Roglič and Pogačar: No Rivalry, Only Unity Ahead of Kigali 2025
As anticipation builds for the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Slovenia’s national team coach, Uroš Murn, has delivered a statement that is resonating across the cycling world. With Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič both set to ride under the Slovenian flag, many expected discussions of rivalry. Instead, Murn emphasized harmony, strategy, and national pride.
“(Pogačar and Roglič) are two riders of very high level,” Murn told reporters. “When we are in the national team, there is no rivalry between them. We know what our collective chances are and we know the individual possibilities. Everyone adapts to that.”
The declaration reflects Slovenia’s growing stature as a cycling powerhouse. Pogačar, the two-time Tour de France champion, and Roglič, a Vuelta a España legend and Olympic gold medalist, have each defined the sport in recent years. Yet the coach insists that when the two giants ride in Slovenian colors, the focus shifts entirely to teamwork and maximizing their shared strengths.
Kigali 2025 will mark the first-ever World Championships held on African soil, adding a unique layer of significance to the event. For Slovenia, it presents a golden opportunity to showcase not just individual brilliance, but also tactical cohesion.
Cycling fans are already buzzing at the prospect of Pogačar and Roglič working in tandem rather than against each other. Their combined talent could be the ultimate weapon on a demanding course expected to test endurance, climbing ability, and tactical intelligence.
With Murn’s assurance of unity, Slovenia heads into Kigali not as a team divided by star power, but as a united force with the potential to write history. As the countdown begins, all eyes are on whether this dream duo can deliver cycling’s ultimate prize togethe
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