Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Road - Men's Individual Time Trial - Final - Fuji International Speedway - Shizuoka, Japan - July 28, 2021. Primoz Roglic of Slovenia in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
OYAMA TOWN, Japan (Reuters) -Primoz Roglic shrugged off Tour de France disappointment to claim Slovenia's first-ever Olympic cycling gold medal on Wednesday with a perfectly-executed ride in the road time trial.
The 31-year-old former international ski jumper flew around the 44.1km route at the Fuji Speedway in 55:04.
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