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Roglic collapses and narrowly avoids defeat to Jorgenson, Rodriguez clinches stage win
CyclingSunday, 09 June 2024 at 08:34
Primoz Roglic is usually all smiles, but the Slovenian from BORA-hansgrohe realized shortly after finishing the eighth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné that he had barely escaped disaster. Roglic cracked early and ultimately retained only eight seconds of his 1.02-minute lead over Matteo Jorgenson.
Like the rest, Roglic had to push to his limit to keep his yellow jersey, and he succeeded. However, joy was not immediate when a soigneur tried to put a towel around his neck. "No, I don't need a towel, I'm hot. I have a sweatshirt on, a bad choice, huh!" Fierce and somewhat agitated, the Dauphiné's overall winner then got on his bike to cool down.
When the organization later interviewed him as the winner of this edition, his smile had returned. "I did not expect this, no," he smiled, referring to the tight seconds game with Jorgenson from Visma | Lease a Bike. "But winning the Dauphiné, with everything that has happened in between, that's beautiful."
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Roglic wants to enjoy his Dauphiné victory
Roglic faced quite a few challenges in the French stage race. During the major crash on Thursday in the fifth stage, the BORA leader sustained a shoulder injury. It did not stop him from winning the stages on Friday and Saturday and securing a firm hold on the yellow jersey. "It was crazy with all those crashes and things that happened, things you'd rather not see. But that's also cycling. This gives confidence for the Tour de France, although the Dauphiné is something different. I'm happy and want to enjoy this because you don't win a race like this every day."
Roglic seemed to have things under control even when he cracked in the final stage. He let his BORA-hansgrohe teammates do the work and kept Jorgenson and his companions in sight for a long time. Only in the final kilometers did he seriously start to lose ground. "I could see them almost the whole time and was getting the time gaps. It was close, but fortunately in my favor. Perfect. Ultimately, I suffered a lot in the last three days, something we needed as a team."
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- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024
- This is not a gravel race. UCI fail, from the surface they are on to team tactics. In what country was the first "gravel race" in what country is the most popular gravel race? Go with the race model that created the discipline.
Barnes127411-10-2024 - And don't forget he has now won 4 of the big 10 races (Grand tours, Monuments and WC/OG) in one year with a chance to make that 5. (5 has only been done once before)Joostmehrtens05-10-2024