World Champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) may not have won the overall title at the Eneco Tour but his third place overall was enough to move him back into the overall lead of the UCI WorldTour ranking ahead of the final round at Il Lombardia. Upon the conclusion of the seven-day race, Sagan said he is tired and unsure whether he will compete at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar on October 16.
Sagan started Eneco Tour with a specific target of picking up points toward the standings. currently leads the series standings with 669 points ahead of runner-up and Vuelta a Espana winner Nairo Quintana (Movisar), who has 609 points and third placed and Tour de France winner Chris Froome (Team Sky), who has 564 points.
“I'm very happy that, although I didn't win the Eneco Tour, my third place gives me a lot of points to regain my leadership at the UCI WorldTour individual ranking. It's been a long season and I will now get some needed rest,” Sagan said after the final stage.
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“I’m not sad [to lose the Eneco Tour title], why? I won everything I could. Eneco Tour changes nothing for me. I got third, got lots of points for the UCI [WorldTour] and now I’m leading the UCI rankings. I won more than anyone else here.”
At the Eneco Tour, Sagan won stage 3 and stage 4, which put him in to the overall lead for one day. He lost that lead following the team time trial to Rohan Dennis (BMC).
Although he tried to force a breakaway during the rainy finale stage 7, Sagan wasn’t able to form a committed group and says that riders refused to work with him. He still managed to finish third overall upon the conclusion on Sunday.
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