Primoz Roglic is cleaning up the Tour of Italy on his own for the time being. The 29-year-old Slovenian has already won two time trials and has already built up a substantial bonus in the general classification. Roglic's omnipotence raises questions with Stef Clement, until last year's teammate of Roglic. "In five years' time he has transformed from a ski jumper into a grand winner."
Stef Clement (36) ended his professional career at the end of last season. The Dutchman cycled in the last two years of his career at Lotto-Jumbo together with Primoz Roglic, who is currently controlling the Giro.
"He has won every stage race Roglic has ridden this year. These are not normal steps, but giant steps", says Clement at the NOS in the Sportforum.
"Simon Yates and Vincenzo Nibali have already won big rounds and are driven in minutes. What do these men do wrong? Why can't the rest of them come along? I'm surprised that it's still possible to stand out that far. Because the knowledge seems to be the same in the whole peloton and the marginal gains don't express themselves in minutes."
Clement doesn't seem to trust the evolution of Roglic. "In five years' time he has transformed from a ski jumper into a major winner. If this guy had ridden with a team like UAE-Emirates, Katjoesja or Astana, we would all have had a completely different idea. With a team that is run by a villain like Vinokurov, I always think that something is not right."
"My former teammate Jarlinson Pantano, whom I consider to be a good friend, also goes wet at Trek, a team we don't think of. It's not the case that when you cycle with Richard Plugge's team (foreman Jumbo-Visma, red), everything is fine."
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