This article summarizes the most impressive stats, performances, and records of a former ski jumper, Primož Roglič. I created them based on several sources and also my own calculations. These stats are updated once a year at the end of the cycling season.
Hopefully, you will like them. If you know of any other records not listed or interesting stats about Primož, please contact me or comment below.
NOTE: Most of the following statistics are based on Primož Roglič’s professional career at the Continental and World Tour level, where he has been riding since 2013.
Primož Roglič Victories and Win Rates
During his career, Primož Roglič has won 80 races from 580 race days. He has won 7 one-day races, of which 1 monument, 20 GCs, 35 stages, and 18 time trials. His win rate is an incredible 14%! He wins about every 7th race (or stage) he enters.
His top 10 rate is even more impressive. He finished in the top 10 in 38.2% of races (or stages) he completed1.
In 2023, Primož Roglič won 1 one-day race, 4 GCs, 9 stages, and 1 time trial. His win rate was 23.4%. He won every 4th race2 he entered. He finished 35.9% on the podium and 53.1% in the top 10!
Primož Roglič had only 11 DNFs in his WT career and 4 DNS. Unfortunately, these DNS were in important stage races like the Tour de France.
Primož Roglič won the UCI ranking 2 times in a row (2019-2020).
Primož Roglič averages about 8200 racing kilometers per year.
The longest race that Primož Roglič rode was Milan–San Remo (2022). It was 293 km long.
The shortest race that Primož Roglič rode was the 5th stage of the 68th Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. It was only 49.5 km long.
The highest average speed of Primož Roglič in the race or stage3 he won was 44.86 km/h. It was the 5th stage of the 2015 Tour of Qinghai Lake from Xihaizhen to Gonghe.
Primož loves racing in Italy and has participated in 21 different races here. His next-most visited countries for racing are France (13), Slovenia (7), and Spain (7).
Primož Roglič in Grand Tours
Primož Roglič has won the Vuelta a España GC classification 3 times (2019–2021). He also won the points classification in 2019 and 2020.
Primož Roglič has won 1 stage (ITT) at the Giro d’Italia, 3 stages at the Tour de France, and 12 at Vuelta a España.
Primož Roglič did not finish 3 GTs (2× TdF, 1×Vuelta).
Primož Roglič spent 6 days in pink, 11 days in yellow, and 34 days in red jersey.
Primož Roglič won the 2019–2021 Vuelta a España with a BMI of about 21.3, which is ~0.15 higher than the Vuelta a España GC winners’ BMI average.
Primož Roglič’s Most Impressive Watt Performances
The following watt performances are based on calculations from Gabriel Stróżyk (NaichacaCycling) and charts from Kārlis Ozols (CyclingGraphs). Each performance is estimated in watts per kilogram (ᵉW/kg).
Primož Roglič did 6.43 ᵉW/Kg for 14:20 min on Tre Cime di Lavaredo in 2023.
Primož Roglič did 6.87 ᵉW/Kg for 23:54 min on Lo Port – Mont Caro in 2023.
Primož Roglič did 6.20 ᵉW/Kg for 25:21 min on Picon Blanco in 2023.
Primož Roglič did 6.26 ᵉW/Kg for 29:27 min on Santuario del Monte Lussari in 2023.
Primož Roglič did 6.27 ᵉW/Kg for 34:34 min on Solaison in 2022.
Primož Roglič did 6.05 ᵉW/Kg for 39:58 min on Col de Turini in 2022.
Primož Roglič did 6.43 ᵉW/Kg for 41:24 min on Angliru in 2023.
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Sources and Notes
Preview picture source: Sirotti