Roglic continues unlikely journey with Tour de France stage win

Primoz Roglic is a man of few words. His unlikely journey from junior ski jumping world champion to the professional peloton may be one of the most remarkable stories in cycling, but Roglic is not one to wax lyrical about it, not even after becoming the first Slovenian to win a stage of the Tour de France.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.