La Vuelta 2024 - Primoz Roglic : "I was penalized 20 seconds... that's how it is and I will survive"

uh hi Pras I hope you're doing uh well today and you have a good rest day uh what do you think about the time penalty you got yesterday uh hi yes I mean just started it's a bit rainy um but uh definit will uh will enjoy my rest day yeah I mean about the time penalty I got yesterday I cannot really change it no I mean uh they put me I have 20 minutes more so yeah 20 minutes more uh 20 seconds actually more to to get back does it bother you or do you agree with the decision yeah I mean like uh like I said either I agree I I don't I disagree I mean yeah for sure I don't like it no I mean it's better with 20 less but okay I also have to go with 20 more hi Primos um did you expect to be this strong um in this week after your back injury uh hi uh Maxim uh I mean everything is hard to predict actually really in front you know uh still yes now really the finals will come uh with the with the third week uh so yeah I mean so far so good I don't complicate uh too much it's it's going great actually uh I'm I'm functioning well so yeah I I I stay positive for for for the next ones Thanos um let's quickly Look Back To Yesterday Once once more um the bike change uh was that a planned one I guess so um to to change to to a single uh uh ring at the front and uh what was the calculations how much time that could win is it the 20 lost in the end or much how much did you think that could win uh yeah I think now looking back we lose more than we win now but uh at least uh let's say was then yeah as nice as it can be in the last PRK so because yes I had more light gears uh I could uh I could spin a bit more uh going through the Steep Parts there um but yeah definitely now looking back I mean wouldn't do it again I mean it cost me uh way more that that i g with did and it was completely planned to to do it at that point and and to do it yeah yeah yeah yeah I mean more than less yeah like uh why not I mean you you have options you always I mean you you have to try the things you know and uh while you doing things some sometimes it works out you you do well some of them yes it's uh don't they don't give so positive results uh but but uh uh yeah it it was how it was we did what we did uh now have to look uh for the next days simple question you've kind of already answered it but will you do a bik change again will you ever do one again do you think after what happened yesterday hi Danielle uh in in the case or yeah let's let's if we go back to yesterday I wouldn't do it again yeah no that's for sure but for the next ones I mean or or yeah when it comes to to Opportunities or considering maybe yes that you can do it I would consider yes I mean uh uh I also let's say got out of it really positive results or or some yeah some wins so uh yeah I mean what would would consider it definitely again but yes yesterday it cost uh I think more than than that then gain pretty much can I just check you didn't do it at anares but I think you had the bike ready but did you not do it because there wasn't enough room between the two climbs just just tell us did you do it at anares or not uh no no no I was just riding with the normal bike yeah hey pimos um I was just wondering how you assess the shape and strength of Ben o Conor particularly after yesterday when people thought he might lose time uh hi Jim he's uh he's in a really good shape definitely I mean he he's a he's a great Rider uh he he already achieved some really big results so uh in that terms uh yeah not not not a so big surprise I mean he's uh he's leading the race also not on on let's say uh on a nice size or whatever I mean he he gained the time with the incredible performance of him I mean he was just riding alone out of all of us and yes for for the moment yes still still riding uh really strong um I have a question looking into the third week and uh on getting back uh the the red jersey um do you want this it like back as soon as possible or are you like staying calm and and saying the last three days will decide the the wer and I can save the energy of my team uh for this for those last three days or do you want the Jersey back as soon as possible good morning Tom uh I mean with all this uh yeah uh things is really or it's quite hard to predict uh it's I mean it's not just me uh involved it's it's the team and then it's all the guys around so it's really hard to to point out uh where or on which places you you could gain some time because sometimes it's it goes the opposite you think here not and yes here you gain something here you lose more than than you thought so yeah I mean we are still a good minute behind uh okay definitely better than uh one week ago uh but yeah still quite some work to do uh and uh yeah just have to to give our best I mean from from tomorrow on till Sunday um could you tell us something about the what do you think about the performance of loran lipovic yes uh floran is is flying I mean he's uh uh first time I race together with him he already has showed this year some some really great performances uh and yes he's uh he's showing it again here so yes white jersey what can I say really really nice to to have him uh along me uh this is a more general question but Red Bull Boran grow uh has you flaz off JL which is not in this wela also Florian lip ofit like you said is flying what what is the key for this team to keep such Unity like it has demonstrated um how can you repeat I didn't completely how does the team how was the team performing so well with all of you guys what's the secret ah oh okay okay uh uh we talk we have fun I mean try to have fun it's it's not always to to how you say it that uh it works everything really well uh but uh yeah we talk uh we talk through uh keep it keep it moving and uh and uh yeah just like that keeping it also simple not over complicated and the end having uh or try to have as much fun on the bike that we can have um you have lived the last year win of seus from from inside in the team uh do you consider that the position of Beno this year is there a little bit of comparison with with last year with step it's so a little bit of surprise uh oh yeah I mean uh it he gained a lot of time if if we say if we say like that uh on the same way from uh okay from the Breakaway but uh yeah at the end we also know I mean he's Ben o Conor he's a yeah he he's a strong guy already achieved a couple of really great results on three week races uh he's he's strong and yeah it's a big challenge I mean in front of all of us to to try to to challenge him you won laa three time you are fighting for one more t is herea the r in which you feel most comfortable uh for sure is yes of all the threee races the the one that uh uh yes it it brings me the best results uh so uh yeah comfortable it's hard to say h i mean they are all or harder it all all takes really a lot of effort but uh yeah enjoying it I mean uh if if when I am in the positions where I am uh yes it's uh I mean it's really a pleasure to to to give the best out of out of me and and the teammates and yeah all the people around um obviously you're well you're 34 and you're still competing at the very top level I'm sure you've been asked this before pretty much but do you have an idea of how long well you you think you might be able to compete at this level do you still feel young do you feel any kind of physical change decline h no don't ask this of course young I mean I still feel 18 know inside but then when I mean when you wake up or yeah he's uh definitely not not the same yes when when you're 20 years old huh I mean you know how it goes is the you get the the the the more things starts to to come out um but uh yeah for for the moment I mean it's yeah it's a pleasure huh like to be still with the racing with those young guys around you know that they still push you I mean it also at the end I say it keeps me younger as long as I can be in this circle so yeah hopefully uh I can stay there as long as possible or on the other hand you know as long as I I will feel it that that I enjoy it and I like it h yes I will be a part of it