Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) enjoyed a moment on the Tirreno-Adriatico podium on Friday but it was only to pull the red point jersey over his world champion’s rainbow jersey and not for the victory he has been chasing since he won the world title last October in Richmond.
Sagan has racked up four second places since pulling on the rainbow jersey and taken five other top ten places, all in just 17 days of racing with the winter and busy off-season in between. Sagan is a contender in the high-speed sprints such as Friday’s stage to Montalto di Castro but also in Classics like Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Strade Bianche and even hilly stage finishes such as Thursday’s stage to Pomarance.
“Every sprint is different and today went as it did… I can’t complain,” Sagan said in the mixed zone after pulling on the red jersey that confirmed his consistency in Tirreno-Adriatico. He finished fourth on stage 3, behind stage winner Fernando Gaviria, but that was enough to unseat overall race leader Zdenek Stybar from the points classification lead.
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“These guys are really fast and I did my best against them," Sagan said. "I can only thank the team for doing a great job for me in the finale. There was nothing else I could do. It’s important to be up there. I think my form is good. We’ll see I can do in the next dew days. There are still chances for me in this year’s race.”
“My consistency proves that I’m in a good shape. When there are hills at the end, I’m up there. When it’s flat I’m up there as well. Today I’ve been a victim of those who came from behind in full speed but I’m happy with how it has gone so far in this race."
A win will come
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