"It was my first race and obviously I need race rhythm" - Primoz Roglic unable to mount GC challenge on BORA - hansgrohe debut at Paris-Nice
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There were no final stage heroics from Primoz Roglic at Paris-Nice 2024 as his first stage race with BORA - hansgrohe finished with the Slovenian down in 10th overall.
"Like I said, it's a completely new environment, new team and also, my life doesn't really change if I win Paris-Nice. So I have to give myself time," Roglic reflects of his week in a post-race interview. "I want to give myself time for all the processes and not push them."
Pre-race, Roglic was one of the main favourites for victory alongside Remco Evenepoel. In the end though, it was Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Matteo Jorgenson who took the overall victory. Now, Roglic will turn his attention towards the Itzulia Basque Country. "It was my first race and obviously I need race rhythm," he says. "From now on, I think it's a good place to build on."
"For sure you can say that I came to Paris-Nice with a mindset to win, otherwise I don't come but we didn't succeed. The second part was to make a good block of intensity and I got that," Roglic concludes. "I stayed happy, I finished in one piece, it's a big mark that's done and it's in the legs."
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- exactly, he had an amazing season, but with these overstatements they don‘t do him good.Ketterechts08-11-2026
- More to the point, it isn't his remaining goal.Renz08-11-2026
- lol yeahmij08-11-2026
- I know, their headlines can be so misleading. Pidcock had a great season with 5 wins. and some solid 2nds. no reason to take away from that with a fake headline.mij08-11-2026
- You can clearly see the the posture change from slightly sitting to again out of the saddle while changing of gears in the video of the sprintabstractengineer08-11-2026
- He has already beaten Pogi twice in the TDF. the achievement is over. He cannot beat Pogi now and he only has a few years left at the top. Win Giro and compete in the TDF, maximise palmares.abstractengineer08-11-2026
- Just looked again at the photo. Yeah I stand by that. If MS had fallen over in Brands direction I don’t even think she would have hit her. You must be a UCI race commissioner. I’ll be sure to check my sock height should I ever see you on a ride. Looks like everyone else on here sees what I see.mij08-11-2026
- I said looking at the photo it doesn’t appear she deviated. Chill out, not stating my word is the final judgement. Just commenting that based on the photo I don’t see it. And BTW the Dutch coach even said she didn’t impede her.mij08-11-2026
- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
- MS said she was changing gears so that caused her slight deviation. Nothing was intentional.frieders308-11-2026
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