Mathieu Warnier, Media365: published on Saturday November 2, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
Already winner of the Vuelta and the Giro in his career, Primoz Roglic confided on the sidelines of the Saitama criterium to keep in mind the idea of one day winning the Tour de France, despite his compatriot Tadej Pogacar.
It's an idea that Primoz Roglic keeps in the back of his mind. Winner of the Vuelta for the fourth time in his career this year, the Slovenian also won the pink jersey of the Giro last year. The Tour de France remains the only Grand Tour that refuses him. Dispossessed of the yellow jersey by Tadej Pogacar on the eve of the arrival on the Champs-Elysées in 2020, the native of Trbovlje has often had bad luck on the roads of the Grande Boucle. But, despite everything, the leader of the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team assured on the sidelines of the Saitama criterium, where he took second place behind Biniam Girmay this Saturday in pouring rain, to still have the hope of completing his collection. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do,” he said in comments collected by Cyclingnews. But on the other hand, when I think about next season, I especially want to improve in a few areas and grow as a team. »
Roglic: “You never know what next year has in store for us”
But, as for all the other candidates for the yellow jersey during the 2025 edition of the Grande Boucle, there is a stone in his shoe called Tadej Pogacar. A superiority of the one who has splashed this season in his class that Primoz Roglic does not want to deny. “Where he is at the moment, Tadej Pogacar is really unbeatable, or difficult to match,” confided the 35-year-old runner. But you never know what the next year has in store for us. It could be… even better. » Which could push certain riders to target events in which the reigning world champion would not be aligned, in particular the Grand Tours in which he should not participate in 2025. An attitude that Primoz Roglic does not intend to adopt in the months to come. come. “We have no influence on his form, but if I can be the best version of myself, I can always put pressure on him,” he said. With a team that will be strengthened, the Slovenian intends to try his luck despite everything next July.
