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Today TV Slovenia finally obtained a few words from Roglič after the Stage 10. "I am happy that this was not the most difficult stage. This came in very convenient after the resting day. I am definitely happy. I came a little further than last year, therefore I am optimistic." Commenting on...

Or, at the very least, CyclingNews should commend all involved by writing a feature article about the CN's very own Clinic forum community and the long struggle for the truth. At least somebody was asking the hard questions and gathering information, all the years while the pro journalists were...

But I used my cell phone over 500 times and never got cancer. Never!

Hey, you are welcome! :) This year and the previous year the weather during the race was just fantastic, and thankfully Sportal's photos do the scenery some justice. WRT the TV coverage, in the previous years TV Slovenia was making daily 30-minute reports that were actually...

What Brajko said for Sportal after the TT: It was questioned whether he did right to leave the 3rd stage to Pozzovivo. Definitely the fans at the finish were disappointed not seeing him fight to win the stage. Actually in recent years Slovenians rarely won, the last victory before Koren's TT...

General classification after the 3rd stage: 1. D. POZZOVIVO ITA 13:59:34 2. J. BRAJKOVIČ SLO +0:04 3. D. RATTO ITA +1:53 4. K. KOREN SLO 5. F. FAILLI ITA +1:57 6. B. PIRES POR...

OK, enough of this personal trivia, and on to the official report :D The stage winner and the new leader in general classification Domenico Pozzovivo said in the finish: "It was really hard, as the finish was 40 kms away from the summit of the last climb. With Jani we agreed to cooperate and...

Today was perhaps the most beautiful day in Slovenia in several years (and I mean weatherwise, not because Brajko was riding so well :p). Cloudless sky, fantastic visibility. Temperature reached 30 degrees and more in the valleys, so conditions were hard for the riders. This is the first Cat 1...

A few photos from today's stage by Your's Truly :D We were positioned at the final 10% slope of the third climb of the day, about 1 km from the summit. We had very little info about what was going on in the race. Then suddenly, the first two riders appear below... they both wear blue...

Ah, the day has come. The Queen Stage will lead the peloton into the Julian Alps with three Cat 1 climbs and the total length of 219 km. Alas, there won't be a mountain-top finish, as there are still 45 kms to go after the final climb. Of course, this leaves the stage open to non-climbers as...

Finally, a comment from Jani Brajkovič (remember, the stage finished in his hometown): "I knew there would be lots of spectators today, but I had no idea so many would turn up. It is really nice to race in front of such a great audience. I don't know yet whether I will ride 100% hard tomorrow...

Again, a small breakaway group formed early in the stage, consisting of Jure Bitenc (Sava), Diego Caccia (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) and Andrea Pasqualon (Colnago-CSF Inox). They were annihilated some 20 kms before the finish line. In the final 25 km, team Liquigas dictated severe pace...

Here are the official full results of today's stage. Stage results: 1. Daryl Impey (JAR) Orica-GreenEdge 4;26:55 2. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana 3. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-ISD 4. Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 5. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale 6. Kristijan Mugerli (Slo)...

Impey won the sprint! Ponzi remains in blue.

Hapless Kristjan Fajt in the fateful curve in Mokronog where Adria Mobil lost him and Kristijan Durasek. (Obviously, in Slovene cycling it is important to be Kristjan :D)