Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan (35) met Pope Francis in January 2018 during the General Audience in the Vatican. He came to the meeting with his family – ex -wife Katarína, son Marlon and parents. He remembered this memorial moment for.
“It was very important for me to take my mother there, which is very believer. Also my father. So they were there with me, ”Sagan said. They only talked to the Pope for a moment And the Holy Father thanked him for the special bike he gave him.
The cyclist has been brought up to the faith since childhood Finally, he gave a very beautiful idea. “Every person should believe in something. I think this is the only thing that moves us onand it is up to each separately that he chooses to believe, ”he concluded.
Pope auctioned Sagan’s bike for 30,000 euros
The bike, donated by Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan to Pope František, was auctioned in 2020 for 30,000 euros. The Holy Father himself put it into the auction and They used the proceeds from it to support two hospitals. They were in Bergama and Brescia and stood in the first line of fighting the coronavirus pandemic, which hardly hit the north of Italy.
The triple world champion donated the Pope’s bike Specialized Venge in the colors of the Vatican yellow and white AS Argentine flag. Later Sagan revealed that The frame was phosphorescent and in the dark. Pope Francis also provided other subjects that were given to world -famous athletes, such as the signed captain’s tape football player Francesco Totti and the swimming dress of the Olympic champion Federice Pellegrini.
