The winners of Stage 1 (left to right), Peter in second place, Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team) first place, Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC Racing Team) third place

Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team), in the Leaders Jersey, racing Peter, in the King of the Mountain Jersey, for the win

Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team) winning the race over Peter in a photo finish

The winners of Stage 2; Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team) first, Peter Sagan (Tinkoff - Saxo) second, Wouter Wippert (Drapac Professional Cycling) third

The winners of Stage 3 (left tp right), Peter in second, Toms Skujins (Hincapie Racing Team) First, Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx - Quick-Step) third

Peter racing Wouter Wippert (Drapac Professional Cycling) for the win in Stage 4

Peter popping a wheelie after winning Stage 4

Peter receiving the spoils of victory for winning Stage 4

The winners of Stage 4 (left to right), Wouter Wippert (Drapac Professional Cycling) second, Peter in first, Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Steo) third

The winners of Stage 5; Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step) first, Zico Waeytens (Team Giant - Alpecin) second, Peter in third

Peter in the Stage 6 Time Trial, he placed 1st in 12:31.85, which was 31.6mph, 50.6kph

Peter receiving the Leaders Jersey for taking the overall lead

Peter receiving the spoils of victory for winning Stage 6 and taking the overall lead

The winners of Stage 6 (left to right), Jos Van Emden (Team Lotto NL - Jumbo) second, Peter in first, Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx - Quick-Step) third

Peter closing his wind breaker on the summit of Glendora Ridge Rd in Stage 7

Peter receiving the Leaders Jersey for winning the Tour

Peter receiving the spoils of victory for winning the Tour

The Stage 8 winners (left to right); Wouter Wippert (Drapac Professional Cycling) second, Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step) first, Peter in third

The overall Jersey Winners (left to right); Julian Alaphillipe (Etixx - Quick-Step) Best Young Rider, Daniel Oss (BMC Racing) King of the Mountain, Peter overall Champion, Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step) Points (Sprint), Oscar Clark (Hincapie Racing Team) Most Courageous Rider

The overall winners of the Tour (left to right); Julian Alaphillipe (Etixx - Quick-Step) second, Peter first, Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Team Sky) third

Peter getting into his new car which was awarded by the City of Pasadena to the Winner of the 10th Edition of the Tour

The special Racers at the last press conference (left to right); Fred Rodriguez (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis) who has raced in several editions of the Tour and is retiring after the season, Julian Alaphillipe (Etixx - Quick-Step) who came in second, Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Team Sky) who came in third, Peter the winner, Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step) Points (Sprint) Award winner, Daniel Oss (BMC Racing) King of the Mountain Award winner, Kristen Klein executive director of the Amgen Tour of California

Peter answering a question at the press conference

Peter in the World Champion Jersey being interviewed before Stage 1

Peter Sagan, Tinkoff, in the World Champion Jersey being interviewed before the Stage.

Peter in the World Champion Jersey, winning Stage 1 over Wouter Wippert, Cannondale Pro Cycling Team.

Peter in the Leaders Jersey recieving the spoils of victory for winning Stage 1 and taking the overall lead in the Tour

The winners podium, Peter in the World Champion Jersey first, Wouter Wippert, Cannondale Pro Cycling Team, second and Dylan Groenewegen, Team Lotto NL-Jumbo, third.

Peter Sagan, Tinkoff, in the Leaders Jersey, answering a question at the press conference after Stage 1

Peter in the Leaders Jersey, on the way to sign in for Stage 2

The premier racers lined up at the front before the start of Stage 2 including Peter in the Leaders Jersey, waving to the crowd and Bradly Wiggins, Tour de France and Tour of California champion, in the blue & red Team Wiggins Jersey

The start of Stage 2 with Peter in the Leaders Jersey, just behind Tour de France and Tour of California champion, Bradley Wiggins, Team Wiggins (blue & red jersey)

The premier Racers before Stage 3 including William Barta, Axeon Hagens Berman, in the Most Courageous Rider Jersey, Peter in the Points (Sprint) Jersey, Benjamin King, Cannondale Pro Cycling Team, in the Leaders Jersey, Evan Huffman, Rally Cycling, in the King of the Mountain Jersey, and Daneil Eaton, UnitedHealthCare, in the Best Young Rider Jersey

Peter in the Points (Sprint) Jersey, winning Stage 4 on Laguna Seca Raceway

Peter in the Points (Sprint) Jersey, celebrating his win after crossing the finish

Peter in the UCI World Champion Jersey, after receiving a special award for winning the Stage at Laguna Seca

The winners podium of Stage 4, Peter in the UCI World Champion Jersey, first, Greg Van Avermaet, BMC Racing, second and Nathan Haas, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, third

The Jersey wearers after Stage 4 (l-r); Mark Cavendish, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, Most Courageous Rider Jersey; Evan Huffman, Rally Cycling Team, King of the Mountain Jersey; Neilson Powless, Axeon Hagens Berman, Best Young Rider Jersey; Julian Alaphilippe, Etixx - Quick-Step, Leaders Jersey; and Peter Sagan in the Points (Sprint) Jersey

The start of Stage 5 in Lodi, with Peter in the Points (Sprint) Jersey and Julian Alaphilippe, Etixx - Quick-Step, in the Leaders Jersey

The Jersey wearers after Stage 5 (l-r), Neilson Powless, Axeon Hagens Berman, Best Young Rider Jersey, Peter in the Points (Sprint) Jersey, Julian Alaphilippe, Etixx - Quick-Step, Leaders Jersey, Evan Huffman, Rally Cycling, King of the Mountain Jersey, and Toms Skujins, Cannondale Pro Cycling Team, Most Courageous Rider Jersey

Peter in the Points (Sprint) Jersey racing the Stage 6 Time Trial. Peter placed 23rd, 1 minute 27 seconds back

Alexander Kristoff, Team Katusha, starting to celebrate his win of Stage 7 while Peter in the Points (Sprint) Jersey, still strains to win. Danny Van Poppel, Team Sky, finished in third place

The winners podium of Stage 7, Alexander Kristoff, Team Katusha, winner, Peter in the World Champion Jersey, second, and Danny Van Poppel, Team Sky, third

The Jersey Wearers after Stage 7 (l-r), Neilson Powless, Axeon Hagens Berman, in the Best Young Rider Jersey, Evan Huffman, Rally Cycling, in the King of the Hill Jersey, Julian Alaphilippe, Etixx-Quick Step, in the Leaders Jersey, Peter in the Most Aggresive Rider Jersey and holding the Points (Sprint) Jersey

Marc Cavendish, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, winning Stage 8 with Peter coming in second

The winners podium for Stage 8, Marc Cavendish, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, first, Peter in second, and Alexander Kristoff, Team Katusha, third

The Jersey winners of both the Men's and Women's Tours (l-r), Mara Abbott, Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling, Queen Of the Mountain; Peter the Points (Sprint) winner; Evan Huffman, Rally Cycling Team, King of tbe Mountain; Neilson Powless, Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team, Best Young Rider; Megan Guarnier, Boels - Dolmans Cycling Team, Winner of the Tour and Points (Sprint) winner; Julian Alaphilippe, Etixx-Quick Step, Winner of the Tour; Chloe Dygert, Twenty16 - Ridebiker, Best Young Rider; Toms Skujins, Cannondale Pro Cycling Team, Most Courageous Rider; and Shara Gillow, Rabo LIV Women Cycling Team, Most Courageous Rider