I think this phrase came out during the 2015 Vuelta but its meaning really hit home in 2016.
That course seemed designed so that many of the flat and medium stages were hard enough to defeat the pure sprinters but not climby enough to lose Sagan.
He was asked in one press conference whether he thought the next day's stage might be a Peter Sagan day, and replied:
"Every day is a Peter Sagan day."
So he may have been talking about a particular race, but my word did 2016 prove it to be the case.
Unrivaled racing and positioning instincts, great acceleration, plus his unflappability mean he's always there or thereabouts. I didn't think he was likely to win the Worlds again, but there he was, choosing the perfect line and winning the rainbow jersey for the second year running.
Anyway, there are wider issues to be thinking about - the World Tour, the licences, the Bahrain investment, TUEs - but right now I'm just going to reflect on how good Bora's 2017 roster looks.
That course seemed designed so that many of the flat and medium stages were hard enough to defeat the pure sprinters but not climby enough to lose Sagan.
He was asked in one press conference whether he thought the next day's stage might be a Peter Sagan day, and replied:
"Every day is a Peter Sagan day."
So he may have been talking about a particular race, but my word did 2016 prove it to be the case.
Unrivaled racing and positioning instincts, great acceleration, plus his unflappability mean he's always there or thereabouts. I didn't think he was likely to win the Worlds again, but there he was, choosing the perfect line and winning the rainbow jersey for the second year running.
Anyway, there are wider issues to be thinking about - the World Tour, the licences, the Bahrain investment, TUEs - but right now I'm just going to reflect on how good Bora's 2017 roster looks.
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