The UNIQUE Rise Of Primož Roglič | From Ski Jumper to Giro d'Italia Winner

[@hrishikeshmasurkar8434]

Thank you Scott for telling Primoz’s story so well… I started watching cycling seriously in the Covid year of 2020 and without knowing much history or the riders I had a connect with him and his straight forward attitude right away… after it sunk in what a big loss he suffered in the TDF 2020, his resilience and ability to rebound with amazing wins in the Vuelta, Olympics TT and now the Giro is exceptional… I hope this Giro win helps him to shed this image of the tragic and at times weak hero and get his cherished TDF victory and a place in the all time modern greats… Roglic is a hero difficult to bracket in any of our dimensions, but his ability and pure talent to win is unsurpassed.. I am sure he will get the TDF victory in his career too.. let’s see someone else beat him on a steep uphill sprint 😊

[@chaguitostgo8557]

Good God bless this real humble warrior..uhraaa

[@GaiusPrimusMatius]

Ohhh I can' t say anyhing but just sole admiration....what a story....for Hollywood movie indeed....proud to be Slovenian.... chapeu all the way!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@music5543]

Matjaz se strinjam s tabo tko k cela SLO🇸🇮🥇!!

[@matotopic7037]

Bravo Primoz,bravo za Slovence i nama Hrvatima koji pratimo biciklizam je srce puno ,Sto vi imate dvojicu nevjerivatnih sportista Jedva cekam Tour de France da navijam za Pogacu .Ako ce i Primoz voziti neka pobjedi bolji ,sveeno je ,ki bo zmagal

[@rcdogmanduh4440]

And us Americans the love to grab on to another's star to raise us up!

[@WegrennerX]

Go slovenia!

[@EdvardRojc]

A very nice collection of old photographs and video clips with a remarkable story. Good work.

[@RudeCorona]

Lots of heartbreaks in my life, but I shed more tears for this guy than all my girlfriends combined. What an emotional roller coaster is rooting for this guy. But it's worth it. He's a good dude. Great rider and he's still not done winning shit.

[@Acura1NSX]

An absolutely incredible talent and competitor.... I'm so proud of Primoz with his 2023 Giro win! He was the class the field and proved it on stage 20 with an unworldly performance! He will be & is a true legend!

[@LL-iy7bg]

Beautiful,it HIM🐐 The Rocky of cycling.💪

[@mimisheean3411]

This year’s Giro was such an exciting race, thank you Primoz!

[@danmc7815]

Exciting? Except for a couple stages, I thought the GC battle was boring. However, Roglic was spectacular on Stage 20. Amazing!

[@omkssiyoussef1453]

thank you for this story. really Primos is a great champion who marks the history of cycling. despite the falls and the mechanical problems he resumed and he won. I respect him

[@27istceline]

que de victoires Primoz ! on ne peut que féliciter ce grand champion , le bonheur de le voir lever les bras ...merci Primoz , merci a tous vive Jumbo !

[@90330]

I think he gained his superpower in that ski jump crash. I can tell this from years of studying superheroes comic books. All the superheroes get their superpowers in some traumatic experiences.

[@kimmirossi46]

Thank you man for this MARVELOUS VIDEO!!! RESPECT! Roglič is A GOD!

[@thecyclingdane]

Thank you for the kind words :) and glad you enjoyed it

[@joseduran1877]

Es un verdadero campeon

[@guptasaahil4u2]

You are NOT a failure, until you fail to get up and try again! Roglic is the embodiment of this maxim.

[@lukadobo4769]

Thank you for this great video about Rogla. He is really a special driver and an humble guy. You gotta love him. All the shit he's been trough but never gave up and gets back on top again and again. I can't describe the feelings after he won stage 20 of this Giro.

[@igaroot]

The Lack of Hype in this video is refreshing if not shocking. Thanks for a very informative video. Go Primoz!

[@jacquesdepocas859]

Roglic is a great champion and a great sportsman!

[@AK-jl5xt]

What a champion! Very few in the sport have his mental strength and resilience. His ability to rebound from setbacks is second to none!

[@MAP_LPC]

Huge respect for Primoz!

