Fabian Cancellara, who won the second stage at the Tour of Oman, hopes to shine this spring. The Trek Factory Racing leader is honing his preparation. He is talking about his biggest goals, the fast approaching spring Classics like Paris-Roubaix or Tour of Flanders.

"It won’t be a surprise for anybody if I say my main goals in 2015 are the Classics again. According to me, I haven’t won enough last year, so I really have to focus on what’s the most important to me. The spring was good in 2014, but the summer and autumn were not good enough. I didn’t finish four stage races and that is something I am not happy about", the Swiss man explained according to the Trek Factory Racing website. "The only ambition I have now when I start a race is to win, and I’ll do anything for that. If I feel that I can win a stage here or there, I will go for it. Of course, everything can happen whether it’s a technical problem or a crash, but we always try to deal with these risks."

"I have won the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix three times each. Believe me, I won’t be judged differently if I manage another win. Or if I don't. My career or my life won’t change dramatically. I have reached a lot in my career and I am very grateful for this. But I want to write history. The young ones are still writing the first chapters of their book. My book is almost finished. This pressure, to write history, is my personal pressure and motivation."

He thinks that the new generation is the new generation is made up of very talented riders, but he said he has some advantages. "The youngest generation is moving really fast to the highest level and they will be harder to beat over the years. It’s just a bigger challenge for me. On one hand I am at the best age to do great, but on the other hand I have more cycling years behind me than the younger ones."

"Young riders think less and just dive in, but I personally think the experience is needed and I have this experience on this kind of races that is an advantage. They have many years in front of them before they are at that level."

The last week, he has announced a possible retirement after the 2016 season. "I am aware I don’t have 10 years left to pursue my passion. The most important for me is to enjoy what I currently do. I really want to stop on the highest level. I am still here and I am still motivated; I don’t think more than that at the moment. It’s totally incredible for me to believe that every year I can achieve so many big things."