Primož Roglič
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Primož Roglič |
| Born |
29 October 1989 Trbovlje, Slovenia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team LottoNL–Jumbo |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber, Time-trialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2013–2015 | Adria Mobil |
| 2016– | Team LottoNL–Jumbo |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 15 May 2016 | |
Primož Roglič (born 29 October 1989 in Trbovlje) is a Slovenian racing cyclist currently riding for the Team LottoNL–Jumbo cycling team.[1] Roglič started his career as a ski jumper but then shifted to cycling.
Career
Ski jumping
Roglič is a former ski jumper who competed from 2003-2011, and was the Junior World Ski Jumping champion in 2007.[2] He set his personal best at 183 metres (600 ft) at Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze flying hill in Oberstdorf, Germany in 2011. He had a horrible crash in front of his home crowd in 2007 at the Letalnica bratov Gorišek ski flying hill in Planica, Slovenia.[3][4]
Road cycling
Roglič started in the 2016 Giro d'Italia,[5] where he surprised with a second place in the opening time trial in Apeldoorn, being only one hundredth of a second slower than winner Tom Dumoulin.[6] He won the 9th stage, 40.5 km. individual time trial in Chianti.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2014
- 1st Croatia–Slovenia
- 1st Stage 2 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
- 3rd Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 2015
- 1st
Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
Mountains classification Settimana Coppi & Bartali - 2nd Overall Tour of Croatia
- 4th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Stage 5
- 2016
- 1st
National Time Trial Championships - 1st Stage 9 (ITT) Giro d'Italia
- 4th Overall Tour du Poitou Charentes
- 5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 7th European Time Trial Championships
- 10th Time trial, Olympic Games
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2016 |
|---|---|
 Giro |
58 |
| Tour |
- |
 Vuelta |
- |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ "Primož Roglič". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ Woodpower, Zeb (20 January 2016). "Former ski jumper Primož Roglič on domestique duty at Tour Down Under". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "horrible crash at Letalnica bratov Gorišek ski flying hill in Planica, Slovenia in 2007 shorter version". YouTube. 22 March 2007.
- ↑ "horrible crash at Letalnica bratov Gorišek ski flying hill in Planica, Slovenia in 2007 longer version". YouTube. 22 March 2007.
- ↑ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Giro d'Italia: Tom Dumoulin wins Apeldoorn time trial". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2016.