Peter Sagan is confident that Bora-Hansgrohe will have a positive ambience in 2017, with the two-time world champion set to make the switch to the German team after three years at Tinkoff.
Sagan was signed earlier in the summer with title sponsors Bora, Hansgrohe and bike manufacturer Specialized stumping up a reported €6 million Euros to bring Sagan and several other riders and support staff over from Tinkoff. The team are on course to move up from Pro Continental to WorldTour status in 2017.
"I'm excited. From a small team a big team has grown. I think we can help them to improve, for sure," Sagan told Cyclingnews recently.
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Sagan and his new team held their first official gathering at the end of October with their first organised training camp on the horizon. Sagan signed a three-year deal with the team, with Juraj Sagan, Maciej Bodnar, Michael Kolar and Erik Baška Rafal Majka, Pawel Poljanski, and Jay McCarthy all making the switch from Tinkoff.
"We've had our first meeting with the staff and the directors and that went well," Sagan said. "Now we’ll see how things go in the first camp. I’m happy to be there. Bora were very good with me. They took a lot of people from Tinkoff to the team for me and that’s helped make a good team and a good ambience. It’s been a good transition."
Sagan will open his 2017 season at the Santos Tour Down Under before his gaze turns towards the Spring Classics. As the World Champion he will undoubtedly be a marked man. However, the aim remains the same, with the 26-year-old targeting a number of races.
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