Sagan Responds to Monaco Incident: Conflict Details! He also talked about vaccination – Športky.sk

BRATISLAVA – Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan apologizes on the social network for the incident with the police at the end of April this year and in an interview for a well-known cycling portal he explained what happened on the incriminated evening in Monaco.

There were reports in several media on Monday that the seven-time winner of the scoring competition at the Tour de France had violated the curfew and attacked the police, fearing that they wanted to force him to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

According to the French daily Nice Matin, which came up with information about Sagan’s trespassing after almost seven months, the star cyclist was arrested and fined 5,000 euros for injuring a police officer, 100 euros for violating the curfew and another 1,500 euros to pay the victim.

It was an ugly experience

The mentioned source stated that a hundred devils entered the Žilina native and “fought like crazy”. In addition, TotalEnergies had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game.

“As for the news that appeared on the night of April 25, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere apologies. It was an ugly experience that made me think deeply and gave me a valuable lesson. I am really sorry for this incident.” which will not be repeated, ” Sagan apologized through his social media account.

It was originally talked about traveling by car, which was to be driven by his older brother Juraj. Shortly after midnight, the Saganovites were to be stopped by a police patrol, which ordered them to get out of the vehicle.

The winner of the twelve stages in the “old lady” apparently panicked and did not respect the order of the police officer. He then had to attack him and cause injuries to his right hand, which made him unable to work for another two days.

He revealed details

On Monday night, Peter Sagan decided to put things right and in an interview with acquaintances Cyclingnews portal revealed details of the incident of April 25, 2021.

“I was in my ex-wife’s apartment to put my son to bed, I had a few glasses of wine, and then I decided to go back to my apartment, even though the night curfew started. I needed to go home because that’s my address. for anti-doping controls, “ said the three-time world champion for Cyclingnews.

“I walked those 500 meters between the flats on an electric scooter driven by my brother Juraj. I was not driving or sitting in a car, so I did not have an alcohol test. But the police wanted to take me to the hospital for a drug test, which I did not understand. “What angered me and led me to push the cops. I’m very sorry about the whole incident.” Sagan regretted.

One of the best cyclists of the last decade did not deny that he was confused and angry, but with aggression towards the man of the law, he allegedly did not exaggerate. He confirmed to Cyclingnews that he is not against the vaccine and has been completely vaccinated since the summer.

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