The fan who appeared out of nowhere and to whom Roglic owes more than half the Giro

At first his presence was somewhat unnoticed due to the nerves he sent to everyone. Roglic is a cousin when the chain jumped with 3.7 kilometers to complete the time trial.

Until that moment’roll‘ It is like a shot and every meter advanced cuts a few seconds a Geraint Thomas that he is not progressing in the demanding climb as he would like.

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In a small pothole in the asphalt, Roglic’s chain came off. He tried not to stop, but he had no choice but to put his foot down. A bike attendant came down with a second bike in case it needed to be replaced, but Roglic got it in its place.

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But at this moment, he barely touched the toe of his cycling shoe on the ground and needed help given to him by helpers and especially by a fan – who also happened to be a former teammate of Roglic’s own ski jumping team. ., Mitja Meznar– That he is located on the upper curve and when he sees his hero in trouble he descends at full speed, even if he slips and endangers his body. Later, the seconds he pushed Roglic up the hill were decisive for Primoz to win the time trial by such a margin and the Giro. Mitja Mežnar is a hero.