Prints are created by high resolution scans of the original painting and printed on the beautiful archival fine art paper, Hahnemule Photo Rag 310gsm.
Original painting created with oil on 25×35cm aluminium panel and is available direct from the studio. Please contact me for more info
Peter Sagan: Cycling’s Showman and Sprinter Supreme
In an era of calculated racing and polished interviews, Peter Sagan stood out — a rider who not only dominated, but did so with style, swagger, and a sense of fun rarely seen in the peloton. Equal parts entertainer and assassin on two wheels, Sagan became one of the most recognizable and successful cyclists of the 21st century, combining raw power with charisma that transcended the sport.
Born in Žilina, Slovakia in 1990, Sagan burst onto the professional scene in 2010, winning stages in Paris–Nice and the Tour of California as a teenager. But it was his breakout in the classics and Grand Tours that made him a global name. He was a rider for all terrains — a sprinter who could climb, a rouleur with the instincts of a mountain biker, and a showman who could wheelie across the line just minutes after humiliating the world’s best riders.
Sagan’s dominance is most vividly seen in his unmatched seven green jerseys from the Tour de France (2012–2016, 2018–2019) — a record that speaks not just to sprinting speed, but consistency and cunning across flat stages, intermediate sprints, and rolling terrain. In the classics, he was no less formidable: a three-time World Road Race Champion (2015, 2016, 2017), winner of Paris–Roubaix, Tour of Flanders, Gent–Wevelgem, and multiple stages across the world’s biggest tours.
What set Sagan apart wasn’t just his results, but the way he raced. He attacked early, took risks, and often made the impossible look easy — bunny-hopping curbs, sprinting from unlikely positions, or towing a breakaway only to outsprint them at the end. He gave post-race interviews in multiple languages, cracked jokes, and never seemed to take himself too seriously — even as he crushed the best in the world.
Though the latter years of his career were quieter, and he officially stepped away from road racing in 2023 to focus on mountain biking and the Olympics, Sagan’s legacy is secure. He was more than a winner — he was an icon, a rider who reminded fans that cycling could be not just a test of endurance, but a spectacle of personality and flair.
Prints are created by high resolution scans of the original painting and printed on the beautiful archival fine art paper, Hahnemule Photo Rag 310gsm.
Original painting created with oil on 25×35cm aluminium panel and is available direct from the studio. Please contact me for more info
Peter Sagan: Cycling’s Showman and Sprinter Supreme
In an era of calculated racing and polished interviews, Peter Sagan stood out — a rider who not only dominated, but did so with style, swagger, and a sense of fun rarely seen in the peloton. Equal parts entertainer and assassin on two wheels, Sagan became one of the most recognizable and successful cyclists of the 21st century, combining raw power with charisma that transcended the sport.
Born in Žilina, Slovakia in 1990, Sagan burst onto the professional scene in 2010, winning stages in Paris–Nice and the Tour of California as a teenager. But it was his breakout in the classics and Grand Tours that made him a global name. He was a rider for all terrains — a sprinter who could climb, a rouleur with the instincts of a mountain biker, and a showman who could wheelie across the line just minutes after humiliating the world’s best riders.
Sagan’s dominance is most vividly seen in his unmatched seven green jerseys from the Tour de France (2012–2016, 2018–2019) — a record that speaks not just to sprinting speed, but consistency and cunning across flat stages, intermediate sprints, and rolling terrain. In the classics, he was no less formidable: a three-time World Road Race Champion (2015, 2016, 2017), winner of Paris–Roubaix, Tour of Flanders, Gent–Wevelgem, and multiple stages across the world’s biggest tours.
What set Sagan apart wasn’t just his results, but the way he raced. He attacked early, took risks, and often made the impossible look easy — bunny-hopping curbs, sprinting from unlikely positions, or towing a breakaway only to outsprint them at the end. He gave post-race interviews in multiple languages, cracked jokes, and never seemed to take himself too seriously — even as he crushed the best in the world.
Though the latter years of his career were quieter, and he officially stepped away from road racing in 2023 to focus on mountain biking and the Olympics, Sagan’s legacy is secure. He was more than a winner — he was an icon, a rider who reminded fans that cycling could be not just a test of endurance, but a spectacle of personality and flair.
