According to Cyclingnews, Peter Sagan will decide where he will ride in 2017 during the Tour de France. Astana and Bora-Hansgrohe are the two teams in the frame to sign the Slovak superstar.

Astana manager Alexandre Vinokourov confirmed to Cyclingnews that talks with Slovak haven’t progressed since the Giro, putting the German Pro-Conti team as the surprise favourites to land the world champion.

"We started talks with Sagan at the time of the Giro d'Italia but things haven't really moved forward since then. I think it's difficult that Sagan will join Astana," Vinokourov told Cyclingnews and Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday after the Astana team's final press conference before the start of the Tour de France.

"I don't know if he's made a final decision yet, so perhaps there's still a chance. We've made an offer, let's see what he decides. We like to sign good riders but if Peter doesn't join our team then we'll be fine. We've got some hugely talented riders in the team already. We've got Fabio Aru, who is only 25 but who won the Vuelta a España and we've got Miguel Angel Lopez, who is only 22 but recently won the Tour de Suisse."

Bora’s manager Ralph Denk played down his squad’s chances of getting the Slovak, saying he was just too big a name.

"From what I've heard it's huge money. For sure it would be a dream to have rider like him in the team but we'll see," Denk explained. "From the beginning of August we can talk about riders but at the moment he's too big of a name. We've a serious budget but we're not sponsored by a Russian company like Tinkoff."