'Changes are a part of life' - Same Primoz Roglic, but a new path to Tour de France

Primoz Roglic
Primoz Roglic in the yellow jersey on the Col de la Loze at the 2020 Tour de France. (Image credit: Getty Images)

The team is new, the business of winning the Tour de France is still very serious, but the self-deprecation remains resolutely intact.

Before the questions started at Bora-Hansgrohe’s media day in Mallorca on Wednesday, Primož Roglič leaned across to head sports director Rolf Aldag with a conspiratorial grin. “You have a lot of words, you speak good,” he said. “I’m super happy to sit here and just say ‘yes’, ‘no,’ and smile…”

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.