Peter Sagan returns to standard jersey as brother Juraj takes Slovakian title

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Title has been in the family for nine straight years

Peter Sagan and Juraj Sagan at the Tour of California in May.

Peter Sagan and Juraj Sagan at the Tour of California in May. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Juraj Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) claimed the Slovakian road race title for the third time in his career on Sunday, winning from the breakaway as his brother and teammate Peter Sagan remained in the peloton. 

The pair have shared the title between them for the past nine years. Peter won five straight between 2011 and 2015 and won his sixth last year after Juraj triumphed in 2016 and 2017. 

Juraj soloed home 1:31 ahead of the next group on the road, containing his brother. Their Bora teammate Erik Baska claimed second place, with the final podium spot going to Patrik Tybor. 

The result means that we'll see the unusual sight of Peter Sagan in a standard team-issue jersey. Having spent three seasons in the rainbow jersey following his World Championships titles in 2015, 2016, and 2017, he hasn't worn standard team kit in a road race since June 2011, with the exception of the Slovakian nationals in the years he wasn't world champion. 

It could, of course, be a short, stint, with Sagan among the favourites for the 2019 Worlds in Yorkshire in September.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe4:08:33
2Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe0:01:31
3Patrik Tybor (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica0:01:32
4Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe0:01:33
5Adrian Babic (Svk)0:01:35
6Juraj Bellan (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica0:01:46
7Marek Čanecky (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica0:04:10
8Juraj Lajcha (Svk)Row 7 - Cell 2
9Róbert Málik (Svk)0:04:11
10Jan Andrej Cully (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica0:07:15
11Martin Mahdar (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica0:07:19
12ŠTefan Nôta (Svk)0:07:20
13Jan Halik (Svk)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Adam Peciar (Svk)Row 13 - Cell 2
OTLStanislav Béreš (Svk)Row 14 - Cell 2
OTLOndrej Mačaj (Svk)Row 15 - Cell 2
OTLMiroslav Lacuš (Svk)Row 16 - Cell 2
OTLTomáš Nagy (Svk)Row 17 - Cell 2
OTLMartin Wachs (Svk)Row 18 - Cell 2
OTLRoman Mužila (Svk)Row 19 - Cell 2
OTLMatúš Goga (Svk)Row 20 - Cell 2
OTLViktor Feťko (Svk)Row 21 - Cell 2
OTLTomáš Cepka (Svk)Row 22 - Cell 2
OTLErnest Szigl (Svk)Row 23 - Cell 2
OTLStanislav Stupár (Svk)Row 24 - Cell 2
OTLLukáš Jusko (Svk)Row 25 - Cell 2
OTLMartin Šmykal (Svk)Row 26 - Cell 2
OTLKristian Kopecký (Svk)Row 27 - Cell 2
OTLFilip Džugan (Svk)Row 28 - Cell 2
OTLLadislav Dubos (Svk)Row 29 - Cell 2
OTLMartin Duben (Svk)Row 30 - Cell 2
DSQJuraj Karas (Svk)Row 31 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Haring (Svk) Dukla Banska BystricaRow 32 - Cell 2
DNFLubos Malovec (Svk)Row 33 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Tichý (Svk)Row 34 - Cell 2
DNFJohann Schwabik (Svk)Row 35 - Cell 2
DNFMatúš Mačák (Svk)Row 36 - Cell 2
DNFOndrej Kubala (Svk)Row 37 - Cell 2
DNFĽuboš Steiger (Svk)Row 38 - Cell 2
DNFPatrik Lučanský (Svk)Row 39 - Cell 2
DNSMartin Kostelničák (Svk)Row 40 - Cell 2
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