Sports court CAS rejects Peter Sagan's appeal of Tour de France disqualification

Sagan, the current world champion and a member of Germany`s Bora-Hansgrohe team, said that he did not cause the crash.

Sports court CAS rejects Peter Sagan's appeal of Tour de France disqualification

Zurich: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan`s appeal of his Tour de France ejection stemming from a sprint collision that knocked rival rider Mark Cavendish out of the race with a broken shoulder blade.

A race jury disqualified Sagan on Tuesday.

Sagan, the current world champion and a member of Germany`s Bora-Hansgrohe team, said that he did not cause the crash.

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