Peter Sagan happy with Classics campaign

Peter Sagan, Three Days of De Panne 2013, stage one

Peter Sagan (Cannondale) continues to smile despite losing the Tour of Flanders yesterday in Oudenaarde, Belgium. He crossed the line nearly one and a half minutes behind a solo winner Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Leopard), but still punched the air in celebration.

"It was my goal this season to do well in these first classics. I did well," Sagan said in a TV interview.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.