Tour de France: Primož Roglič puts his own doubts to rest with strong performance in Pyrenees

The Slovenian questioned his form after Saturday's stage eight, but put in an assured performance to move into yellow the following day

Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič on stage nine of the Tour de France 2020 (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Tour de France's new yellow jersey is a bit of an enigma.

Since Primož Roglič began his WorldTour career with Jumbo-Visma in 2016, the line about him being a former ski jumper has been overplayed, and the rise of Slovenia as a cycling nation was announced by his Vuelta a España victory alongside compatriot Tadej Pogačar's (UAE Team Emirates) third place.

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