Roglic anticipates final Tirreno time trial after limiting losses in Recanati
Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) may have lost more time to his Tirreno-Adriatico GC rival Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) on Sunday's stage 5, but he was in a philosophical mood afterwards, happy with his effort and looking forward to the challenge of Tuesday's closing time trial.
The steep climbs of Italy's eastern Marche region played host to the 'queen stage' of the race, and to Adam Yates bolstering his advantage over the Jumbo-Visma leader by another 18 seconds. Roglič could only watch as the flyweight Yorkshireman sprung away on the double-digit gradients leading to the finish in Recanati.
The usually taciturn Slovenian, who already has the UAE Tour to his name this season, was laid back about Sunday's result, satisfied that he gave his best.
"At the end, it's just a number in front of your name," he said while warming down after the stage. "I think we gave it our all with our full team, so yeah, I'm happy with today.
"It wasn't so bad. Some guys had even more problems. I'm happy – I gave my best, so what more could I do? If I could have gone faster, for sure I would have."
Monday's stage is one for the sprinters, but the traditional final time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto the following day is what Roglič will set his sights on. He's one of the top time triallists in the peloton, with two TT wins to his name in each of the past two seasons, as well as a silver medal in the discipline at the 2017 World Championships.
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