On his way to Trek Factory Racing's Spanish training camp, Fabian Cancellara stopped off in Belgium for an appearance on the Sporza chat program Van Gils & Guests touching on various topics and explaining the 2013 Tour of Flanders was the best of his career.
"Of all my victories, the 2013 Tour of Flanders stands out," Cancellara said of his career which also includes an Olympic Gold medal, four time trial world championship titles, and 29 days in yellow at the Tour de France along with numerous other victories. "It was a day of perfection, everything fell into place. It was extra special because of the way I won (Cancellara rode away from Sagan on the Paterberg and reached the finish with an advantage of half a minute, ed). The year before, I had a lot of bad luck (Cancellara crashed, breaking his collarbone, ed)."
Cancellara is set to retire after the 2016 season and further explained why he feels it is the right time to hang up the wheels
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"Why do I stop at the end of next season? I have been a pro rider for 16 years and my feeling is that it slowly has become enough. Racing is not my life, it is only a part of it," he said.
"The professional life is bad for your social life. When you get home, you can't cut yourself into four pieces to meet up with all of your closest friends and relatives."
The 34-year-old was also asked about Peter Sagan who will he face in one final classics campaign with the Tinkoff-Saxo rider wearing the rainbow jersey.
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