Teams & Riders Everybody needs a little bit of Roglstomp in their lives

[Finn84]

Next year Tour has three rest days including one after three Danish stages.

 

[Netserk]

Next year Tour has three rest days including one after three Danish stages.

Uh, no?
EDIT: My mistake!

When it was first announced, they said there wouldn't be an early rest day for the transfer, but I can see on the dates that the first stage is a Friday.

EDIT2: Well, searching for it, it seems like there was a rest day planned from the start. I wonder how I got the impression that it wasn't.

 

[cen]

Confirmed for Olympics

 

[BlueRoads]

My son: "So if it's the Tour de France, why do they ride through Andorra?"
Me: "Next year they are going to start in Denmark."
Him: "In Denmark?! On which day are they going to reach France then?"
I think he fully expected them to cycle through Germany to France. Would have been cool!

 

[bNator]

Confirmed for Olympics

Confirmed by Slovenian coach he's doing TT and road race. According to the coach, the agreement of Primož doing TT was reached in the spring. Maybe it Basque TT was the decider?

 

[Valanga]

Confirmed by Slovenian coach he's doing TT and road race. According to the coach, the agreement of Primož doing TT was reached in the spring. Maybe it Basque TT was the decider?

That's to help Van Aert, right?

 

[cellardoor]

In the narrative sense of a "Hero's Journey" (based on mythology), Primoz Roglic has reached that moment where the hero has hit rock bottom, i.e. his lowest ebb.

In this instance it's characterized by the world's number one ranked cyclist sitting in a roadside ditch getting wasted whilst his teammate fights for a podium in the Tour.

Although from this point things will get better, starting with a training montage (Rocky Eye of the Tiger style) in preparation for the Olympics, then the Vuelta.

You forgot the reluctant hero aspect to it. Richard Plugge turns up at the ditch, shares a beer and hamburger with him and tries to persuade him to ride the Tour next year. But Roglic isn't interested. Their last hope is to fly in Miguel Indurain, who tells him that cycling needs him and that he's the only one that can take on the invincible Pogacar. Finally he agrees...

 

[Carols]

I see we have a new thread name! Hopefully it brings Primoz some Good Luck!

 

[Netserk]

Is he in Tokyo yet? Or still in Tignes?

 

[Red Rick]

Confirmed for La Vuelta.

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[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Confirmed for La Vuelta.

Same for Gesink and Kruijswijk. PCS has this this team listed...

• EENKHOORN Pascal
• ROGLIČ Primož
• HOFSTEDE Lennard
• KUSS Sepp
• KRUIJSWIJK Steven
• OOMEN Sam
• TOLHOEK Antwan
• GESINK Robert

 

[MTV]

Maybe Foss if Steven is still under the weather?
And Affini?

 

[mangart]

Same for Gesink and Kruijswijk. PCS has this this team listed...

• EENKHOORN Pascal
• ROGLIČ Primož
• HOFSTEDE Lennard
• KUSS Sepp
• KRUIJSWIJK Steven
• OOMEN Sam
• TOLHOEK Antwan
• GESINK Robert

Solid team !!

 

[Lequack]

Onto Tokyo

 

[cen]

According to SI Olympics Team doctor no longer feels anything from the injuries and is in good shape.

Personally I doubt it is true, you don't just heal up in ~2 weeks after grating yourself all over the body. I guess the road will tell the truth.

 

[Red Rick]

According to SI Olympics Team doctor no longer feels anything from the injuries and is in good shape.

Personally I doubt it is true, you don't just heal up in ~2 weeks after grating yourself all over the body. I guess the road will tell the truth.

I think it's well possible.

However I think deep into the race the riders that did most of the Tour will have a benefit over him.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

According to SI Olympics Team doctor no longer feels anything from the injuries and is in good shape.

Personally I doubt it is true, you don't just heal up in ~2 weeks after grating yourself all over the body. I guess the road will tell the truth.

It's been three and half weeks since stage 3 of the Tour (and almost 3 weeks between his withdrawal and Olympic RR). I think Rog will be fine.

 

[tobydawq]

I think it's well possible.

However I think deep into the race the riders that did most of the Tour will have a benefit over him.

He doesn't usually excel at not being at a tremendously high level after a while away from racing.

 

[Red Rick]

He doesn't usually excel at not being at a tremendously high level after a while away from racing.

True. But there's a big reason almost all riders who aimed for the Olympics went to the Tour as well, even the ones that did the Giro.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Please let's keep this thread title indefinitely. Who needs luck when you can Roglstomp anyway?

 

[Pinot's goat]

Please let's keep this thread title indefinitely. Who needs luck when you can Roglstomp anyway?

But I want to wish him good luck in Spain, then when he wins I want to call him the new Rominger.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Roglstomp sounds like he hangs out with the Mario Bros. on the down low.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Looking at the race profile and considering the whole Slovenian team might still be there. On Mikuni. I somehow feel that it will be hard to drop Roglič or Pogačar hence maybe two Olympic medals are at reach on this race.

 

[CyclistAbi]

As for thread title. My take:

Primož Roglič aka Rogla
Primož Roglič aka Rogla (stomp)

As for the Olympics. Looking forward to that especially after the disappointment Tour 2021 ended up to be, regarding Roglič. Both RR and TT should suit Roglič (and Pogačar) rather well.

P.S. And to not break the tradition good luck in Tokyo, Primož!

 

[CyclistAbi]

Roglič-san.