[@swissbiggy]

UCI World Tour Grand Tour or one week Tour overall victories in the last 5 years : Roglic 14x = Vuelta 3x, Giro, Basque Country 2x, Romandie 2x, UAE, Tirreno Adriatico 2x, Paris-Nice, Dauphiné, Catalunya. Pogacar 7x = Tour 2x, UAE 2x, Tirreno Adriatico 2x, Paris-Nice. Evenepoel 3x = Vuelta, UAE, Poland. Vingegaard 2x = Tour, Basque Country. Do I need to say more ?

[@Guzguz28]

❤❤❤

[@raphaelovicstrassovic9440]

One can definitely hear that u are not that used to talk about ski jumping 😂, great vid as always

[@DryAx3]

He totaly butchered Planica name. 🤣

[@danakaleb4882]

He totally butchered all Slovene names, but Roglić

[@jimtipton8888]

I’ve enjoyed watching Roglič or his career. He has a certain panache and any race he is in he will animate. Happy to see his Giro success! Bravo!

[@yogawithandy]

Nice video. Thank you. Perhaps you could have added that Roglič has 74 victories and that in comparison Pogačar has 58.

[@primozdolenc7566]

Tadej is quite years younger. Respect for both.

[@yogawithandy]

@@primozdolenc7566 Sure, Tadej is younger (to pa vem). I wanted to point out how amazing both Rogič and Pogačar are. Jonas Vingegaard has "only" 20 victories.

[@mondociaociao]

come on! Tadej is 23 and Roglic 33. Roglic is fantastic for himself, it's unnecessary to try to diminish Tadej.

[@yogawithandy]

@@mondociaociao Dude, there is no way that I am trying to put down Tadej. I am a bigger fan of Pog than I am of the Rog. Read my other comment in this post.

[@mondociaociao]

@@yogawithandy ah, ok! sorry. I misunderstood your comment! ☺☺☺

[@xavierdegracia3415]

Primoz es un tipo increible, un ejemplo de vida.

[@yspegel]

First time I noticed him was during that solo in the Alps "who is this guy? That is incredible!" I'm not a fan of Vinegar or Jumbo but would love to see Roglic win the Tour de France at least once..... and less crashing please!

[@dustedstar5158]

Great vid, cheers

[@recrevs963]

lets not forget LBL in 2020. not his force that loulou started to celebrate. that 2017 stage 17 was something else and first time i started paying attention.

[@omahafold]

Fokus on final destination, determination and stubbornness. Fall after fall after fall.. Korenina, bravo. Only few of you mfs can lift sLOVEnia out of system. Thanks🎉

[@joeviloria2494]

Nice coverage and review of his history. Although I must say, you missed his Liege Bastogne Liege victory against Alaphilippe. That was a nice win.

[@thecyclingdane]

Yeah you are right I should have included but trimmed it out just so it wasnt too long

[@foldupaudi7645]

Thank you

[@richardwallace133]

I hope he rides the tour as co leader

[@michaelsteven1090]

No, that wouldn’t be good at all..give him more respect than that

[@johnbowman83]

What an athlete - amazing determination to continue winning after so many set backs

[@_kindred4393]

he is tenacious.

[@ravi06197]

Worldwide, Pog has got a much larger legion of fans. But in his home country, Rog appears to have greater popularity - if the thousands of Slovenians who had turned up to cheer him on at the ITT is any indicator.

[@matthillard9363]

The determination is so rare. I watched a clip on him years ago and when he realised he wouldn't be world champion at ski jumping he made his mind up to be a world champion in another sport. Deserves everything he's earned

[@beatrix2523]

it’s Planizza, like pizza 🍕 but no worries it’s just an obscure Nordic sport

[@thecyclingdane]

Oops I apologise hahaha

[@Luca_erre]

In my opinion he should go to Tour de France, also without doing races before, maybe Just a short training Camp. For 3 reasons: After Pogacar crash in LBL nobody knows if he Will be at 100% for the Tour (a broken wrist is not a joke) Second: he has nothing to loose, if he win the Tour It's history, if not, that's ok anyway, he can help Vingeegard Third: if he goes to vuelta and win, It's great but It doesnt change his career.

[@omahafold]

He will go all in. Otherwise is rigged like 🤔 every sports..

