Sagan eyes Milan-San Remo after San Luis outing
Cannondale rider uses Argentina to build form
For the second straight year 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Peter Sagan (Cannondale) kicked off his season in Argentina's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de San Luis, and also for the second straight year the 24-year-old Slovakian fell just shoܫrt of winning a stage. In both the 2013 and 2014 editions Sagan saved the best for last as his best results were second place finishes both years in the final stage.
In 2013 Sagan was outkicked by Mattia Gavazzi (Androni Giocattoli) in a blazing fa🅷st ꦗfinale, while in Sunday's conclusion to the 2014 edition Sagan came up short against Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) on a technical finale seemingly more suited to the Slovakian's skill set.
Nonetheless, ♕Sagan didn't seem forlorn at the seven-day Tour de San Luis, the biggest stage race in all of South America, as his major goals for thওe season are still months away.
"My team did very good work and I had the best position for the finale, but I'm not in condition now," Sagan told Cyclingnews moments after the sta✤ge fi𒀰nished. "I'm happy for second place. The team worked and it was very good."
Oscar G✅atto, new to Cannondale for 2014, provided the lead-out foܫr Sagan into the finish at Terrazas del Portezuelo.
Sagan wasn't involved in the Tour de San Luis's first sprint finale, won by Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Fact♋ory Racing), as he rolled in 44 secon🀅ds down. Sagan did prove rather adept in the flat, 19.2km time trial on stage five, placing 10th.
"I'm leaving San Luis with improving condition and that is good," said ꦇSagan. "January is an important step in preparing for the Classics season, my first goal of the season."
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When as🎐ked to identify what first big goal of the season was, Sagan provided a two-word response: "San Remo".
Based in the southeastern United States, Peter produces race coverage for all disciplines, edits news and writes features. The New Jer📖sey native has 30 years of road racing and cyclo-cross exp♚erience, starting in the early 1980s as a Junior in the days of toe clips and leather hairnets. Over the years he's had the good fortune to race throughout the United States and has competed in national championships for both road and 'cross in the Junior and Masters categories. The passion for cycling started young, as before he switched to the road Peter's mission in life was catching big air on his BMX bike.