Roglic thankful for 'super good luck' after near miss in Giro d'Italia crashes

Primoz Roglic was happy to make it through a hectic Giro d'Italia stage 5
Primoz Roglic was happy to make it through a hectic Giro d'Italia stage 5 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Giro d'Italia contender Primož Roglič crossed the finish line of stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia thanking his lucky stars after narrowly avoiding a serious collision in the first of multiple crashes that ripped through the peloton in a fraught finale.

"Happy to be here" was Roglič's succinct analysis of how he felt about the closing kilometres of the stage, which saw key rival Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) crash twice in one day.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.