Primoz Roglic made history for Slovenia in the men's time trial at the UCI Road World Championships as the 27-year-old claimed the silver medal. Ten year's ago, Roglic was competing at the junior ski jump world championships, winning gold. His medal-winning performance in Bergen is arguably a better result and confirms the LottoNL-Jumbo rider's decision to make the switch to cycling was the right move.
Roglic has enjoyed a season of confirmation in 2017 after a strong 2016 season that saw him win a time trial stage of the Giro d'Italia. This year, Roglic has won the Volta ao Algarve, finished fourth at Tirreno-Adriatico, won the final day time trials at Vuelta al Pais Vasco and Tour de Romandie, and won the Ster ZLM prologue. He also enjoyed a solo Tour de France stage win on his debut at the French Grand Tour.
While the favourite status for the time trial pre-race was reserved for the likes of Tom Dumoulin and Chris Froome, Roglic was a dark horse for the podium.
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24th on his Worlds debut last year on the flat Doha course, Roglic explained the 2017 course was always going to be better suited to his characteristic and believed in his ability to podium.
"It was a challenge for me since the start of the season. The course suited me more than say the one from last year in Qatar, and this was an opportunity. I wanted to really go for it," Roglic said.
Finishing with the 3.4 kilometre Mount Fløyen climb, riders debated the merits of a bike change to ensure a fast ride in the finale. Roglic's decision to opt for a bike changed paid off as he rode the fastest time up Fløyen but explained Tom Dumoulin was unbeatable with or without a bike change.
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