With 22 wins, Peter Sagan had more victories than any other rider in 2013 and the season that included wins in several big one-day races and a second consecutive green jersey in the Tour de France, was a big success. In 2014, the Slovakian wants to repeat his race schedule and so once again focus on the classics and the Tour de France.

In the past few years, Peter Sagan has been a dominant figure in the cycling world and in 2013, he stepped up his game a further notch. With 22 wins, no rider had more victories than the talented Slovakian and he defended his green jersey in the Tour de France while also winning a stage in the world's biggest race.

2nd place finishes in Milan-Sanremo and the Tour of Flanders brought him closer than ever to his first win in one of cycling's monuments but until now, the big triumph in one of the major one-day races has still eluded him. Wins in the Gent-Wevelgem, Brabantse Pijl and GP Montreal were testament to his capability as a one-day racer but were unable to make up for the losses in the biggest races.

Unsurprisingly, Sagan's major focus in 2014 is to finally win that big classic and in the first part of the season, he will dedicate himself fully to the one-day races. Later in the season, the Tour de France will once again be his target as he tries to take a third consecutive green jersey.

In general, his season schedule will have a very familiar feeling.

"Everything will be defined in the coming days," he told Sport.sk  while preparing for the first Cannondale team gathering. "The program is quite suited to me and I feel comfortable with it so I will repeat it

"I want to have a similar schedule as I had in the season that just ended. The spring classics didn't go as I had imagined. I would like to improve. The green jersey in the Tour de France will be a target and I would like to win Milan-Sanremo,"

Sagan  has finished 4th and 2nd in the two most recent editions of Milan-Sanremo and 5th and 2nd in the 2012 and 2013 editions of the Tour of Flanders. On paper, those  two are the classics that are most suited to his characteristics and will again be his main targets.

"I have selected Milan-San Remo and Flanders as they are the biggest classics in Italy and Belgium respectively," he said.  "I'd like to win them and next season I will mostly focus on them."

While Sagan has plenty of experience in the Flemish classics and Milan-Sanremo, he hasn't given the Ardennes a dedicated shot. He has raced the Amstel Gold race twice and made his debut in the Fleche Wallonne in 2013 but has never taken part in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Similarly, he has usually skipped the Paris-Roubaix and is likely to do so again in 2014.

Sagan's Cannondale team has often been criticised for not being strong enough to support their captain who is often the overwhelming favourite. The team has made a few key signings for the classics by hiring Marco Marcato and Oscar Gatto, and Sagan is convinced that he will have a stronger team at his disposal in 2014.

"The strength of the team has been increased by the new signings," he said. "I believe that we will be even more successful than we were this season. We have signed the experienced Italians Marcato and Gatto but also a former junior world champion and current U23 world champion Matej Mohoric and three very talented Italians Davide Villella, Alberto Bettiol and David Formolo."

In 2013, Sagan was so heavily marked that he often found it difficult to win races where he was the major favourite. He knows that nothing will get any easier in 2014 but still hopes to be able to improve on his impressive 2013 tally of 22 wins.

"Everything is possible although I feel and have said many times that I am a thorn in the eyes for my opponents in every race."

Sagan is likely to start his season in the Tour de San Luis in January and then do the Tour of Oman in February.