SENCUR, Slovenia: Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar was missing, but Slovenia still had a home hero to celebrate as Primoz Roglic won the European Championships time-trial title on Wednesday.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic time-trial champion started fast and held off his charging challengers to capture the crown by 6.59 seconds ahead of Frenchman Bruno Armirail, whose compatriot Maxime Decomble finished third.
Roglic, 36, benefited from the absence of world and Olympic time-trial champion Remco Evenepoel and Italian specialist Filippo Ganna as he was cheered on by local fans along the 22-kilometre course in Sencur.
"It's simply a great feeling. Of course, it's my victory, but it's also for all the people along the course and everyone who made it possible for the European Championships to take place in Slovenia," said Roglic.
