Primoz Roglic will not be the most successful runner at La Vuelta, because in this edition he will not be able to add his fourth conquest that would put him at the top of the record, But without a doubt he is a historic rider of the Spanish circuit. In addition to the three overall victories mentioned above, which also came in a row (2019, 2020 and 2021), the 33-year-old has collected a total of twelve stages in the last five editions. Every year he competed in the Vuelta he achieved at least one victory. An outlier who, at 33 years old, is just one step away from climbing back into the Madrid pits, in this case in third place along with his teammates Vingegaard and Kuss, who wants to be the winner. After the “pact” after the Angliru matchday, the Dutch team decided to maintain their positions. Roglic accepted “with his own thoughts”.
Yesterday, at the exit of La Bañeza, The Slovenian emphasized his sensitivity towards the most vulnerable people. Roglic posed smiling at the beginning of the stage with a group of mentally disabled fans. An image that shows the most human face of the Slovenian cyclist after a few days of excitement in the competition and the complicated coexistence with his own team, which did not stop him from being close to the supporters and supporting them, and especially among the most fragile. For this reason, the Jumbo received the Solidarity Jersey (www.maillotsolidario.org), a project of La Vuelta, Bicycles Without Borders and AS, with the aim of increasing the number and improvement of bicycles in Senegal so that children and young people can ride them medium to educational centers. He picked it up at the exit of Manzanares El Real from Dori Ruano, ambassador of La Vuelta Femenina.