Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) has one important advantage when he races against Peter Sagan: while some of the world champion's current rivals see him as virtually unbeatable, Kwiatkowski knows he can get the better of Sagan in certain situations, having done so when they raced at the junior and Under 23 level in the Czech Republic and Poland.
In the crux of Milan-San Remo, Kwiatkowski and Team Sky used every possible tactical advantage they could find to create a winning edge. Kwiatkowski produced a huge effort to make sure he got across to Sagan when he attacked on the Poggio. Then on the descent he could play mind games and miss turns, forcing Sagan to do more work because Elia Viviani was waiting in the peloton in case the race came back together for a bunch sprint finish.
When Kwiatkowski realised the three-rider attack was going to go all the way to the finish, he focused on beating Sagan in the sprint.
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Sagan was well into his tactical trap and generously dragged the three-rider attack to the finish. Then Kwiatkowski rode the sprint up the Via Roma perfectly, putting out - according to his Strava file - a staggering maximum power of 1220W after more than seven hours of racing (17.9W/Kg).
Those numbers aren't surprising for the Pole, whose characteristics are more like Sagan's than their physiques show.
"As juniors, we were at a very similar level, I had more chances to race against him than any other guy perhaps. I know that Peter is beatable. You just have to believe it," Kwiatkowski said.
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