"It's hard to compare eras but he is one of the best riders" - Cyrille Guimard evaluates Primoz Roglic's standing among cycling hierarchy
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Claiming the first Giro d'Italia title of his career last week, Primoz Roglic took his Grand Tour tally up to four. Evaluating his standing amongst the greats of the modern era, Cyrille Guimard believes he could be one of the very best.
"It's hard to compare eras but he is one of the best riders," the Cyclism'Actu analyst says in his post-Giro d'Italia column. "He doesn't have the Tour de France, but he has a Giro and three Tour of Spain, great Classics... For now, you have Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic, and also Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel."
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Referencing the Giro d'Italia win though, Guimard doesn't believe the standard of the victory is quite at the same level as his three Vuelta a Espana victories. "If you look closely, none of Roglic, Thomas or Almeida was able to make a real difference. We can also wonder what was the real level of this Giro?" Guimard questions. "It's an average vintage at best, but that's it."
"When you look at the gaps between the top three overall, two stages would have been enough to decide between them. When there were so many difficulties before, three riders coming so close to the last time trial, and what a time trial... we could expect anything," he continues. "It was not Geraint Thomas who suffered a failure, but simply Roglic who was a step above."
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
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