coming weeks, though he is an absentee from this week’s European Championships in Alkmaar.

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