Peter Sagan saving his answers for Paris-Roubaix
On media day ahead of the Super Bowl in 2015, the then Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch made himself available to journalists for his mandatory interview slot, only to answer all 29 of the questions he faced with the same carefully-worded response: "I’m just here so I won't get fined."
Questions tend to bounce off Peter Sagan in much the same way these days, and his appearance in the mixed zone at the Paris-Roubaix team presentation in front of the Palais de Compiègne on Saturday afternoon was a case in point. The world champion made his way along the row of television cameras and microphones, pausing briefly at each stop, and saying as little as possible on each occasion.
"Is Paris-Roubaix a fun race to do?" one television reporter asked, hopefully lobbing the gentlest of softball questions in Sagan's direction for starters.
"Yeah, for sure. It's a lot of interesting situations in the Paris-Roubaix. For sure, you're not going to be bored," Sagan said. It was hard to tell if he was more uninterested by the question or his own response.
Asked for a prediction, Sagan said simply, "I don't know what to say." Asked what his own expectations were, he said "To do my best like always."
"Is that a podium or top 10? What is your ambition tomorrow?" the frazzled television reporter asked. "Finish the race, and make my best performance I can do," Sagan said, chortling to himself. End transmission.
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