Daniel Oss has told Cyclingnews that the chance to link up with Peter Sagan was the main driving force behind his transfer and that the world champion is not comparable to anyone else in the WorldTour.
Oss left BMC Racing in the summer having lined up alongside Greg Van Avermaet, Philippe Gilbert and Thor Hushovd during his five years with the team. His move to Bora-Hansgrohe was announced in the summer, and although he will replicate his Classics role at the German team, he believes that riding with Sagan will inspire him.
“I’ve moved from one leading Classics rider to another. If you’re going to compare them, then for sure Peter and Greg are both at the top level,” Oss told Cyclingnews.
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“One has been the world champion three times, the other is Olympic champion. One has won Paris-Roubaix, the other has won Flanders. I’m at Bora because I’m going to stay with Peter until the end of the races. That’s my job and my position but I also have ambitions. With Peter it could be nice to have some good results. It’s not always the strongest who wins, so tactics can play a part. Racing with Peter is always good fun though and he inspires.
“You have to remember that Bora is just a second-year WorldTour team. You can feel it in the team that they constantly want to improve. They don’t just stop with one rider, they want to keep going and that really helps with motivation when you’re a rider. You feel like you’re growing too.”
Oss and Sagan both share the same rider agent and the move certainly strengths Sagan and Bora’s position in the Spring Classics. Oss has solidified his position as one of the most reliable one-day riders in the WorldTour and the transfer also sees the two riders return as teammates for the first time since their Liquigas days.
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