Despite winning his third consecutive green jersey at the Tour de France, Peter Sagan certainly cannot be satisfied with his 2014 season. The 24-year old Slovak not only missed out on a stage win in the French three-week event and once again didn’t live up to huge expectations in monuments, but has recorded a lowest number of victories since turning professional.

As it became absolutely clear that Sagan doesn’t handle the pressure well, the 24-year old rider openly admitted that he would gladly swap one of his green jerseys for a monument victory, to finally make a step forward.

“I would exchange at least one for a success in a big Classic,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport.

The Cannondale leader also revealed that despite having plenty of offers from first division squads he had no doubts about choosing Tinkoff-Saxo. Sagan believes that a three-year contract with the Russian squad will allow him to find his momentum again and eventually excel in the classics, what will be his primary objective from the first season in the squad.

“I had a lot of offers, I chose Tinkoff, especially Riis, I knew him and he is a great leader.

“Now I want to hear what will be the team's recommendations, programs and tactics. Maybe it was a change that I needed.”

"This is the first real technical breakthrough in my career. I have to start winning the great Classics, and at the same time continue to have fun on a bike,” he said.

Even though Alberto Contador’s undisputed leadership at Tinkoff-Saxo raised some doubts about Sagan’s place in the hierarchy and his chances to fight for stage victories or yet another success in the points classification at the Tour de France, the 24-year old rider does not share such concerns.  The Slovak rider emphasized that such situation wouldn’t be anything new for him and recalled times when he rode alongside Vincenzo Nibali at Liquigas.

“It happened already in 2012 with Liquigas. Nibali finished third and I conquered the green jersey. The team will have to work and so they will be in front of me too."

Sagan currently attends first gathering of the Tinkoff-Saxo squad for 2015, attempting to climb Mount Kilimanjaro along with fellow riders and team staff. The 24-year old Slovak revealed that he has some experience in this kind of expeditions.

“I was in the Himalayas, in the area of Everest, reaching up to 5,500 metres above sea level. You have to do everything step by step. Go up, stop, acclimatise and climb again. Otherwise you cannot eat or sleep, breathing is difficult and you turn your head.”