Primož Roglič (; born 29 October 1989) is a Slovenian
racing cyclist
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who rides for
UCI WorldTeam
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...
. He started as a
ski jumper
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...
and switched to cycling several years after an accident suffered at
Planica
Planica () is an Alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hiking ...
.
At the
2017 Tour de France
The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 21-stage race took place across , commencing with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf, Germany on 1 July, and concluding with the Champs- ...
, Roglič became the first Slovenian to win a stage. In September 2019, he won the
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
general classification, becoming the first Slovenian to win a
Grand Tour competition. He has also finished on the final podium at the
2019 Giro d'Italia
The 2019 Giro d'Italia was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race organised by RCS Sport that took place mainly in Italy, between 11 May and 2 June 2019. The race was the 102nd edition of the Giro d'Italia and was the first Grand Tour of the ...
(third overall), and at the
2020 Tour de France
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(second overall), being the first Slovenian to wear the yellow jersey,
before losing out to compatriot
Tadej Pogačar. He won the
2020 Vuelta a España
The 2020 Vuelta a España was the 75th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's three grand tours. It was won for the second consecutive year by Primož Roglič of .
The race was originally scheduled to be held from 14 August to 6 Sep ...
, defending his title from 2019. In 2021, he won an Olympic gold medal in the
men's individual time trial. He then went on to win his
third Vuelta in a row, becoming the third rider to do so.
Between 2019 and 2021, Roglič spent a 75 weeks (former record) as the No. 1-ranked cyclist in the
UCI Men's road racing world ranking, and has twice finished as the year-end No. 1.
Career
Ski jumping
Born in
Trbovlje
Trbovlje (; german: Trifail''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.) is Slovenia's tenth-largest town, and the seat of the Municipality ...
, Roglič started to compete in ski jumping in 2003, and was the
Junior World Team event champion in 2007. He has two
Continental Cup wins, the second level of international ski jumping. He set his personal best at a distance of in Planica. In 2011, Roglič performed his last international competition in
Szczyrk and officially ended his ski jumping career in summer 2012.
In 2007, Roglič suffered a crash as a test jumper during official training in front of his home crowd at
Letalnica bratov Gorišek, the
ski flying
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hill in
Planica
Planica () is an Alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hiking ...
, Slovenia.
Road cycling
Adria Mobil (2013–2015)
Roglič took up cycling in 2012, after quitting ski jumping, because he felt it was too hard to be at the highest level of the sport. He initially rode with the development team affiliated to the
UCI Continental team , where he was coached by former professional cyclist
Andrej Hauptman, who noted his power and helped him develop his bike handling skills. At the age of 22, Roglič underwent testing at a sports lab, where his
VO2 max was recorded at 80.2, close to the best numbers of riders such as
Chris Froome
Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de ...
and
Egan Bernal. Roglič has credited the work he undertook on building
core stability, balance, flexibility and acrobatics as a ski jumper as being beneficial in his switch to cycling.
Roglič quickly made the jump to paid levels for the 2013 season with the continental team. He took his first professional win the following year, taking a mountainous stage of the
Tour d'Azerbaïdjan by winning a two-up sprint against
Will Clarke.
After three seasons with the team – culminating in a successful 2015 season, including wins at the
Tour de Slovenia and the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan – he signed a contract to ride with for the 2016 season.
LottoNL–Jumbo (2016–present)
2016
During his first year at the World Tour level, Roglič immediately showed his talent when placing 5th overall at the
Volta ao Algarve. Just one month later Roglič finished 2nd on Stage 7 at the
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of t ...
, when he lost the sprint to
Alexey Tsatevich. Roglič started in the
Giro d'Italia,
where he surprised with a second place in the opening
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in
Apeldoorn
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, a hundredth of a second slower than winner
Tom Dumoulin.
He won the 9th stage, a
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also trac ...
in
Chianti
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. That victory came as a surprise for many as Roglič had to use his spare bike because his bike did not meet the UCI requirements. Roglič did not manage to transfer his cycle computer onto his spare bike in time for the start, and it was therefore hard for Roglič to know how much time he had left of the stage, and what his power numbers were. Just two weeks after finishing the Giro d'Italia, Roglič won the
Slovenian National Time Trial Championships
The Slovenian National Time Trial Championships have been held since 1991.
