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Primoz Roglic back to racing? Clasica San Sebastian announce Slovenian but no Jonas Vingegaard in the startlist
CyclingFriday, 02 August 2024 at 15:00
Could Primoz Roglic be back to the peloton already within a week? This could be the case as Clásica San Sebastián organizers have shared a provisional startlist that features the leader of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe.
The Basque race is every year suited to the climbers and the short steep climbs are ideal for a rider such as Roglic. However there is a lot to take into consideration and his presence is not guaranteed at the time being. The Slovenian rider prepared for the Tour de France throughout the year... This included a set of crashes at Itzulia Basque Country which took him out of the Ardennes classics.
He managed to prepare for the Tour well however and looked in great form until he crashed on stage 12 at high speed in a sprint finish. It was a chaotic crash where he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Already it looked like something was wrong as he struggled to the finish, losing over 2 minutes, and the team decided to take him out of the race the next morning as it was no longer viable to fight for victory and realistically, the podium as well - which would likely be correct as Remco Evenepoel only looked strong later in the race.
Roglic initially was not diagnosed with any fracture but a couple of weeks later, an in-depth analysis revealed that he had indeed fractured a vertebrae. This puts his Vuelta a España presence into question, although even race director Javier Guillén came out to say it was assured (and later retracted his words, admitting he is in fact hoping for his presence).
This presence in the startlist of the Basque classic could be a positive sign if legitimate, but it is also necessary to take it with a grain of salt as it is visible in the list to see that Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL added sprinter Fabio Jakobsen as part of their team.
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