OlympicTalk · Sep 14, 2019
Primoz Roglic, ex-ski jumper, set to win Vuelta a Espana
Primoz Roglic, a world junior champion ski jumper, is in line to become the first Slovenian to win a cycling Grand Tour.
Roglic, 29, leads the Vuelta a Espana by more than two minutes over Spanish veteran Alejandro Valverde going into Sunday’s final stage, usually a ceremonial ride into Madrid where there are no attacks on the red jersey.
Another Slovenian, 20-year-old Tadej Pogacar, won the last mountain stage Saturday to move past Colombian Nairo Quintana and into third place.
Roglic earned a world junior team title in ski jumping in 2007 — and suffered this scary crash — before switching to cycling.