Kristijan Koren
Kristijan Koren (born 25 November 1986) is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist. He currently rides for UCI Continental Circuits, UCI Continent ...
. He finished 10th in the
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
at the
Olympic Games
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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.
2017

During the 2017 season, Roglič started out by winning the overall title at the
Volta ao Algarve. One month later he finished 4th overall in
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important pre ...
, and at the
Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races th ...
, Roglič won stages 4 and 6 – the latter of which was an
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also trac ...
– and finished 5th overall. It did not take long before Roglič secured another win; at the end of April, Roglič participated in the
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
where he won the Stage 5
individual time trial
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, en route to placing 3rd overall. At his final preparation race before the
Tour de France
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, Roglič won the prologue of the
Ster ZLM Toer, and finished 2nd overall.
In June 2017, Roglič was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.
He won Stage 17 of the race
becoming the first Slovenian to win a stage of the Tour de France. He had also collected so many points on the climbs that he finished 2nd in the
Mountains classification
The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used.
While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest p ...
. At the
World Championships
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in Bergen, Roglič targeted the
individual time trial
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, which finished on Mount Floyen, a climb averaging 9%. He finished 2nd in the
event behind
Tom Dumoulin.
2018

The 2018 season showed Roglič's potential in stage races and grand tours. He managed to win the general classification in the
Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races th ...
, the
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
and the
Tour of Slovenia
Tour of Slovenia is a stage race cycling race held in Slovenia. Between 2005 and 2018, it was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The 2019 edition was classified as a 2.HC race. It became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020.
Winners ...
.
During the early stages of the
Tour de France
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, Roglič managed to avoid the crashes and mechanical issues that many other general classification riders fell victim to putting him in position to compete with the elite riders including
Geraint Thomas
Geraint Howell Thomas, (; born 25 May 1986) is a Welsh professional Road bicycle racing, racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam , Wales and British Cycling, Great Britain. He is one of the few riders in the modern era to achieve s ...
,
Tom Dumoulin,
Chris Froome
Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de ...
,
Nairo Quintana
Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a Colombian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam .
Nicknamed "Nairoman" and "El Cóndor de los Andes", Quintana is a specialist climber, known for his ability ...
,
Romain Bardet
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and
Mikel Landa among others. Roglič was able to stay with the elite riders through the high mountains answering nearly every attack to the point that, after he attacked on the descent and won stage 19 of the race, he was in a podium position in third place overall, behind only Thomas and Dumoulin. Roglič finished the 2018 Tour in fourth overall, after Froome was able to regain the final podium position in the final time trial.
2019
Roglič won the 2019 edition of
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important pre ...
as well as the
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
and was one of the pre-race favourites going into the
Giro d'Italia. He finished on the podium in 3rd place, wore the race leader's pink jersey for six stages and also won two stages, both individual time trials. In August 2019, Roglič was named in the startlist for the
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
. Going into the stage ten individual time trial, Roglič trailed the race leader
Nairo Quintana
Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a Colombian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam .
Nicknamed "Nairoman" and "El Cóndor de los Andes", Quintana is a specialist climber, known for his ability ...
by six seconds; Roglič recorded the fastest time over the stage by twenty-five seconds over the next closest competitor, and at least one-and-a-half minutes into all of his rivals for the general classification. He became the 98th rider to
win stages at each of the three Grand Tours as a result of the victory. He held the red and green jerseys – as the leader of both the general and
points
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classifications – for the remainder of the race, as he became the first Slovenian rider to win a
Grand Tour
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. A successful 2019 season was crowned with wins in two Italian races in October: the
Giro dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour, and since 2020 it's part of the UCI ProSeries calendar. The ...
, and
Tre Valli Varesine
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions w ...
.
2020
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, Roglič's first race of the season was the
Slovenian National Road Race Championships
The Slovenian National Road Race Championships have been held since independence in 1991.
