Great start to the classics!
Indeed it was a good start to the REAL bike racing season! :)
Sagan appears to be on-form. He admitted in the post-race interview at Omloop that, these are "training races", and he's not to worked up about results - but a 2nd and a win in the first two significant races of the European season, shows he's in far better form than he's letting on.
One thing that may become an issue as they progress through the Spring season - team support for Sagan. In both Omloop and KBK, I don't seem to recall there being any other Bora riders with him late in the race! The other teams with favourites - SKY, Quick-Step, BMC, Trek, and a few others had multiple riders up front deep into both races.
Interesting that with 4 riders BMC could not close that 30 - 40 second gap down from the leaders in the finale at KBK - but they had a number in the group, SKY (Stannard I think) etc . ., who would NOT contribute.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
Indeed it was a good start to the REAL bike racing season! :)
Sagan appears to be on-form. He admitted in the post-race interview at Omloop that, these are "training races", and he's not to worked up about results - but a 2nd and a win in the first two significant races of the European season, shows he's in far better form than he's letting on.
One thing that may become an issue as they progress through the Spring season - team support for Sagan. In both Omloop and KBK, I don't seem to recall there being any other Bora riders with him late in the race! The other teams with favourites - SKY, Quick-Step, BMC, Trek, and a few others had multiple riders up front deep into both races.
Interesting that with 4 riders BMC could not close that 30 - 40 second gap down from the leaders in the finale at KBK - but they had a number in the group, SKY (Stannard I think) etc . ., who would NOT contribute.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog