I think Roglic in Tour 2022 was the most influential rider ever given the seriousness of his injuries and the work he has done for Jonas. Basically, he contributed a *** ton of value, despite his very serious injuries suffered in the same race!
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No, you said Roglic needed help getting off and on the bike, and Evenepoel would’ve stopped already in such a case. I showed an exact case where Evenepoel didn’t quit after needing help to get off and on the bike. That’s it.
Roglic could’ve done a lot more for Vingegaard. After stage 11, Vingegaard was leading by a big 2min. This is nothing if you have a bad day against a rider having won 2 TDF’s already. Sure it was eventually not needed, but they couldn’t have known that.
I don’t understand why Roglic fans get their panties in a bunch when you say Roglic only rides for himself. Even now, at age, and not being the powerhouse he used to be, he specifically said he doesn’t want to help the team win the TDF if he isn’t the one winning.
You are unrealistic to think Roglic could have done more with his injuries. It was a super human effort to complete any more stages after his crash.
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Yeah, so weird of me to think he could ride 6 more stages since he already did 10 after his crash… The big crash was at stage 5, he stopped before stage 15.
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But he wasn't needed and he already contributed massively.
It was not up to Roglic to help Vingegaard (well, I doubt he could do much anyway on a first place), it was up to Vingegaard to be able to stay with Pogacar. And if he wasn't able to do so, Roglic couldn't do anything to help.
Given the circumstances it's perfectly normal that Roglic (or any other rider of his level honestly) DNF's in order to go to the Vuelta.
Rogla could DNF earlier, but since they knew he couldn't continue much longer. He was the perfect bait for Pogi, who didn't know how badly injured Rogla really was.
Furthermore, he had entered his typical downward spiral that occurs when his injuries are more serious than they appear and are worsening.
At first, he could disguise his struggles in uphill sprints, but without explosiveness and basically just surviving (a bit like in this year's Giro before his withdrawal, by the way). Then came the single-climb stage to La Planche, and he is so good in those efforts that he seemed recovered, but surely at 100% he could have won there in 2022 or being super close (he's still capable of third place in 2025 in those stages, far from his best). Later came the sacrifice after serving as bait, and right after that, he could make strong but short pulls in favor of Jonas on stages like the one to Alpe, but even before abandoning he was already starting to get dropped from groups of more than 50 riders at the start in the bearkaway fights.
At first, he could disguise his struggles in uphill sprints, but without explosiveness and basically just surviving (a bit like in this year's Giro before his withdrawal, by the way). Then came the single-climb stage to La Planche, and he is so good in those efforts that he seemed recovered, but surely at 100% he could have won there in 2022 or being super close (he's still capable of third place in 2025 in those stages, far from his best). Later came the sacrifice after serving as bait, and right after that, he could make strong but short pulls in favor of Jonas on stages like the one to Alpe, but even before abandoning he was already starting to get dropped from groups of more than 50 riders at the start in the bearkaway fights.
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And where did he say that? I haven't read that anywhere, and even if he did say that, I completely agree with it. If he can still win other races, I don't know why he would submit to others who don't stand a chance against Jonas and Pogi anyway. Better to focus on himself and try to win Vuelta.
As for the rest, others have already answered you and I won't repeat myself.
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I still don't know where he said that.
He's a leader and he's not paid to ride for others. No matter how much you want him to do that.
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"That's Primoz' priority" - Roglic himself has asked not to be at the Tour de France to prioritize chance to make history at La Vuelta
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe are cycling's new 'super team' however within this massively talented structure, a lot of choices had to be made - a lot of riders must be kept happy. As a result the Tour...
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Like I said from the beginning, he only rides for himself. Good to see you agree.
Tbh, him not riding for himself won them (Visma) the Tour. I think that's good enough for one career if you are good enough to win GTs yourself"That's Primoz' priority" - Roglic himself has asked not to be at the Tour de France to prioritize chance to make history at La Vuelta
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe are cycling's new 'super team' however within this massively talented structure, a lot of choices had to be made - a lot of riders must be kept happy. As a result the Tour...
Like I said from the beginning, he only rides for himself. Good to see you agree.
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the new Riders From Team GRENKE - Auto Eder ar now announced.
Riders comming in:
Bohak Maj - Slovenia
Furenes Mads - Norway
Hincapie Enzo - USA (from EF Education-ONTO)
Willems Sander - Belgium.
Riders comming in:
Bohak Maj - Slovenia
Furenes Mads - Norway
Hincapie Enzo - USA (from EF Education-ONTO)
Willems Sander - Belgium.
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These are journalist's words, not Rogla's or Dempster's."That's Primoz' priority" - Roglic himself has asked not to be at the Tour de France to prioritize chance to make history at La Vuelta
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe are cycling's new 'super team' however within this massively talented structure, a lot of choices had to be made - a lot of riders must be kept happy. As a result the Tour...
Like I said from the beginning, he only rides for himself. Good to see you agree.
When he's in form and healthy he rides for himself of course, what else. You can't expect anything else from a leader. But when he is not in form, he showed multiple times he's also a team player. And if you can't or don't want to see that, it's not my problem, bye.
Maybe Pogacar and Jonas should also ride for Remco? Judging by your comments, he needs extra help
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You were the one who mentioned Lipowitz/Remco. And since you want more help for them, why not get the best possible help in the world? Forget about old, crashing Roglic
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Furenes took the Norwegian hour record as a 14-year-old with 48,7 km, but he was too young to have the result officially recorded. He's also been dominating youth and junior classes in Scandinavia and has won time trials against much older riders, including against Kristian Haugetun who was one of the top first-year juniors in the world in 2025. So he seems to have some potential.
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Who has a 14 year old doing the hour record? The kid will be cooked by the time he's in his early 20ies...
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