Peter Sagan brushed off the pressure and expectations of winning Milano-Sanremo, insisting that he has no attachment to La Classissima, a race he has failed to win for a decade.

This year's Milano-Sanremo will be Sagan's 10th race; he has won almost all of them, including three world titles, Paris-Roubaix, and the Tour of Flanders, but Milano-Sanremo is a race that has been tailored to his aggressive racing style and fast sprint seems to be tailored to the finish, but it is always out of Sagan's reach.

Sagan was 17th in his 2011 debut, assisted by Liquigas teammate Elia Viviani; in 2013 he lost second place to Gerard Ciolek when snow interrupted the race. He has since finished in the top 10 five times, including second in 2017, when he ran away with Julien Alaphilippe and Michał Kwiatkowski.

Sagan chased Alaphilippe hard in last year's Poggio and appeared to be the fastest of the 10 riders in the lead group, but poor positioning and his decision to watch the others rather than focus on his own efforts on the Via Roma ruined his sprint.

Although disappointed with fourth place, Sagan insists that losing so many times did not turn Milan - San Remo into an obsession.

"I don't know how many times I've finished second twice and fourth. I want to win Milano-San Remo, but it has not become an obsession," Sagan said on Friday, emphasizing the uncontrollable aspect of the race that could suddenly lead to defeat for anyone.

"It's the first 300-km race of the season, it takes almost seven hours, the route is different, the weather is different. With one less rider from each team, the tactics will change. You never know what will happen."

Sagan has not won a race since last year's Tour de France, but he has a number of placings in the Vuelta a San Juan and the Paris-Nice sprint before the 2020 season was interrupted by a coronavirus outbreak.

In Strade Bianche, he was separated early on and there was no explanation as to whether he crashed, got a puncture, or simply cracked. However, in Wednesday's Milan-Torino, he was passed by Arnaud Demaret, Caleb Yuan, and Wout Van Aert before the finish line, but started sprinting early to get ahead of the pure sprinters.

Early in his career, Sagan started as a favorite to win Milano-Sanremo with Fabian Cancellara. However, despite turning 30 in January, Sagan was listed as one of the favorites to win this Milano-Sanremo with Fabian Cancellara. However, despite turning 30 in January, Sagan's talent will not be denied, and he could finally emerge from the unknown of the new Milano-Sanremo and win at Roma Street.

"I don't know if this will ultimately be my year. It's hard to predict anything these days," Sagan said, suggesting that he is in an enigmatic pre-race mindset.

"There could be a lot of surprises.