Roche: Don't write Peter Sagan off yet

His winless start to 2015 has caused a few small ripples, but Peter Sagan is still yet to reach his immense potential, according to Stephen Roche

Peter Sagan

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Stephen Roche doesn’t believe it is time to write off Peter Sagan just yet, despite the Slovak’s winless start to the season, but doesn’t expect him to win many bunch sprints this year.

Writing in his skysports.com blog, the Irishman says Sagan can’t match the likes of Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel or Alexander Kristoff - who won three stages at the Tour of Qatar - in terms of pure speed.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.