Peter Sagan played down his chances of victory at Saturday’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, suggesting he is in Belgium to get a taste of racing on the cobbles before the more important spring Classics in late March and April.
The world champion was sporting a hipster-like beard but jokingly admitted it was about to be shaved off. Sagan only turned serious when he was asked about the use of disc brakes in the peloton.
He was spotted training on a disc-brake-equipped Specialized bike but it is unclear if he use a disc brake bike following the crash on stage 1 of the Abu Dhabi Tour and Marcel Kittel’s decision not to use his disc brake bike as a sign of respect to his fellow riders who are concerned about the risk of unprotected disc rotors and a homogenous peloton.
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"Well, I don’t know," Sagan said, choosing his worlds carefully. "Maybe in two years it’ll be old. For sure its some improvement on the bicycle.
"It’s like in race cars. If everyone is using ceramic brakes it’s okay. If someone is using ceramic and others not, its bad. Also in the race if we use disc brakes then we have to be sure that everyone is using disc brakes. But they’re the future and it’s not my job [to decide]. I’m just saying my opinion."
Sagan was hesitant to talk about his form and his chance of success in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad despite his strong season debut at the Tour Down Under. Since returning to Europe he has spent a long spell at an altitude training camp with his Bora-Hansgrohe teammates in Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
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