"Today he made a lot of tactical mistakes" - BORA - hansgrohe reflect on Primoz Roglic's quiet conclusion to Paris-Nice 2024

Big things were expected from Primoz Roglic's first race in the green of BORA - hansgrohe at Paris-Nice 2024. Sadly for the Slovenian and his fans however, he was unable to mount a GC challenge.

“We knew a lot was going to happen today," BORA - hansgrohe's sports director, Patxi Vila reflects in his post-race interview, with the team being led home by Aleksandr Vlasov rather than Roglic. "We therefore raced aggressively. We did well. At the decisive moment we had two riders in the leading group: Roglic and Vlasov. When Remco Evenepoel and Matteo Jorgenson left, only Vlasov could join.”

Whilst Vlasov took third on the stage, rising to 5th in the general classification, Roglic was absent from the head of the race in the finale, eventually finishing 10th overall. “With Roglic we still had someone as a backup . However, he didn't have his best days this week. We wanted to reach the final podium today, but in the end Vlasov was too tired. He did show how good he was," Vila assesses. 

"Roglic did that too, but today he made a lot of tactical mistakes. That cost him a lot of time. He had it in him to be at the front,” Vila concludes. “We will ultimately go home with a fifth place in the final classification and a stage victory. That's good, but not what we expected.”