(Rome) Primoz Roglic added to his record in Grand Tour events by winning the Cycling Tour of Italy on Sunday, which adds to his three triumphs in the Tour of Spain.
Roglic, a former ski jumping specialist, became the first Slovenian to win the Giro. He did it in spectacular fashion by winning the penultimate stage and stealing the leader’s pink jersey from Geraint Thomas in Saturday’s time trial, contested in mountainous terrain.
Riding a pink bike, wearing a pink helmet and pink socks, Roglic rode in relaxed mode on Sunday’s 135km final stage through the cobbled streets of Rome. completed next to the Roman Forum.
Roglic completed the 21st stage of the Tour of Italy 14 seconds ahead of Thomas.
Briton Mark Cavendish, who recently announced that he will retire at the end of the current season, won stage 21 in a sprint finish with a final time of two hours 48 minutes 26 seconds.
Canadian Derek Gee crossed the finish line in this field, in 57th place. Overall, Gee, a 25-year-old cyclist from Ottawa, finished 22nd, 40:54 behind the overall winner.
