"I wanted to be a professional cyclist," Busatto says about his youth. "My big idol was
Peter Sagan, although I think everyone from my generation says that. He has a huge personality, has a lot of energy and races very spectacularly. I hope to one day develop myself into the same type. I'm not a heavy guy, but I am quite explosive. Not as fast as Sagan, but I hope to develop like that in some way."
"I must say that I still have a lot to learn and discover. I do a lot of important races, where I can see how far I can get. That we don't have an outspoken leader for the Ardennes classics? Nice, but I don't feel like the leader to go there. This year I will only be riding the Amstel Gold Race and the Brabantse Pijl, because I will also start in the Tour de Romandie on the Tuesday after Liège-Bastogne-Liège. I am not taking any risks in this already tough program."