Vuelta a Espana 2021: Jumbo Visma's Primoz Roglic 'super happy' with time trial win in prologue
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Updated 14/08/2021 at 19:47 GMT
Jumbo Visma's Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic started Saturday's time trial in the first stage of the 2021 Vuelta a Espana in Burgos as the favourite for the general classification in Spain. He then put in the best effort of the day as he claimed the win, and the red jersey, and he appeared in relaxed mood as he spoke to Eurosport.
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Primoz Roglic was delighted with a ‘crazy’ time trial performance at the opening stage of the Vuelta a Espana.
The 31-year-old Slovenian won in Burgos as he built on his Olympic Gold medal in Tokyo last month, and while interviewed on Eurosport’s The Breakaway post-race analysis, he described the competing demands of such a short event.
“Crazy, huh? Obviously it was enough. I’m super happy with today's result,” he began.
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Talking of the abridged length of the course, he nevertheless said: “It was super hard, you don’t wish for more when you cross the line. It’s harder. It’s all-out from start to finish.
“The fact is you have to go fast up, and you have to come down and survive the corners.”
Asked if he would be aiming to keep hold of the red jersey, he would only say that it was, “A beautiful start. I’m enjoying it. Hopefully I can enjoy it with the team in the coming days.”
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