Cycling news - 'I can't imagine a better record holder than Peter Sagan' - Erik Zabel

Erik Zabel has paid tribute to Peter Sagan after the Bora-Hansgrohe rider broke his green jersey Tour de France record.

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Zabel had claimed the green jersey six times but was surpassed by Sagan on Sunday as the Slovakian claimed his seventh with 316 points, some 68 ahead of Caleb Ewan.

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The German says he is "honoured" to lose his record to Sagan, hailing him as the "best all-rounder" in the last 10 years in the sport.

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"Honestly, there’s nothing I can do about this situation and, in any case, I can’t imagine a better new record holder than Peter Sagan," Zabel told Cyclingnews.

"If you look back at the last decade of pro cycling, I think Peter has been the best all-rounder. So losing a record to him... it’s not so painful to be second behind him; it’s more an honour."

Sagan has won the green jersey in seven of the last eight years, the only exception being in 2017, when he was disqualified from the Tour.

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