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Primoz Roglic ended speculation that he may still be suffering from the after-effects of his crash in last month’s Criterium du Dauphiné race with an imperious victory in the first summit finish to this year’s Tour de France, at Orcieres-Merlette ski station in the Hautes Alpes.
As suspected before this year’s Tour began, Roglic and his Jumbo-Visma proved team to be the strongest collective, setting up the Slovenian for his first stage win in the 2020 Tour. Ferocious pace-setting from his team mates, Wout Van Aert and Sepp Kuss, set up a trademark acceleration in the final 250 metres that left his rivals breathless.
Written by Jeremy Whittle
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