@Rackham
For me Roglič holding a silver ITT medal from 2017 means something.
Anyway, good we had this conversation. Roglič being there obviously can come down to a medal for him. If Mohorič or Pogačar get it that is fine by me. If none of them get it then i feel that that will count as a disappointment. Considering the team strength.
We'll see.
Well, I could chat about this forever (i.e. cycling) & Roglic is my favorite rider.
But I'm also not Slovenian either so the whole medal aspect for the team means nothing, although I reiterate the fact it means very little in the broader sense as well.
Take France last year: an entire team devoted itself to Alaphilippe & he got the jersey... whilst his teammates got absolutely nothing whatsoever. They did what they were told to do in the race to help him win but it was Alaphilippe & his team DQS who got to ride around for a year with the world champion colors.
So I wouldn't exactly be super happy if a UAE or Bahrain rider wins the world championship. If I had to choose someone other than Roglic I'd even prefer Wout van Aert to get it (although my own personal hunch is someone like Magnus Cort will win, but we'll see).
In any case as per usual I'll be totally all in for Roglic on the day hoping for the best, i.e. because he'd make an awesome world champion & riding next season with that jersey would be pretty epic. But I don't have any expectations whatsoever.