Marc Reef talks about Primoz Roglic's Giro d'Italia win: "He was already talking about the queen stage to Tre Cime di Lavaredo and the climbing time trial during the winter"

Just as Primoz Roglic rounds up the victorious Giro d'Italia, Jumbo-Visma sports director Marc Reef, who was in the team car accompanying their Slovenian leader during the past three weeks, spoke about the run-up to the Giro and how, despite few setbacks, his team has shown his strength to triumph in the end.

"It was not an easy Giro, so we are incredibly proud," sports director Marc Reef said. "The setbacks began before we started, partly because we had to change riders due to COVID and the injuries sustained by Jan Tratnik and Wilco Kelderman."

"We were happy to be able to start with eight riders, although there was a feeling that things were not going our way. For Primoz, the preparation started much earlier. He was already talking about the queen stage to Tre Cime di Lavaredo and the climbing time trial during the winter."

"We saw what good preparation and encouragement did for him. Primoz has had some setbacks in the last few years. Fortunately, as the Giro went on, the tide turned, and he was able to prevail," Reef concludes.