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Sagan: No one knows what the hell to expect
- Updated: August 16, 2016
Home » News » Sagan: No one knows what the hell to expect
Cycling fans were probably wondering on August 6, after Belgium’s Greg Van Avermaet won the Rio Olympics road race: What if Peter Sagan had raced? Well, the reigning world road race champion harbors no doubts despite seeing one of his contemporaries win a surprise gold medal on a course expected to favor pure climbers.
“The decision to race in mountain bike was made in January. It’s all in the past.” said the Slovak. “I am here to focus on mountain bike. I’m surprised in the victory of Greg Van Avermaet, but the road race in the Olympics is a strange race. There is not a strong field, it depends on the legs, it depends on the luck. He was also a bit lucky due to the crash involving the others, but the Olympic gold medal is for all of life.”
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