Blaž Jarc (U23 category) set absolute best time in 2009 Championships and beat all top riders (Elite category), and the same thing with U23 also happened ...
, on 21 June. On the final climb to the finish at
Ambrož pod Krvavcem, Roglič soloed away from
Tadej Pogačar in the closing , winning the national road race title for the first time. The following weekend, Pogačar beat Roglič by 8.5 seconds in the
Slovenian National Time Trial Championships
The Slovenian National Time Trial Championships have been held since 1991.
Kristijan Koren
Kristijan Koren (born 25 November 1986) is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist. He currently rides for UCI Continental Circuits, UCI Continent ...
. Roglič started strong at the
Tour de France
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, winning the fourth stage, ahead of Pogačar; he took the overall race lead on the ninth stage, finishing second, behind Pogačar, in a five-rider sprint finish in
Laruns.
After
Egan Bernal lost seven minutes on stage 15, Pogačar was the only rider that was within a minute of Roglič in the general classification; Roglič had extended his advantage from 40 seconds to 57 seconds on the summit finish to the
Col de la Loze, maintaining that lead going into the penultimate day, a
individual time trial
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that finished at
La Planche des Belles Filles. He rode well in the final time trial, being bested by only a few riders, but Pogačar managed to overturn the advantage that Roglič held, bettering his stage time by almost two minutes, giving Pogačar an ultimately race-winning margin of 59 seconds.
The following weekend, Roglič recorded a sixth-place finish in the
road race at the World Championships, finishing at the back of a five-rider group that had been battling for the silver medal. At
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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, Roglič took his first Monument classic victory, pipping world champion
Julian Alaphilippe
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on the line, after Alaphilippe had slowed down to start celebrating his presumptive victory. Roglič then contested the
Vuelta a España
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as defending champion; he won the race's opening stage at the Alto de Arrate in
Eibar
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Eibar has 27,138 inhabitants (Eustat ...
, before losing the race lead to
Richard Carapaz on stage six, after encountering issues putting on a rain jacket. However, he bounced back on stage eight, which finished atop the Alto de Moncavillo. After following attacks from
Hugh Carthy and Carapaz on the steepest section of the climb, Roglič put in an attack in the final kilometre that was answered only by Carapaz. Although Carapaz tried to distance Roglič, Roglič countered his attack, eventually soloing across the line 13 seconds ahead of Carapaz. This win elevated Roglič to second place overall, 13 seconds behind Carapaz.
On stage ten, Roglič followed a move initiated by
Guillaume Martin
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Career
In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. While not necessarily considered a pre-race favourite for overall victory ...
() and taken up by
Andrea Bagioli () in the final kilometre of a relatively flat stage; he passed Bagioli to win the uphill sprint by several bike lengths. Carapaz, despite having been present in the front positions for much of the final kilometres, crossed the line three seconds behind Roglič and by virtue of the ten bonus seconds awarded to the stage winner, both riders were equal on time at the end of the stage. With a lower value of cumulative stage placings, Roglič took the red jersey ahead of the mountainous third weekend of the race, characterised by challenging mountain stages. At the start of stage 11 a rider protest was held in
Villaviciosa, led by Carapaz's teammate
Chris Froome
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, regarding the decision made by the commissaires to change the three-second time gap ruling to a one-second time gap. Even though the decision was in Roglič's favour, his teammate
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claimed that Roglič was in agreement with the protest. On stage 12, Roglič struggled on the steepest slopes of the
Alto de l'Angliru, crossing the line in fifth place. He lost 26 seconds, including time bonuses, to stage winner Carthy, who moved into third overall. Additionally, he lost ten seconds to Carapaz, who assumed the red jersey ahead of the race's lone individual time trial.
