Giro d’Italia: Roglic masterpiece, in the Lussari time trial he wears pink

In the 18.6 km against the clock, the Slovenian comes up 26″ behind Thomas and now, before the catwalk in Rome, he has a 14″ lead over the Welshman. For the 33-year-old it is the first success in the Giro after having won the Vuelta three times

David Romans

Primoz Roglic won the 106th Giro d’Italia. The 33-year-old Slovenian of Jumbo Visma conquered the pink jersey in the dreaded Lussari time trial and tomorrow, at the finish line in Rome, he will be crowned king of the Giro. Today in the 18.6 km against the clock – the third of these three weeks of racing after the Trabocchi and Cesena, both won by Evenepoel who then retired due to Covid – Roglic, 26″ behind Thomas before the start, ran a time trial in crescendo: ahead of 2″ in the first intermediate time (after the bike change from the time trial one to the road one), the Slovenian had a 16″ advantage at the second detection. Not even a mechanical problem halfway up the climb, which forced him Slovenian to stop, stopped the slow but inexorable comeback culminating with the 44’23” finish against Thomas’s 45’03”. A 40″ gap that gives Roglic a 14″ advantage before the last catwalk of Rome: for Roglic it is the fourth great lap of his career after three victories at the Vuelta (2019, 2020 and 2021).

Giro 2023, time trial results

Here are the top 10 riders of the Lussari time trial, the third of this pink race.

  1. Primoz Roglic (Slo, Jumbo-Visma) in 44’23”
  2. Geraint Thomas (GB, Ineos Grenadiers) at 40″
  3. Joao Almeida (Por, Uae Emirates) at 42″
  4. Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorius) at 55″
  5. Thibaut Pinot (Fra, Groupama-Fdj) at 59″
  6. Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) at 1’05”
  7. Brandon McNulty (USA, Uae Emirates) at 1’07”
  8. Thymen Arensman (Ola, Ineos Grenadiers) at 1’18”
  9. Andreas Leknessund (Nor, Team Dsm) at 1’49”
  10. Jay Vine (Aus, Uae Emirates) at 1’53”

Tour 2023, the general

Here are the top 10 riders in the general classification after the Lussari time trial.

  1. Primoz Roglic (Slo, Jumbo-Visma) in 82’40’36”
  2. Geraint Thomas (GB, Ineos Grenadiers) at 14″
  3. Joao Almeida (Por, Uae Emirates) at 1’15”
  4. Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorius) at 4’40”
  5. Thibaut Pinot (Fra, Groupama-Fdj) at 5’43”
  6. Thymen Arensman (Ola, Ineos Grenadiers) 6’05”
  7. Eddie Dunbar (Irl, Jayco AlUla) 7’30”
  8. Andreas Leknessund (Nor, Team Dsm) at 7’31”
  9. Lennard Kamna (Ger, Bora-Hansgrohe) at 7’46”
  10. Laurens De Plus (Bel, Ineos Grenadiers) at 9’08”



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