'It's s**t for him but he had dry conditions': Primož Roglič on mechanical that stole stage win from Victor Campenaerts

Primož Roglič took valuable time out of his GC rivals in the stage nine time trial

Primoz Roglic on stage nine of the Giro d'Italia 2019 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) rode to victory ahead of new Hour Record holder Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Soudal) in the San Marino time trial on stage nine of the Giro d'Italia 2019.

Favourite for the Giro d'Italia overall victory, Roglič won by 11 seconds but recognised that Campenaerts had some bad luck over the 34.8km course.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.