Slovenia is now synonymous with Grand Tour champions in the WorldTour ranks. The small country packs a punch as a world heavyweight in men’s road racing, bringing their super duo Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič to the 2024 Road World Championships in Zürich. Between the two riders, Slovenia have bragging rights to the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and the Vuelta a España in the same calendar year.
However, neither Pogačar nor Roglič has a rainbow jersey. While both are rivals on the road, both are accomplished climbers and could make, or break, the Slovenian effort to grab the country’s first gold.
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