Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) has stated categorically that he will be going for the overall victory in the Vuelta a Espaņa. Third overall in the Giro d`Italia in June and the winner of two stages, as well as fourth overall in the Tour de France the year before, Roglic has stated that his mission in Spain is to go for his first outright victory in a Grand Tour. Roglic looked to be on track for the top spot in the Giro d`Italia this June, but then his hopes faded in the third week after he fell ill and was injured in crashes.ADVERTISEMENT `I want to win and I`m going to try to win,` Roglic told a small group of reporters at a press conference on Thursday evening, two days before the Vuelta start. `The podium is a nice place, but I`ve already done that at the Giro. I want to fight as hard as possible to win.` Having not raced since the Slovenian Nationals in late June in order to concentrate on getting back to his full health post-Giro, Roglic then opted to miss out on the Tour de France and go for the Vuelta. He says he is feeling good, saying, `I am ready to start the race,` but was wary about the title of number one favourite that many observers have awarded him. `Everyone starts from zero on Saturday and every day is a challenge and a fight,` he pointed out cautiously. `I`m doing the Vuelta for the first time, but we have a really strong team and I`m looking forward to it.`
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