‘I’m back in the action’ - Primoz Roglic's form growing ahead of Tour de France as he takes Criterium du Dauphine lead

Primoz Roglic said he’s “super happy to be back in the action,” on the back of a successful day at Criterium du Dauphine, after a knee injury forced him to restructure his schedule. The Slovenian impressed on a key day in the Dauphine’s mountain stages, silencing any pre-race doubters, and is happy with how his form is progressing ahead of the Tour de France. Ad/> At Vaujany on Saturday, Roglic skipped clear of a weary GC group on the upper reaches of the final climb to showcase his growing form, which also put him in the yellow jersey, with the opportunity to win the Dauphine for the first time in Jumbo-Visma’s history.

Critérium du DauphinéVerona keeps Roglic at bay for a stage win in the Alps, Slovenian takes race lead5 HOURS AGO “Definitely, it was super important for my confidence,” Roglic said in his yellow jersey press conference. “I took time now to come back. I’ve actually felt better and better the whole week.

Already in the time trial I saw that I can push a bit. «Today I’m super happy that I’m back, and I’m back in the action.» Before impressing in Vaujany, Roglic hadn’t raced since late April and was forced to restructure his schedule due to a knee injury. “Looking from the point of view of my preparation, I didn’t really prepare for the Dauphine," Roglic said.