Puncheur
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A puncheur or puncher is a road bicycle racer who specialises in rolling terrain with short but steep climbs.
Philippe Gilbert sprinting to victory in the road race at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships
Peter Sagan
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Peter Sagan is a Slovak former professional cyclist who competed in road bicycle racing and mountain bicycle racing. Sagan had a successful junior cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing career, winning
Puncheur
…and bigger legs than the average racing cyclist (able to produce high overall power over short time periods) - for example Wout van Aert (78kg) or Peter Sagan (78kg) or smaller, lighter riders (able to produce a higher power/weight ratio over that same time period) - for example Paolo Bettini (58kg) or Julian…
Sagan at the 2022 Tour de France
Sagan at the 2010 Tour of California, where he finished eighth overall as well as winning the sprints and young rider classifications.
Sagan at the 2012 Tour of Flanders, where he finished in fifth place.
Sagan at the 2012 Tour de France. Sagan won the points classification, winning three stages during the race.