Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) didn’t have his eyes firmly trained on the Tour de France route announcement this week, but not because he had let either the overwhelming dominance of Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) or three years of DNF-inducing crashes get to him. It was simply that he had something far more important to do – celebrate his 35th birthday.
That may have been where his focus lay when Tour de France organisers announced that the 112th edition would include two time trials and six mountain finishes next year. However, the yellow jersey of the Tour de France was not off the radar, with the four-time Vuelta a España winner and 2020 Tour de France runner-up continuing to embrace the challenge of delivering a reason to celebrate in July.
