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Peter Sagan marries fiancee Katarina - and in style! (+ video)

World champion chops wood then ties knot at ceremony in native Slovakia

World road champion Peter Sagan got married to fiancée Katarina Smolkova today – and the happy couple’s nuptials in the town of Dolny Kubin in their home country, Slovakia, didn’t pass unnoticed on social media.

The 25-year-old Tinkoff-Saxo rider, who this year won the green jersey at the Tour de France for the fourth year running before clinching the rainbow jersey in Richmond, Virginia, is a huge star in Slovakia.

The bride wore white and the groom wore … well, something that wouldn’t have looked out of place on a field marshal in Napoleon’s army or, especially given the coat he was wearing before the ceremony, Game of Thrones.

There’s a school of thought that it is traditional marriage attire for a Slovakian man, though a search on Google suggests otherwise.

Here’s a video of him arriving at the ceremony in a Trabant – green, to match those Tour de France points jerseys (the bride arrived in a white vintage Citroen) – then chopping a log, first with a hacksaw, then a chainsaw, a traditional touch that is supposed to demonstrate the groom’s willingness to help solve problems in married life.

And here are some pictures of the new Mr & Mrs Sagan after the ceremony.

Oh, and if you want to see pictures of Peter Sagan, in his wedding outfit, on something that looks like a scaled down penny farthing 12 feet in the air while his bride scales a rope ladder below … well, here’s your chance. More pictures here. Oh, and lots more here.

Best wishes to the newlyweds from all of us at road.cc.

 

 

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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WolfieSmith | 8 years ago
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Bizarre. Like something out of Vic and Bob.

 

I love Sagan. Never a dull moment. So glad he's around. Love it too that he annoys the trolls. Bottom pinching and 2nd places? Sure. But... He's a world champion millionaire. 2-0 to Peter. 

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Zermattjohn | 8 years ago
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Is he still coming 2nd?

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Vegita8 | 8 years ago
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The last picture shows how wifes support their husband during their cycling career.

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HalfWheeler | 8 years ago
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No arse pinching?

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Morat | 8 years ago
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Congratulations!!!

 

As for the wedding: I'm sure it made sense in Slovakia. Looked fun!?!

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Carton replied to Morat | 8 years ago
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Morat wrote:

As for the wedding: I'm sure it made sense in Slovakia. Looked fun!?!

I'm taking slightly crazy no matter the context. 

But yeah, congratulations, they look really happy. Find someone who doesn't just put up with but actually enjoys your brand of crazy and you've got it made.

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Chris | 8 years ago
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Lucky he didn't do the unforgivable and upstage the bride on her big day

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