‘My heart also sank’ – Tadej Pogačar talks about his relationship with compatriot Primož Roglič and that 2020 Tour de France win

From CyclingNews.com

By Owen Rogers

The two Sloveninans will once again cross Grand Tour Swords at the upcoming Vuelta España

The Vuelta a España kicks off in Monaco in less than two weeks and the Spanish Grand Tour will see two Slovenian cycling superstars join battle once again.

Riding for Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe, Primož Roglič is the race’s joint record winner, the 36-year-old winning consecutive editions between 2019 and 2021, adding a fourth red jersey in 2024. Tadej Pogačar made his Grand Tour debut at the race in 2019, winning three stages and finishing third overall. While the older man is the past master, the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider has since developed into the Grand Tour phenom of the age.

Since Pogačar memorably usurped his compatriot on the penultimate stage of the 2020 Tour de France in the mountain time trial on La Planche des Belles Filles, he has won the yellow jersey four more times, equalling the record set by true legends of the sport.