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'My heart also sank' - Tadej Pogačar talks about his relationship with compatriot Primož Roglič and that 2020 Tour de France win

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) and Primoz Roglic (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) during the 2026 Tour de Romandie 2026. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

The Vuelta a España kicks off in Monaco in less than two weeks and the Spanish Grand Tour will see two Slovenian cycling superstars join battle once again.

Riding for Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe, Primož Roglič is the race’s joint record winner, the 36-year-old winning consecutive editions between 2019 and 2021, adding a fourth red jersey in 2024. Tadej Pogačar made his Grand Tour debut at the race in 2019, winning three stages and finishing third overall. While the older man is the past master, the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider has since developed into the Grand Tour phenom of the age.

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