[@alesksander]

I think this is not good for his body. Sadly u need to be pragmatic. Vuelta this year and next year full attack on that elusive Tour. Maybe change teams and full send for tour ambitions till end of career.

[@guptasaahil4u2]

He shouldn't do Le Tour this year, after taking part in the Giro. Exactly 1 month to the Tour from now. Maybe La Vuelta 2023 and then definitely Le Tour 2024. You have to think from Jonas' perspective and that of the team as well. Jonas would like to come back to the Tour to defend his title. And the team TJV need to walk a tight rope by managing ambitions of so many world class road racers - Roglic, Jonas, WVA, Sepp Kuss (I think this American super climber could become a GC team leader soon).

[@KonnoOC]

Cool video! Here's an idea if you guys want to continue doing a mini series like this: Since you have the "Wtf happened to [insert rider name]" maybe you could name the new one "Who tf is [insert rider name here]" where you talk about a relevant riders backstory and rise in cycling fame.

[@thecyclingdane]

That is a good idea :)

[@TheRawvoice]

Rim brakes for the win!

[@AlexRochette]

Why was Roglic retiring from the Vuelta 2022 controversial? 🤔

[@thecyclingdane]

Basically this kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmrKm6xsqdegY8U

[@Mgoblagulkablong]

Why didn't he ride the TdF in 2019?

[@arturogarcia5505]

He made Giro-Vuelta that year. Kruijswijk was the leader of Jumbo in the Tour that year.

[@tonibratina]

...yeah,because no one can drive all 3 in same season with some hope of sucsses in them.

[@Guzguz28]

❤❤❤

[@lenapatrik8844]

❤

[@nikgracanin6180]

Did you know Roglič used to be a ski jumper? Wild, huh?

[@davidconlon2629]

Why the mystery? High VO2 max and tolerance of lactate is transferable across all sports.

[@glywnniswells9480]

Except in ski jumping where it is totally irrelevant

[@mondociaociao]

I hope in the 2024 Pogacar and Vingegaard race Il Giro d'Italia then Primoz goes to the Tour de France and wins . He won La Vuelta and Il Giro, to complete the THREE BIG only need to win the Grande Boucle.

[@bobfoster687]

To me he resembles Mark Wahlberg.

[@stanek7285]

its planica not palinca

[@rodrigoarreguin9865]

On the hot sauce like all the other top cyclist. He and everyone else are doing mutan wkg up the hardest climbs. Im all for it.

[@jimtipton8888]

You gave me a flash back. Armstrong and Pantani racing up Mt Ventoux circa 2000. Now that was juice fueled racing!

[@matttilley8620]

Wait a second: Roglic suffers a series of horrible injuries in a ski jump competition and he decides to quit the sport, take up a brand new one, and become pro in one year. That makes absolutely no sense. Other than requiring strong legs, ski jumping shares nothing in common with cycling. This guy has to be on the gear.

[@samdeluca1334]

Clearly he has the physiology for it, you either have it or you don't

[@darjotercelj6943]

Weight control is also common. Ski jumpers are very slim maybe even more then cyclists. He also made some tests which swhowed his incredible endurance capacities. That horrible ski jump accident hapened only 10 km from Monte Lussari, in Planica. Quite a story.

[@janefreeman995]

After some physiological testing, one of his mentors / coaches pointed this out to a cycling team. Comparatively, I think Sepp Kuss entered the sport a little later in the game. I also find the Jay Vine story incredible as well.

[@CFCMahomet]

I’m trying, but I just don’t like Primoz as a rider.

[@evelineperko6685]

😂😂😂😂 no one cares😂😂😂😂ok? Take care of yourself!

[@martindixiesparks]

on drugs

[@alpineanubis]

You are on drugs? Get help then

[@EU_resident]

🤡🤡🤡

[@lojzeprsa4660]

Of course, only him, Dumm Dixie! All the others goes for sausages and oranges...

[@Mgoblagulkablong]

you are

[@tonibratina]

....hahaha...maybe you...Rogla champ just have heart of ultimate champion...eye of the tiger and a living legend.

[@frenkkersnik8059]

Its POGAČAR and not POGAGAČAR COME ON MAN!!