Primož Roglič

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Primoz Roglic has come under heavy fire in the mountain stages of the Giro. While the race will conclude with a time trial, there's no guarantee he'll be within striking distance of pink

Roglic forced to finish the stage on a bike too small for him when team car got caught at the back of the caravan.

"He rode well, he worked with us, unlike the previous days and that's good, we're all playing it in the same way," said Nibali, having accused Roglic of racing negatively the day before.

As their apparent rivalry deepens at the Giro d'Italia, Vincenzo Nibali invites Primoz Roglic to photograph his 'bag of trophies'

Long range attacks and aggressive racing have given the Giro d'Italia a serious shake-up in the mountains

Mikel Landa makes gains on Roglic, as Polanc keeps pink and Yates suffers

The Giro's opening mountain stage saw 'virtual' leader without helpers

The GC favorites are ready for the first major mountain stages following nearly two weeks of flat racing

The Jumbo-Visma leader is only too aware of the potential pitfalls that lie ahead in the 2019 Giro d'Italia

With another time trial still to come after the Giro's mountains, Roglic's rivals have to both erase their current deficit and then put even more time into the Slovenian.

The GC complexion alters dramatically as Conti holds on to pink but Roglic moves up to second, with Yates and Lopez losing significant time.

In the absence of Tom Dumoulin, Primoz Roglic is hot favorite for stage 9's time trial. However, the hilly profile means GC contenders Simon Yates and Miguel Angel Lopez should be more than able to limit losses.

Team boss confident that what his young climbers lack in experience, they more than make up for in legs.

After leading the Giro d'Italia since the start, Primoz Roglic and his Jumbo-Visma team let the pink jersey ride away from them on Thursday's sixth stage

It wasn't to just any rider that Primoz Roglic surrendered his pink jersey on stage 6 of the Giro

The weather has proved an important factor in the opening days of the Giro

Tom Dumoulin's early exit will mean one fewer favorite for the 102nd Giro d'Italia

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2017 Giro champ Tom Dumoulin loses four minutes in a costly crash with 6km to go

A crash in the final 6km looks to have ruled Tom Dumoulin out of overall contention, while Simon Yates and Vincenzo Nibali also concede time

Racing in the service of overall leader Primoz Roglic has put Sepp Kuss straight into the deep end of the Giro d'Italia

A look at the protagonists and tech choices on the challenging opening time trial of the Giro d'Italia

With a series of sprint and breakaway stages before the race's next time trial, and the mountains coming soon after, the Slovenian could lead the race - and face all the extra responsibilities that come with it - for some time.

Primoz Roglic might have won the opening stage, but the Giro d'Italia opened with an old-fashioned 'polemica'

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Roglic set the fastest time early in the day, beating Yates into second by 19 seconds, with Nibali finishing third and Dumoulin placing fifth, 28 seconds down.

After winning all three races he's started in 2019, the Slovenian heads to a Giro that plays to his strengths.

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Defending champion takes third stage victory of the race, and third stage race win of the season.

The French rider accelerated on a steep final straightaway to win the Tour de Romandie's third stage

Defending champion Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) takes the lead at the Tour de Romandie

Jumbo-Visma brass say that Roglic is an astute student of the sport, progressing rapidly despite a lack of experience as a junior or under-23 rider.

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The final time trial proves decisive as Primoz Roglic pulls back a 25-second deficit on Adam Yates to win the overall.

Irishman takes first WorldTour win of the season amongst stellar field.

Slovenian star Primoz Roglic extends his overall lead at the UAE Tour, winning the stage 6 summit finish ahead of Tom Dumoulin.

The UAE Tour's penultimate stage features a 20-kilometer ascent of the Jebel Jais mountain, a climb the pro peloton has never raced before.

This week's UAE Tour is a preview of how Jumbo-Visma intends to rally behind Primoz Roglic in his bid to win the Giro d'Italia this May.

Roglic takes leader's jersey with Dumoulin and Nibali within striking distance.

Between Primoz Roglic and Sepp Kuss's breakthrough rides, 2018 was a breakthrough year for the LottoNL-Jumbo team.

After wowing fans with his attacking style and fourth-place overall result at the Tour, Primoz Roglic will race for pink in 2019.

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Tom Dumoulin furious that Primoz Roglic won Tour de France stage 19, contending that the Slovenian drafted a TV moto.

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Roglic surged up the final climb to Mende to emerge as a legitimate podium contender at the Tour de France.

The Slovenian is riding for team captain Steven Kruijswijk, but he is showing signs of GC potential.

LottoNL-Jumbo will look to Steven Kruijswijk and Primoz Roglic in the GC battle at the Tour de France, with Dylan Groenewegen for the sprints

Slovenian Primoz Roglic of LottoNL-Jumbo won the recent Tour of Slovenia and could make some noise on the roads of France.

Fast-rising Primoz Roglic has now won the Vuelta al País Vasco and the Tour de Romandie — how high can he fly?

Pascal Ackermann took the biggest race of his budding career by sprinting to victory ahead of Quick Step's Michael Morkov on the final stage at the Tour de Romandie.

Jakob Fuglsang outfoxed a select lead group to win the queen stage at Romandie in impressive solo fashion.

Spanish rider Omar Fraile wins Friday's stage 5 of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco as Primoz Roglic keeps overall lead.

Slovenia's Primoz Roglic grabs hold of the leader's yellow jersey at the Vuelta al Pais Vasco with a victory in the 19.4km time trial.

With one attack on the steep finish climb, Primoz Roglic won Tirreno-Adriatico's longest day in stage 3.

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Richie Porte's second place finish behind winner Primož Roglič in TT finale at Tour de Romandie claims the race for the 32-year-old Aussie. used his superior time trialling skills to leapfrogged stage 4 winner and overall leader Simon Yates (Orica-Scott) to become the first Australian to win Tour de Romandie since Cadel Evans last did so in 2011 – the same year the now-retired BMC rider won the Tour de France.

Alejandro Valverde won the Tour of the Basque Country for the first time after coming in second to winner Primož Roglič on Saturday.

Primoz Roglic launches a late attack to win stage 4 of Pais Vasco. David de la Cruz keeps overall lead by just one second.

Manuel Antunes won the fifth and final stage of Volta ao Algarve on an uphill finish in Portugal, and Primoz Roglic took the overall victory.

So, who is Primož Roglič? Until now, the 27-year-old Slovenian is best known for winning the rain-affected Chianti time-trial stage at last year’s Giro d’Italia, where his background as a Nordic ski jumper made for an unusual side note.

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Slovenian up-and-comer Primoz Roglic surprised everyone, including himself, by nearly winning the Giro's first stage