Primož Roglič rolled straight through the finish area on Ortona’s Via della Libertà without a second glance for the television crews trying to flag him down. He had just lost 46 seconds to Remco Evenepoel in the opening time trial of the Giro d’Italia. The clock had already said plenty. What more could he add?
Still, it would be remiss not to hear the thoughts of the joint-favourite for the Giro after a setback like this, and so a troupe of reporters set off jogging in pursuit of Roglič. Fortunately for them, the Slovenian’s knowledge of the back streets of Ortona was as ropey as theirs, and he had to stop by a crash barrier to seek directions to his team van from a Jumbo-Visma soigneur.