Following the rest day, Roglič won the time trial – his fourth stage win – which finished atop the steep climb of
Mirador de Ézaro
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. He gained 25 seconds on Carthy and 49 seconds on Carapaz, reclaiming the red jersey. On stage 16, Roglič gained an additional six bonus seconds on his rivals after he sprinted to second place on the stage, giving him an advantage of 45 seconds over Carapaz and 53 seconds over Carthy ahead of the final mountain stage. On the penultimate stage, Roglič was unable to follow an attack by Carapaz around from the top of
La Covatilla. He lost 21 seconds to Carapaz, almost halving his race lead to 24 seconds; with only the flat, ceremonial stage to
Madrid
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left, this put Roglič in position to win the race. He safely negotiated the last stage to successfully defend the Vuelta title, the first rider to repeat as Vuelta champion since
Roberto Heras
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, who won the Vuelta from 2003 to 2005. Aside from winning the red jersey, Roglič also won the points classification for the second successive year, holding the lead from start-to-finish – the first rider to do so at a Grand Tour, since
Mario Cipollini
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at the
1997 Giro d'Italia.
2021
Roglič won three stages at
Paris–Nice
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, but lost the overall victory on the final day, after crashing twice and falling to 15th overall. With his stage victories, he also won the points classification. Roglič also won the general classification at his next start, the
Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races th ...
; he won the opening stage
individual time trial
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, and also won the points and mountains classifications. Roglič contested all three
Ardennes classics for the first time, recording a best finish of second place, at
La Flèche Wallonne
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. After taking two third-place stage finishes in the opening weekend of the
Tour de France
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, Roglič crashed on stage 3 and lost over a minute. Having regained his top-ten placing overall after the fifth stage individual time trial, Roglič lost over half an hour on the first stage in the Alps, and ultimately failed to start the ninth stage. He returned to racing at the
COVID-19 pandemic
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-delayed
Tokyo Olympics; he finished 28th in the
road race
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, before taking the gold medal – Slovenia's first in cycling – in the
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, finishing over a minute clear of his teammate
Tom Dumoulin, riding for the Netherlands.

Roglič maintained this form going into the
Vuelta a España
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, winning the opening individual time trial stage in
Burgos
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Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence o ...
. He ceded the lead of the race on stage three to
Rein Taaramäe, following a successful breakaway. Roglič regained the race lead from
Kenny Elissonde following stage six, finishing second to
Magnus Cort on the stage. On the mountainous ninth stage, Roglič and two other riders bridged up to a previous attack that had been made by
Miguel Ángel López and
Adam Yates
Adam Richard Yates (born 7 August 1992) is a British road and track racing cyclist who currently rides for . He placed fourth overall at the 2016 Tour de France and became the first British rider to win the young rider classification, one year ...
on the final climb of the Alto de Velefique. Roglič and
Enric Mas
Enric Mas Nicolau () (born 7 January 1995) is a Spanish racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is a climber, and has finished in top 10 in world tour stage races, and has also won a stage at the Tour of the Basque Country.
Career
Mas ...
were able to drop the others, and they finished second and third on the stage behind
Damiano Caruso
Damiano Caruso (born 12 October 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Caruso was also the 2008 under-23 Italian national champion for the road race. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, ...
; Roglič led Mas by 28 seconds going into the first rest day, with nobody else within 1' 20".
Following the first rest day, Roglič ceded the race lead again, as a 31-rider breakaway including
Odd Christian Eiking
Odd Christian Eiking (born 28 December 1994) is a Norwegian cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Born in Stord, Eiking was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.
In August 2017, Eiking signed a contract with and joined ...
and
Guillaume Martin
Guillaume Martin (born 9 June 1993) is a French cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. While not necessarily considered a pre-race favourite for overall victory ...
finished clear of the peloton; Eiking and Martin both moved ahead of Roglič, who was 2' 17" down in the general classification. Roglič had attempted to go clear of a select group of general classification contenders, but crashed on the descent of the Puerto de Almáchar. On the following stage, Roglič won his second stage of the race, culminating on a steep uphill finish in
Valdepeñas de Jaén. He maintained his third place overall for the next five stages, but was able to close in on Eiking by twenty seconds on stage fourteen. On stage seventeen to
Lagos de Covadonga, Roglič followed an attack by
Egan Bernal with remaining, with the pair working together to achieve and maintain a lead of around 90 seconds prior to the final climb. With left, Roglič dropped Bernal and soloed to the stage victory by 1' 35" from the chasing group of general classification contenders. Roglič extended his lead over Mas on each of the two remaining uphill finishes, and bookended his race with another individual time trial victory in
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of S ...
