Liquigas-Cannondale's Peter Sagan wasted no time in confirming his excellent form, taking his second consecutive win at the Tour of Poland today. Sagan relied on strong teamwork to control late breaks, and a strong kick to catch an early sprint to distance the field. Sagan now holds a fifteen second lead going into Friday's queen stage.
"I didn't think I could win today," said Sagan. "But the team did such good work in the final! Feillu did a very long sprint but finally I got it."
Friday's stage features almost 4000 meters of climbing and will be decisive in determining the overall classification. The explosive Sagan has not only stayed with the pure climbers in stages like this before, but has even won on a demanding course for such a fast racer... namely the Big Bear stage at the 2010 Tour of California.
"I didn't think I could win today, but the team worked so hard, I had to give it everything," said the soft-spoken Sagan. "Tomorrow is going to be hard, but I'll do my best."
