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Video: World champion Peter Sagan demonstrates bunny-hopping skills

Tinkoff-Saxo rider filmed by team mate performing trick while waiting at traffic lights

It seems being world road champion won’t stop Peter Sagan from getting up to his old tricks, with his Tinkoff-Saxo team posting a video today to Facebook showing him bunny-hopping on his bike – while wearing the rainbow jersey he will debut tomorrow at the Abu Dhabi Tour.

The Slovakian cyclist, aged 25, is set to ride the inaugural edition of the race and was filmed performing the trick while out training today by quick-thinking team mate Manuel Boaro, as Tinkoff-Saxo explained in their post.

 

What does Peter Sagan do while waiting at the traffic lights in Abu Dhabi? He bunny hops! Thanks to our rider Manuele...

Posted by Tinkoff Saxo on Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Here's a round-up of nine of the best Peter Sagan videos from before his rainbow jersey-winning ride in Richmond, Virginia, last month.

- Peter Sagan videos – nine of the best

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WolfieSmith | 8 years ago
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Bollocks to Velominati. I agree with their rules on caps and leg warmers on their own but I would refer them to
Rule#210. 'Unless you've won the jersey yourself you don't get to criticise the winner's shorts.'

As for all this 'Peter Sagan: love him or hate him..' schtick? You'd have to be a pretty miserable, bitter old cynic not to respect Sagan. Oh. Hang on. I forgot what site this was. Nevermind. I'm sure the multi millionaire world champion living the dream isn't losing any sleep over the distain of a few Road.CC sages.  4

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Kapelmuur | 8 years ago
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I'd wear white shorts if I had staff to wash them after each ride.

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Leviathan replied to Kapelmuur | 8 years ago
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Crosshouses wrote:

I'd wear white shorts if I had staff to wash them after each ride.

You mean you don't wash you bibs after each ride?

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ProvaSix9 | 8 years ago
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Great to see someone shaking up the stuffiness of road cycling. Good on you Peter!

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SuperG | 8 years ago
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If I was young/fit and world champion...I'd wear white shorts.

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timbola | 8 years ago
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When it's such a breath of fresh air like Peter Sagan, The Rules need not apply ... white bibshorts on me ? Certainly NOT going to happen any time soon.

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BikeBud | 8 years ago
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Hope he wasn't in one of the Royal Parks when he was doing that.

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Condor Andy | 8 years ago
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Ok, I've been reading a lot about the white bibs and I have no idea what the fuss is about. Am I missing something? Why are they a big no-no?

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LarryDavidJr replied to Condor Andy | 8 years ago
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condor_rider_1988 wrote:

Ok, I've been reading a lot about the white bibs and I have no idea what the fuss is about. Am I missing something? Why are they a big no-no?

It's in the rules.

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#14

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#15

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LarryDavidJr | 8 years ago
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Like him or loathe him, he's a character alright, which is nice to have in a sport.

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mikroos | 8 years ago
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White bibs are never pure class.

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Leviathan | 8 years ago
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Cool white kit in the sun, matching shorts, pure class.

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barbarus | 8 years ago
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Yes, but that's not a bunny hop.

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joemmo replied to barbarus | 8 years ago
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barbarus wrote:

Yes, but that's not a bunny hop.

It's a backhop, pretty hot trick back in 1982

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