Third Vuelta victory: Roglic also wins the final time trial

Primož Roglič (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈpriːmɔʃ ˈɾoːglìːtʃ] (listen); born 29 October 1989) is a Slovenian auto racing cyclist who flights for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo-- Visma. He began as a ski jumper but switched to cycling. At the 2017 Excursion de France, Roglič came to be the first Slovenian to win a Scenic tour de France phase. In September 2019, Roglič won the Vuelta a España, coming to be the very first Slovenian to win a Grand Trip competitors. He has likewise completed on the last podium at the 2019 Giro d'Italia (third total), and at the 2020 Scenic tour de France (second overall); throughout the latter race, he became the very first Slovenian to use the yellow jacket, before losing out to compatriot Tadej Pogačar. He won the 2020 Vuelta a España, safeguarding his title from 2019. In 2021, he won an Olympic gold medal in the men's private time trial. He after that took place to win his third Vuelta in a row.He was the world No. 1 placed roadway cyclist in the UCI Globe Ranking, having held the leading placing for 75 weeks in overall (all-time best). He has ended the season two times as the number one ranked bicyclist.

Defending champion Primoz Roglic has won the Spain tour of the wheel professionals with a power demonstration for the third time in a row. The Slovenian Star of the Jumbo-Visa team decided on Sunday also the 33.8 km long time trial with destination in the world-famous pilgrimage Santiago de Compostela for themselves. For the 31-year-old it was the fourth stage win at this year's tourist tour, also the prelude in Burgos he had won.

Roglic was launched with a non-comfortable lead of 2:38 minutes on his last adversary Enric Mas (Spain / Movistar) as the last driver. When the Olympic champion in this discipline could have stopped him only a fall - but except for a nearly patter at a junction he did not break anything anymore. Shortly before the goal he even overtook the Mas started for two minutes before him.

With a time of 44:02 minutes and a cut of 46.0 km / h Roglic won the time trial in front of the Danes Cort Nielsen (44:16) and the Dutch Thyme Arensman (44:55).

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Roglic won the Vuelta as only third profi after the Swiss Tony Rominger (1992 to 1994) and the Spaniard Roberto Heras (2003 to 2005) for the third time in a row. Heras is record winners of the youngest of the three major state tours with four wins.