Sep 27, 2015; Richmond, VA, USA; Peter Sagan of Slovakia celebrates after winning the UCI road cycling world championships at Richmond Road Circuit. Mandatory Credit: Andrew P. Scott-USA TODAY Sports - RTX1SQZE
LONDON (Reuters) - Slovakia's world road race champion Peter Sagan will compete in the mountain bike event at the Rio Olympics, returning to the discipline in which he began his career.
Sagan, who will ride this year's Tour de France for his Tinkoff-Saxo team, has been handed Slovakia's only spot for the mountain bike race which will take place on Aug. 21.
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