In 2024, Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansrgohe) seemed a tone below the top three overall ranking riders, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) et Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step). After abandoning the Tour de Francewhere he did not seem able to compete with Tadej Pogacar et Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic won The Returnwhere competition was less strong. However, the German team remains confident for the Tour de France while the Slovenian is turning 36. “We see that Primoz's numbers are better than ever, and even improving.”said Dan Lorangperformance manager at Red Bull, has Velo.
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“Primoz Roglic still has room for improvement”
“Primoz can still be there with Pogacar and Evenepoel. If weLet’s get his preparation done, why couldn’t he?”said Dan Lorang. Asked about the age of the leader of the team, Dan Lorang believes that it does not play a huge role since Roglic started Cycling quite late. “Primoz's age doesn't really mean much. He's eight, ten years older than Pogacar and those guys, but as a cyclist he's the same. He's probably been cycling that long than them, and that plays a big role. We don't see the impact of age on Primoz like it does on other athletes.”
Dan Lorang even believes that Primoz Roglic has not yet reached its ceiling and there is still room for improvement. “It's about knowing how much room for improvement there is left. Primoz is so young in cycling that he hasn't reached his ceiling yet. He still has room for improvement, just like Evenepoel and Pogacar.” explained the specialist. “We think it can still improve. We see it in his numbers, and that allows us to remain confident about the future.” he concluded.