, winning his third successive Vuelta a España by 4' 42" over Mas – the biggest winning margin at the race since
Alex Zülle
Alex Zülle (born 5 July 1968) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the most successful cyclists in the world, winning the 1996 and 1997 Vuelta a España, taking second place in the 1995 and the 1999 ...
's second Vuelta win in
1997
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.
2022
He started off the 2022 season with a block of racing in France, including
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlook ...
. On the opening stage, split the race apart in the crosswinds, and on the finishing circuit around
Mantes-la-Ville
Mantes-la-Ville () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.
Mantes-la-Ville is located at the confluence of the Seine and th ...
,
Christophe Laporte upped the pace to an extent that only
Wout van Aert
Wout van Aert (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the men's elite race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He joined in M ...
and Roglič were able to follow. The trio remained clear to the end with Laporte winning the stage ahead of Roglič and van Aert. After another second-place stage finish on the fourth stage
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also trac ...
, Roglič assumed the race lead the following day during the fifth stage to
Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut. He won the penultimate stage that finished at the top of the
Col de Turini, and finished third on the final stage into
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
, as he won the race by 29 seconds ahead of
Simon Yates. He won the opening stage of the
Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races th ...
, but lost the race lead on the penultimate stage after being dropped – this was attributed to a knee injury that had occurred pre-race; he ultimately finished the race in eighth overall. In June, he won the
Critérium du Dauphiné
The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...
in preparation for the
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...
, finishing second on the two mountain stages at the end of the race.
He started the Tour de France off with eighth in the opening time trial in
Copenhagen
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, slower than general classification contenders
Jonas Vingegaard and
Tadej Pogačar. On the fifth stage, Roglič lost more than two minutes to Pogačar after crashing into a hay bale that had been dislodged into the road. As a result of the crash, he dislocated his shoulder, which he had to put back into place himself. Having finished third on the summit finish to
La Planche des Belles Filles two stages later, Roglič and Vingegaard attacked Pogačar on several occasions throughout the eleventh stage as part of a multifaceted plan to confuse and break Pogačar. Vingegaard ultimately dropped Pogačar on his way to the stage victory and the yellow jersey atop the
Col du Granon. Roglič then worked as a
domestique for Vingegaard over the following stages, before withdrawing from the race ahead of the final rest day. There was some speculation that this was a possibly selfish move by Roglič in order to give his earlier injuries a chance to heal ahead of the
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
, but it was eventually confirmed that the decision was made by team management. It was also revealed by the team that Roglič may have been hurt worse than he appeared and while it was clarified that he was hoping to target the Vuelta, the team was a bit more cautious about confirming any such plan as 'official'.
Career achievements
Major results
;2014
: 1st
Croatia–Slovenia
: 1st Stage 2
Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
: 3rd Overall
Sibiu Cycling Tour
::1st Mountains classification
: 4th
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
: 7th Overall
Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
: 9th Overall
Tour of Al Zubarah
Tour of Al Zubarah is a men's four-days cycle race which takes place in Zubarah, Qatar and was rated by the UCI as 2.2 and forms part of the UCI Asia Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing ...
;2015
: 1st Overall
Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
::1st Stage 2
: 1st Overall
Tour of Slovenia
Tour of Slovenia is a stage race cycling race held in Slovenia. Between 2005 and 2018, it was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The 2019 edition was classified as a 2.HC race. It became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020.
Winners ...
::1st Stage 3
: 1st Mountains classification,
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
The Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ( en, International Week of Coppi and Bartali), also known as Coppi e Bartali, is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically in late March over five days in the Emilia-Romagna region of Ital ...
: 2nd Overall
Tour of Croatia
: 2nd
GP Izola
GP Slovenian Istria (formerly known as GP Izola) is a men's one-day cycle race that takes place in Slovenia and is rated by the UCI as 1.2 and forms part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing co ...
