ANDSlovenian Primoz Roglicwinner this Wednesday at l’Angliru and third overall behind his teammates Sepp Kuss and Jonas Vingegaardsaid after the stage that he was betting on him to win the 2023 Vuelta but the eventual winner would be “the one with the best legs” in the next stages.”
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“I bet, but Sepp is wearing red and I hope it’s him. But we’ll see what happens,” he joked when asked about it, and later, more seriously, he confessed that for him “it’s strange. moment when Kuss” was left two kilometers from the finish line and the three Jumbo Visma runners were going together.
The Slovenian explained that one km before, three from the finish line, he put himself ahead of the group of the best because he “felt good” and wanted to accelerate his “pace”, which he considered the best way to climb . such a climb. Roglic also emphasized that the three have “freedom” from the team to take advantage of their opportunities.
“Who wins will be decided by our boss and he has the best legs,” he said, pointing out that “the ideal scenario” is for one of his team to win.
In that sense, Roglic assured that seeing the first three in general and always dominate the race does not “affect them” in their personal relationship. “We were all together on the bus and at dinner. Their moments were very sweet and we had a lot of fun,” he highlighted.
In any case, he warned that, despite his good work and his good situation, at Jumbo everyone has to “stay focused” until Madrid.
Source: La Verdad
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