Peter Sagan travels to Australia today to begin the new season at the Tour Down Under. He will again wear the rainbow jersey as world champion after his third consecutive victory in Bergen but it will be his first season as a father after his wife Katerina gave birth to their son Marlon in October.
Sagan has enjoyed an extended spell of paternity leave during the winter, quietly savouring the emotions of Marlon’s birth and early months while preparing for the 2018 season. He told La Gazzetta dello Sport that he is simply ‘like any other dad’ but warned he is still hungry for success as he approaches his 28th birthday (on January 26) and starts his 10th season as a WorldTour rider.
"It’s a beautiful feeling being a father, it’s difficult to describe, Marlon makes me so happy," Sagan told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I’m a normal dad, who gets worried when he cries and I can’t understand what he needs; I also enjoy playing and smiling with him. My life has changed, things are more emotional now but everything else is pretty much the same. The truth is that Kate mostly looks after Marlon but I’m sure that’ll change when he gets older. I’ve lost some sleep but it’s been worth it for sure."
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Sagan has won 101 races so far in a remarkable career. His palmarès includes the 2016 Tour of Flanders but also several other placings because his aggression and lack of team support has often cost him victory. He was beaten by Michal Kwiatkowski at Milan-San Remo and has seven other top-10 placings in the one-day Monuments.
"I’d love to win [Paris-] Roubaix and San Remo but if I won Flanders again it wouldn’t be a problem…” Sagan told La Gazzetta dello Sport when asked his goals and plans for the spring.
"There’s little change to my usual race programme. After racing in Australia I’ll do an altitude camp at Sierra Nevada in Spain. I could then ride the opening races in Belgium at the end of February. For sure I’ll be in Italy for Strade Bianche and Tirreno-Adriatico before Milan-San Remo. My build-up for the Belgian Classics will follow the usual path."
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