ROGLIČ’S YEAR- BY-YEAR PROGRESSION IN CYCLING SO FAR

2013

Signs for Slovenian Conti squad Adria Mobil, aged 25. Races the Coppi e Bartali as his first real European road race and finishes 60th. His best result for the year is 15th at his home Tour of Slovenia.

2014

Wins his first pro race on stage 2 of the Tour d’Azerbaidjan from a long break, outsprinting fellow escapee Will Clarke in the two-up sprint. Follows it with third at the Sibiu Cycling Tour in July.

2015

Wins a stage and the GC at the Tour of Azerbaijan, but impresses Jumbo-Visma with victory in Slovenia ahead of Team Sky’s Michael Nieve. Gets his fifth win with a stage at the Tour of Qinghai Lake.

2016

Joins the WorldTour with the Dutch squad and makes an instant impact, winning the stage 9 TT at the Giro on his grand tour debut. Becomes Slovenian national TT champion during summer.

2017

Earns leadership in week-long stage races and shows his pedigree with a win at the Volta ao Algarve. Finishes fourth at Tirreno and fifth at the Basque Country, where he also wins two stages.

2017

Makes his Tour debut and becomes the first Slovenian to win a stage. Crosses the line solo after getting into the early break in the Alpine stage to Serre Chevalier, and dropping everybody.

2018

Wins nine races including the GC titles at Romandie, Basque Country and Slovenia. Never finishes outside the top 10 at a stage race he starts to make him one of the most consistent GC riders.

2018

Co-leads at the Tour with Steven Kruijswijk. Wins a stage with a solo attack in the Pyrenees, but has to settle for fourth in Paris after narrowly falling off the podium on the stage 20 TT.

2019

Starts the year in firing form and wins the GC at all three stage races he lines up for in the spring: the UAE Tour, Tirreno and Romandie, as well as adding four stages along the way.

2019

Goes into the Giro as a favourite and Jumbo’s sole team leader. He takes the pink jersey with a win in the stage 1 TT. But he struggles in the Dolomites and has to settle for third overall in Verona.

2019

He lines up at the Vuelta as the rider to beat. Even with crashes and chaos in crosswinds, once Roglič takes red with a win in the TT he holds on to claim Slovenia’s first grand tour win.