La Vuelta 2022: ‘If Primoz Roglic stays on his bike he will be incredibly hard to beat’ – Robbie McEwen

Primoz Roglic will be “incredibly hard to beat” at this year’s La Vuelta as long as he “can stay on his bike” according to Eurosport cycling expert Robbie McEwen. Roglic has had just two weeks of training ahead of the final Grand Tour of the year after the injuries he sustained at the Tour de France, which forced him to abandon early. Ad Despite the difficult preparation, the Jumbo-Visma rider is still tipped as the favourite by many including McEwen, although Simon Yates also got a mention.

Vuelta a EspañaEvenepoel will target stage wins over GC at Vuelta – Contador2 HOURS AGO “I want to say Simon Yates [can win La Vuelta] but the amount of time-trialling has me doubting that,” McEwen told Eurosport. “Roglic could still do it. It's hard to know.

I know he, as well as his team, will have left no stone unturned in his recovery. “They are so meticulous, they've got everything at their disposal and if he's starting, it means he's ready to start it. He will be really good.

“For me, what's always suited Roglic with the Vuelta is its lack of complexity when it comes to the course and how hard fought it is to be at the front as opposed to the Tour de France. It's a less nervous race. “It's a lot of big wide-open roads, big Spanish straights, just everything open.