'I'm not done yet' - Peter Sagan on retirement rumours
Updated 30/10/2020 at 18:10 GMT
Bora-Hansgrohe rider Peter Sagan says he has no intention of retiring from cycling just yet, despite having just 12 months left on his contract. He secured one stage win at the Giro d'Italia.
Peter Sagan says he has no intention of retiring from cycling quite yet.
He won one stage at the Giro d'Italia – finishing a distant second in the race for the maglia ciclamino to Arnaud Démare - leading some observers to suggest his powers were declining.
"Everything changes. Nobody is the same as they were a decade ago. It's the same for us racers. But I still want to race. I still like cycling," Sagan said, shrugging off any suggestions of a decline.
I'm happy with what impact I have and how the fans enjoy what I do.
"I'm not sure every season is more difficult, I think each season is different. If I win 20 races in 2021 I'm sure people will quickly say I'm back. That'd be wrong too. I'm here, I'm not done yet."
His contract with Bora-Hansgrohe ends at the conclusion of 2021 but he is not planning to wind down his career over the next 12 months - and still considers the last year a successful one.
"I do my best and don't listen to what people say. I take what I can get.
"I didn't have a Giro stage win on my palmares - now I do. That makes me happy. I liked the way I won it: by going on the attack, suffering and fighting for it. I think people liked the way I won it, too. That's important to me. It can't be compared to a world title or anything but it'll always have a special place in my heart."
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