Peter Sagan will be hoping to take his first victory of the 2015 season and his first win for Tinkoff-Saxo at the Strade Bianche race in Tuscany on Saturday. The Slovakian has racked up a series of placings in his early season racing in Qatar and Oman but is still in search of his first victory since signing for the squad. Sagan finished second in both the 2013 and 2014 editions of Strade Bianche. Last year Michal Kwiatkowski dropped Sagan on the final climb into Siena after the two distanced the rest of the peloton after the testing sections of dirt roads, while he took second after helping teammate Moreno Moser to victory in 2013.ADVERTISEMENT Sagan will have the support of local rider Daniele Bennati, Roman Kreuziger, Maciej Bodnar, Manuele Boaro, Christopher Juul-Jensen, his brother Juraj Sagan and Matteo Tosatto. "The Strade Bianche is a race that appeals to me because it has a very picturesque, scenic route. It is also ideal for my characteristics and qualities as a rider. I hope to do well in my first European race of 2015," Sagan said in a statement from the Tinkoff-Saxo team announcing its line-up for the race. Italian directeur sportif Bruno Cenghialta will direct the team at Strade Bianche. You can read more at Cyclingnews.com

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