'It really sucks for Primož' –Tadej Pogačar laments Roglič’s latest costly crash at Tour de France

Tedej Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates on stage 12 at the Tour de France
Tedej Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates on stage 12 at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

Tadej Pogačar knows a thing or two about the unlimited heartbreak Primož Roglič has endured over the years at the Tour de France. In 2020, after all, Pogačar won his first Tour by divesting his compatriot of the yellow jersey in the most traumatic of circumstances at La Planche des Belles Filles.

Roglič’s subsequent visits to the Tour have been even more accursed. A year later, his rematch with Pogačar was ended before it started by a crash in the opening days. In 2022, another crash forced Roglič to hand leadership of Jumbo-Visma to Jonas Vingegaard.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is 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.