Which races will Sagan win?

[jaylew]

Choose as many as you honestly think he'll win this year.

 

[Netserk]

I don't know what he will ride after Amstel, but I hope he also does F-W and Liege

 

[burning]

MSR
E3
GW
RVV
AGR
Quite a few stages here and there
Worlds

Edit: Seriously, I think he's going to win MSR, GW and Worlds

 

[jaylew]

He's not scheduled to so I didn't include them

 

[Netserk]

I voted for MSR, GW and Amstel

 

[jaylew]

Even though he's the obvious favorite, I didn't pick him for MSR. You just never know with that race. Him winning a small group sprint isn't even a guarantee as there are a few guys who could be there who could challenge him.

 

[wwabbit]

Missing a few GT green jersey options...

 

[jaylew]

This poll is just about the classics since he's never won one and it's his big focus for the year.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Even though he's the obvious favorite, I didn't pick him for MSR. You just never know with that race. Him winning a small group sprint isn't even a guarantee as there are a few guys who could be there who could challenge him.

Well, he just beat Cavendish and Greipel in a bunch sprint, so I find it hard to point at "a few" capable of beating him in a small bunch sprint.

I voted for MSR, GW, RVV and AGR.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I hope he wins RVV.

 

[Ruudz0r]

MSR + GW but well he has a decent chance on all the options.

 

[l.Harm]

I voted for MSR, GW and Amstel

²

Although I would be surprised if he indeed will win all three of them. Especially for the Amstel it depends on Gilberts form.

 

[taiwan]

TBH unless Gilbert was in 2011 form I think Sagan is the man in AGR. Surely not the Fleche Wallone, though. I don't know if I'm ready for Sagan to win there.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Well, he just beat Cavendish and Greipel in a bunch sprint, so I find it hard to point at "a few" capable of beating him in a small bunch sprint.

I voted for MSR, GW, RVV and AGR.

And on the stage before plenty of people beat him in the sprint so it's not that simple. In any case I doubt there will be any sprinters left at the finish to trouble him. Sagan and Nibali are going to crush everyone on the Poggio and anyone good enough to go with them won't beat Sagan in a sprint.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

And on the stage before plenty of people beat him in the sprint so it's not that simple. In any case I doubt there will be any sprinters left at the finish to trouble him. Sagan and Nibali are going to crush everyone on the Poggio and anyone good enough to go with them won't beat Sagan in a sprint.

I am struggling to see Nibali winning if he waits to Poggio with the move. We shall see.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

I am struggling to see Nibali winning if he waits to Poggio with the move. We shall see.

He won't win, Sagan will.

 

[gruppeto993]

I voted for MSR. I can't see anyone else winning that, its tailor made for him and he deserves his first monument. The scenario im imagining is that he ll be following cancellara. Whenever the latter attacks, sagan will go with him to the finish and beat him in the sprint. Any others who tag along will be fighting for second or third.
Or, Sagan will attack on the descent, very few will follow him, cancellara will and maybe nibali. If cancellara attacks on the flat after the descent does anyone reckon whether sagan will be able to follow him?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

He won't win, Sagan will.

well, yes Nibali's chance is minimal and about zero if he waits until Poggio for the attack (unless the peloton is broken by crashes etc).

I think Nibali wants to win MSR himself somehow.

 

[taiwan]

Of course one thing with being the huge favourite for a race is you get marked ultra-tightly. If he gets in a move, everyone can try and get in it, then make him do all the work and attack, attack, attack before the sprint. Even Cancellara can be marked out of a race, and he can basically ride anyone off his wheel on the flat, which Sagan can't.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

If cancellara attacks on the flat after the descent does anyone reckon whether sagan will be able to follow him?

Sagan has beaten Cancellara in a prologue (TdS '12) and he has better acceleration. Can't see Sagan being dropped on the flat part.

 

[Pippo_San]

Well, he just beat Cavendish and Greipel in a bunch sprint, so I find it hard to point at "a few" capable of beating him in a small bunch sprint.

I voted for MSR, GW, RVV and AGR.

Voted exactly the same.
You can never hype enough the guy

 

[hfer07]

Which races? all the ones he'll sets his eyes on!!

a RVV title will take him to the level among Cance & Boonen. M-SR will be nice too, but I'd rather see him taking over the cobbles classics reign for sure

 

[gruppeto993]

The only scenario I can imagine which will see him lose the race is if he gets cancelled out of it like Cancellara in the past two years. If sagan doesn't have team mates with him then riders in a group with him will keep on attacking him and he will have to do the chasing. If he gets away on the descent do you think he will get caught on the flat by at least three or four guys?

 

[GP Blanco]

Voted MSR and GW but aren't we overlooking the scenario that there will be a coalition against him and his team is not strong enough to support him in the cobbled classics.

 

[gruppeto993]

in whatever race he enters the whole peleton will be riding against him!!