Netserk said:
... And yet you have Sagan 4th
Sagan have won 3 TdF wins and the green jersey and a lot of stage wins against cr@p competition (TdS and aToC). No one-day races (except national, but please..) and no stage races.
His results this year = Overrated.
In his first tour he wins 3 stages and the green jersey against guys like Goss, Griepel, Cancellara, EBH (I'd say that was pretty good competition).
Then he beat Kreuziger, Nibali, Di Luca and others in a uphill finish at Tirreno Adriatico.
He beat Cancellara, the up and coming Moser and others in the TDS prologue.
It's true his other wins at TDS and California were not against the best competition but when was the last time a guy dominated a race like he did in those races?
And he may not have won them but his 4th in MSR, 2nd in GW, 5th in RVV, and 3rd in AGR showed that he could definitely be a contender in the classics.
I'd say his season and results this year was anything but overrated.