: 4th Overall
Tour of Qinghai Lake
The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part of ...
::1st Stage 5
: 5th Overall
Istrian Spring Trophy
;2016
: National Road Championships
::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::5th
Road race
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* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
: 1st Stage 9 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
Giro d'Italia
: 4th Overall
Tour du Poitou Charentes
: 5th Overall
Volta ao Algarve
: 7th Time trial,
UEC European Road Championships
: 10th
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
,
Olympic Games
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;2017
: 1st Overall
Volta ao Algarve
: 1st Stage 17
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...
: 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
: 2nd Overall
Ster ZLM Toer
::1st Prologue
: 3rd Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
::1st Stage 5 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
: 4th Overall
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important pre ...
: 5th
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
: 5th Overall
Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races th ...
::1st Stages 4 & 6 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
;2018
: 1st Overall
Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races th ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 4 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
: 1st Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
: 1st Overall
Tour of Slovenia
Tour of Slovenia is a stage race cycling race held in Slovenia. Between 2005 and 2018, it was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The 2019 edition was classified as a 2.HC race. It became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020.
Winners ...
::1st Stages 4 & 5 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
: 1st Stage 3
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important pre ...
: 3rd Overall
Tour of Britain
::1st Stage 5 (
TTT)
: 4th Overall
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...
::1st Stage 19
: 6th Overall
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; en, Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is ofte ...
: 7th
Giro dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour, and since 2020 it's part of the UCI ProSeries calendar. The ...
;2019
: 1st Overall
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
::1st
Points classification
::1st Stage 10 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
:: Combativity award Stage 10
: 1st Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Stages 1, 4 & 5 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
: 1st Overall
UAE Tour
::1st Stages 1 (
TTT) & 6
: 1st Overall
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important pre ...
: 1st
Giro dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour, and since 2020 it's part of the UCI ProSeries calendar. The ...
: 1st
Tre Valli Varesine
The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions w ...
: 3rd Overall
Giro d'Italia
::1st Stages 1 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
) & 9 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
::Held after Stages 1–6
::Held after Stage 1
: 3rd
Chrono des Nations
: 4th
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
: 7th
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia ( en, Tour of Lombardy), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in ...
;2020
: National Road Championships
::1st
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
::2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 1st Overall
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
::1st
Points classification
::1st Stages 1, 8, 10 & 13 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
: 1st Overall
Tour de l'Ain
::1st Points classification
::1st Stages 2 & 3
: 1st
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Monuments'' of the European professional ...
: 1st Stage 2
Critérium du Dauphiné
The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...
: 2nd Overall
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...
::1st Stage 4
::Held after Stages 9–19
: 6th
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
;2021
: 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
,
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ...
: 1st Overall
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
::1st Stages 1 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
), 11, 17 & 21 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
: 1st Overall
Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races th ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stage 1 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
: 1st
Giro dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour, and since 2020 it's part of the UCI ProSeries calendar. The ...
: 1st
Milano–Torino
Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ev ...
:
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlook ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Stages 4, 6 & 7
: 2nd
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...
: 4th
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia ( en, Tour of Lombardy), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in ...
;2022
: 1st Overall
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlook ...
::1st Stage 7
: 1st Overall
Critérium du Dauphiné
The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...
:
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
::1st Stages 1 (
TTT) & 4
::Held after Stage 4
: 8th Overall
Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races th ...
::1st Stage 1 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
General classification results timeline
Sources:
Monuments results timeline
Major championships results timeline
Awards
* Slovenian Road Cyclist of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
*
Slovenian Sportsman of the Year: 2019, 2020
*
Vélo d'Or: 2020
Notes
References
External links
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roglic, Primoz
1989 births
Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic cyclists of Slovenia
People from Trbovlje
Slovenian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Slovenian Tour de France stage winners
Slovenian Vuelta a España stage winners
Slovenian male cyclists
Slovenian male ski jumpers
Vuelta a España winners
UCI World Ranking winners
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Slovenia
Olympic medalists in cycling