Tour de France 2022: Primiz Roglic says Tadej Pogacar rivalry is ‘special’ for fans and pushes him to improve

Primiz Roglic insists he cannot focus on Tadej Pogacar when the pair renew their rivalry at the Tour de France next month. Pogacar is the two-time defending champion and prevailed in a memorable tussle with Roglic back in 2020. Ad/> Roglic was then forced to abandon last year’s race ahead of Stage 9 following a crash, and fresh from winning the Criterium du Dauphine, the 32-year-old Jumbo-Visma rider is relishing the prospect of competing in the Tour again, with the 2022 edition starting on July 1 in Denmark.

Critérium du Dauphiné‘Too soon’ – Roglic praises ‘big champion’ Dumoulin after retirement decision06/06/2022 AT 16:42 “It is a race that I haven’t won yet. I would love to win it,” Roglic told Eurosport’s Cycling Show. “But I don't look at it like I have really bad memories about it.

It's just some experiences that happened. Mostly it's incredible, like the way I won in 2017, I still remember my super good day going over Galibier and then finishing in Serre Chevalier. “In cycling you're going to have a lot of different kinds of goals because there are just a crazy amount of races.

Roglic and Vingegaard on top of the world, as Jumbo-Visma ride rampant ‘I’m back in the action’ — Roglic confidence growing ahead of Tour de France ‘Too soon’ – Roglic praises ‘big champion’ Dumoulin after retirement decision “But the Tour is definitely the biggest one, or one of the biggest ones. It depends for each individual. But for me, it’s a big goal to go there, do my best and try to win it.” Asked how much of his preparation has been about thinking about how to beat Pogacar, he added: “For me, I’m just trying to figure out how to get the best out of myself – how to prepare myself in the best way and how to function in the race the