I’m still here, let’s move on!

Slovenian 14. Stage 108. Races across Italy has long seemed fairytale for Primož Roglič (Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe). A pink caravan was awaited in Gorizia Brda by an impenetrable crowd of fans. Most came precisely because Jana Tratnik and Matevž Govekar (Bahrain victorious). In fact, they cheered the same pumpkin for all cyclists in the caravan, in which it cut a fall after descent to Stara Gorica.

For the third time at this year, Roglic became involved in him, who quickly picked up, but then the first part of the majority had already taken him. His former team colleagues from the Visma Leasa A Bike team, in the fight for the stage victory, wandered the pace in the hunt on the last fugitives, while also taking with them a pink T -shirt carrier Isaaca del Tor (UAE) and a bunch of other riders from the first ten in the total.

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However, only Roglič was noted among the candidates for the summit, and the second -ranked second -ranked Juan Ayuso and third -ranked Antonio Tiberi … But Slovenian fans were, however, focused on Roglič, who in Tratnik and Guliu Pellizzari did not have enough help to join the Visma train with Wout van aert at the forehead.

Otherwise failed to capture Kasper Aasgren (EF Education), who, as the only survivor, celebrated a victory in the market of Europe. Part of Tor’s group, which also included the Visma Lease A Bike in the total Simon Yatesonly 16 seconds behind him. Roglic’s group had 1:04 delays behind the winner and 0:48 for a pink T -shirt. Thus, Rogla lost almost everything that he gained against Del Tor in the time of time in the 10th stage – behind the pink T -shirt is 2:23 behind. Remains in the 5th place, but this time overtaken by Simon Yates in Richard Carapaz (EF Education First).

Despite the fall of an unforgettable day

“There was a lot of action, but the atmosphere was amazing. I enjoyed all the support along the road. It was a great honor for me. Everyone wants to win and be the best, but this time we received exceptional support from the first to the last. This was some of the most beautiful, I will definitely remember that day, « Roglic first touched on the positive side of the day, a cycling holiday, who, according to the organizers, attracted almost 100,000 fans.

There was less excitement when the word applied to the result. “I cannot have some satisfaction, I would be pleased if I had as many advantages as I now have a lag. We have to take things the way they are, and get out of it what it can, « the 35-year-old Kisovcan quickly accepted in his style in his style.

Jan Tratnik cut air in Gorizia Brda for Primož Roglič. Photo: Sasha Zivec

“We knew it would be extremely slippery, we tried to be as front as possible on the slopes and downhills. We didn’t have everything in our hands at that moment. Our boys were strong, Gulio, Jan and everyone else worked all day. We did the most we could, ”Roglic did not too much more of another accident that blew him.

His terrain is coming

In the continuation of the race, he will try to make up for her consequences. He may try to reduce the backlog tomorrow, with 219-kilometer 15. This is supposed to be his terrain, like four stages in the Alps, which are waiting for him in the last week. « We will see how much my terrain will be, I have to see in what condition I will be tomorrow, then we have to make a plan to pull the most day by day, » continued Roglic, who had just recovered after falling in 9. Stage and on the route 10.

The Nova Gorica roads were the venue for real cycling battles. Photo: Blaž Samec

“I felt better today, but again I made some such movements that I felt damaged muscles again. We will see how it goes, I’m still here, let’s move on, « Roglic will not give in without a fight in which he will continue to count on Tratnik’s support.

Profile 15. Stage Gira. Photo: Infographic work

“It was very nice, it was my best day after the injury in the 6th stage, I felt very well. Unfortunately, there was some resin for Primož again. We were in the foreground, I knew the descent, so we were in front of arriving in Gorizia. I knew that this circle could be slippery in the rain, but unfortunately it was a fall again. We were left behind, I tried to hunt the connection, but the group was too strong, « said the captain’s fall, who could not prevent the 35-year-old Idrijcan, who remains optimistic before the sequel: » It seems that we have to remain positive and we will also smile at us in the next week, which we expect not to decide for seconds. «