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

[bNator]

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You can't compare a three-week race where you lose on the last day and a one-day race where everything goes wrong even before the start and you're also struggling with pain from the start. So I don't think he expected a lot from that RR at Olympics. And by the way, Roglič has said many times that he does not like these comparisons and what he would change for the Tour. But one thing is for sure, he wouldn't trade olympic gold for anything. And also Giro win. The whole story behind that means so much to him.

No, it's far from "for sure". It's what you believe. Good for you. I believe the opposite - that he would trade not just Giro or Olympic gold for Tour but both of them for the Tour without hesitation. [[content deleted]]

 

[dazaau]

Everyone knows TdF > Olympics. And even there RR>TT
But you gotta live with the hand your dealt with. No "shoulda woulda"

I'm going to politely disagree that RR>TT

Go take a look at past winners of the road race, not many of the greats will you find, but you will for the race of truth!

 

[Rou]

So people now are repeating the same nonsense about the Olympics' importance in this thread as well?
The Olympics - a race that was for amateurs until 1996. A race where in 2024 we had 90 riders (half of which were amateurs or on 3rd divisions teams. ) A race where they were rolling at 100 watts for 150kms.
You will compare this ciciban race to Grand Tours, monuments or even highly prestigious one day races with history.?
Come on guys, enough with this.

 

[Low is rhe new high]

So people now are repeating the same nonsense about the Olympics' importance in this thread as well?
The Olympics - a race that was for amateurs until 1996. A race where in 2024 we had 90 riders (half of which were amateurs or on 3rd divisions teams. ) A race where they were rolling at 100 watts for 150kms.
You will compare this ciciban race to Grand Tours, monuments or even highly prestigious one day races with history.?
Come on guys, enough with this.

However all the best classics riders were present apart from [[content removed]] one. The conditions you describe are arguments for that Olympics is more difficult to win then the typical monument where you have a team that are able too streamline the ra ce for you.

 

[Peter von]

So Roglic is (maybe) going to San Sebastián?


Great if he is back so soon.

 

[Salvarani]

So people now are repeating the same nonsense about the Olympics' importance in this thread as well?
The Olympics - a race that was for amateurs until 1996. A race where in 2024 we had 90 riders (half of which were amateurs or on 3rd divisions teams. ) A race where they were rolling at 100 watts for 150kms.
You will compare this ciciban race to Grand Tours, monuments or even highly prestigious one day races with history.?
Come on guys, enough with this.

*mic drop*

 

[acm]

All this debate about what is more important - the Olympics or the Tour - is pointless. Of course, the Tour is more important. But some of you just don't get it that in ski jumping, an Olympic medal means the most you can achieve. And that's why it means so much to Rogla.

When asked what he would choose between yellow shirt or the Olympic gold medal, he clearly said: "I would take both."
https://www.bicikel.com/novica/primoz-roglic:-o-japonski-olimpijskih-igrah-touru-20356

And here I end.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Rogla wouldn't trade his Olympic gold medal for a Tour title.

Dude, Olympic ITT gold is not even in the same strathosphere as TdF

 

[CyclistAbi]

Rogla spotted with his new sparring partner for TDF 2025, studying each move. Once Rogla beats him consistently the plan is for the extraterrestrial to drink a Red Bull.

 

[CyclistAbi]

So Clásica San Sebastián, World Championships Road Race, Il Lombardia and possibly some races before it. This is on where Rogla will aim to win a one day race event and once achieved then only a GT missing, for season with the new team to count as a big success.

Looking forward to that.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Very interested to hear where you got that from - doing San Sebastian but not the Vuelta makes little to no sense to me. There's no way.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Very interested to hear where you got that from - doing San Sebastian but not the Vuelta makes little to no sense to me. There's no way.

I never said that. I said that there will be plenty of opportunities involved, to win a one day race event, prestigious one, in the remainder of the season. As for missing GT, there is still opportunity for that too. So if successful on all fronts, and considering week long stage race event was won already early in the season, then the season should count as a big success. But lets not get carried away, still long way to go.

 

[CyclistAbi]

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[Lequack]

He was always destined for the Vuelta.

 

[Peter von]

He was always destined for the Vuelta.

amazing if he beats Heras’ record by focusing on the Tour

 

[CyclistAbi]

He was always destined for the Vuelta.

And somehow ended at San Sebastian.

 

[dazaau]

And somehow ended at San Sebastian.

Has anyone got confirmation he is riding either?

 

[Rackham]

Has anyone got confirmation he is riding either?

Online rumors are saying he's out of San Sebastian & still a doubt for the Vuelta due to back discomfort.

 

[Peter von]

Has anyone got confirmation he is riding either?

no, he is on the preliminary start list for San Sebastian, which could mean he is planning on going if recovery/training goes to plan. Or it could just mean that the Organizers just put his name there to get their race into the cycling news cycle "well no one told us he definitely won't come".

 

[pablohidalgo7]

Online rumors are saying he's out of San Sebastian & still a doubt for the Vuelta due to back discomfort.

Diario Vasco said this this morning .
Im quite confused right now, the last rumours before that were that he in fact was in altitude for more than 2 weeks before the photo he posted on Instagram, even doing intervals at a really high pace in the Iseran and training with Sepp Kuss some days, so I don´t know what to trust anymore.

 

[Samamba]

no, he is on the preliminary start list for San Sebastian, which could mean he is planning on going if recovery/training goes to plan. Or it could just mean that the Organizers just put his name there to get their race into the cycling news cycle "well no one told us he definitely won't come".

Or it just means it's a pretty old provisional start list, which is very plausible given some names on it are definitely out (and have been for a few weeks).

 

[dazaau]

Online rumors are saying he's out of San Sebastian & still a doubt for the Vuelta due to back discomfort.

Disappointing but not surprising given his injuries

 

[Peter von]

Or it just means it's a pretty old provisional start list, which is very plausible given some names on it are definitely out (and have been for a few weeks).

yeah true.

 

[acm]

Patxi Vila: " Primoz is not doing well. He is still suffering from back problems after the fall in the Tour. He can train, but not at high intensity and in this state I don't know to what extent it is worth racing."

Source: El Diario Vasco

 

[Peter von]

Patxi Vila: " Primoz is not doing well. He is still suffering from back problems after the fall in the Tour. He can train, but not at high intensity and in this state I don't know to what extent it is worth racing."

Source: El Diario Vasco

So old start list or organizers just put his name on the list to get some clicks.

here is to hoping PR recovers swiftly.