Peter Sagan to test his legs at Vuelta a San Juan

Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) will line-up to race the 2019 Vuelta a San Juan (January 27 to February 3). The former world champion says he will use the race to test his legs but that he is also aiming for a stage win.

"It will be a good opportunity to test my legs and, why not, to try to win at least one stage," Sagan said in a press release from the race organisers.

Sagan will start his season at the Tour Down Under held from January 15-20 in Australia. He will then travel to South American and land in Argentina on January 26, a day ahead of the Vuelta a San Juan's scheduled start.

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It will be Sagan's debut at the Vuelta a San Juan, however, he has participated in three editions of the Tour de San Luis (2013, 2014 and 2016), although he did not secure a stage win in that stage race.

"I remember with pleasure the good climate and the affection of the Argentines," Sagan said.

He said that competing in the Vuelta a San Juan, given its early-season position on the calendar, made it a good event to gain form ahead of the European season.

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