New member of the Saxo-Tinkoff formation, Peter Sagan has an important role for the 2015 season, especially during the spring classics. His team, especially Matti Breschel, will count on him to take the group to the highest level.

"I'm really looking forward to riding with him and I see him coming to the team as something that’s really positive for the squad," Breschel told Cyclingnews at the team's training camp in Gran Canaria. "He's the biggest talent in cycling right now and he's a superstar. That tells you everything you need to know and he's the captain, and we all want him to win a lot of races. He can bring us to another level and perhaps that will bring me to another level. It's a bit like the time that Fabian was with us. He brought us to another level and all of a sudden lots of us were winning racing."

Matti Breschel knows the cobbled classics. He won in 2010 the Dwars door Vlaanderen. Then there has been a loyal teammate of Fabian Cancellara. But since his departure, the Saxo-Tinkoff never had a rider like Peter Sagan.

The goal for the Oleg Tinkov's formation will be "to be present on the classics, Paris-Nice Paris-Roubaix". "Of course I've wanted more from myself in the last few years but you can't really change how things are. You just need to see things in a positive way and keep on focusing. Yes, I've had some shitty periods. I don't crash a lot but when I do I seem to miss long and crucial parts of the season. Take Oman as example [ed. he was hit by a flying mattress]. I had to take a few weeks off and that killed my spring campaign. I struggled but I was still there in a few races but crashed out in Flanders."

"I hope I can make that next step. I just need to keep trying but you can't predict your future. I'm 30 but there are a lot of really good bike riders out there. It's not just Boonen and Cancellara out there. They were the guys to beat but under them there are many talented guys. I still think that I will have chances. We'll play on different cards so guys like me and Daniele Bennati will be there but if it comes down to a finale and Peter is good we'll work for him. We'll play our cards the best way we can though."