After Sanremo, Sagan will go to CatalunyaHe asked for it, after Covid and after quickly realizing that la Tirreno-Adriatico, running at this pace, would not have been the best training for him. Because one thing is certain, Peter has no intention of giving up, although the wave of young prodigies might seem too much even for him. When asked by a colleague if he felt he was up to par, he replied bluntly: "They are young, I am more experienced.". Yet looking at him next to Van der Poel, it makes you think of when he arrived as a boy to mess up the plans of his majesty CancellaraFabian didn't take it too well, but Peter kept quiet. He observed. He reasoned. And he worked hard to get back on track.
You're coming out of a difficult period...
I have been stopped for 14 days, but stopped stoppedThey didn't want me to do anything until the x-rays and heart check. So I simply miss the miles.
Great way to get to Sanremo.
So much I didn't win it even when I was in top form… So anything can happen, that's also the beauty of Sanremo, even if I'm clearly not the favorite.
And then we go back to Belgium?
I have to go back, I missed it last year. However, having chosen to do Catalunya, I won't be at the Ghent-Wevelgem or Harelbeke. But For Flanders and Roubaix I hope to be in better shape than I am now.
Giro or Tour?
If nothing happens, so if I don't have health problems or nothing related to the pandemic happens, the Giro remains my first goal. Last year I got my only win of the season there, I can't forget it.
Doesn't it seem strange to you to talk about only one victory this season?
For a while it was. I wondered why they weren't coming as many as they used to, and the answer I gave myself was that Every year it's more difficult and we might as well accept itSo I'll go back to the Giro and then go to the Tour, with a few question marks.
Why?
Because I haven't decided yet how to approach the Olympics. One thing is certain: I want to go to Tokyo, because I've been skipping the national championships for two years now and Slovakia deserves that I go and represent it. For this reason we will have to decide whether to do the Tour and fly to Japan the next day, or go early to get used to the time zone.
The route is not very suitable.
I know, but I have to be there.
Why not race MTB like in Rio?
I had thought about it, but in the meantime it happened that a guy qualified Slovakia and it would be bad if I went in his place.In Rio, however, there was nobody.
Come on, let's talk about terrible kids…
Pogacar is very strong. Van der Poel impresses meI have to be honest. He's not one to talk much in a group, but I certainly have more of a relationship with him than with Van Aert (There's been some friction between Peter and the Belgian since the Poitiers sprint at the last Tour, when Sagan was demoted for the unfair sprint and Van Aert slammed him, without the team thinking of downplaying his words, ed.). And then there's Remco.
What did he do?
We started for two years together in Argentina. His birthday is the day before me, with a 10 year difference.Among the many, he is the one who resembles me most in character. He talks a lot like me, you can feel it when Sagan is in the group.
