Martin Hvastija:

As expected we didn't really feature in the important part of the race. But we did get some TV time with Redy in the breakaway. Hoelgaard managed to score a few points for us while the others got some experience.

Race score: N/A

Fabianski wrote:

Not last year's great start of the season for you, but I guess with how T-A and P-N are unfolding, you could quickly turn things around

Nemolito wrote:

Slower start indeed, but I sense very strong races are incoming

Marko Polanc:

Our best bet to get a good result is to attack on stage 2 and make the race as difficult as possible. We don't stand much of a chance in a simple battle against the clock. Tao and Tadej can hopefully work together for one at least one of them to come away with a good result.

Martin Hvastija:

Without a top end sprinter we will try to attack the race in the final kilometres. Our success will likely be determined by how well we position ourselves for the Cipressa and the Poggio climbs. Ideally we want to be there with as many riders as possible and the do our best in the finish.

Gorazd Stangelj:

We definitely saw some improvement in this race, but we still feel we have more to show. Tao had a solid performance, but that one time loss ended up costing him a podium and a better performance in the time-trial would have seen him finish 4th overall. Dusan had his first good sprint of the season, but was off the pace in the two other stages. Saving the race for us was Gasper Katrasnik with his aggressive riding in the breakaway as he wore the KOM jersey for nearly the entire race. There are still things we have to improve on, most notably our depth scoring.

Race score: 8/10

Gorazd Penko:

Apart from most other stage races this season we had a singular goal here. To win the overall with Tadej Pogacar and we accomplished that with aplomb! The prologue and flat stages were all about not losing any unnecessary time. We thought the hilly stage might have some GC implications. That wasn't to be, but we were deeply disappointed that Habtemichael lost time on the stage.

It was different in the mountains though. Tadej simply put the pedal to the metal on the final climbs of both mountain stages. A hard tempo that no one could follow on stage 6 and multiple attacks on stage 7 led to two convincing stage victories. The final day team time-trial ended up being a procession.

Completing a mandatory sponsor goal for the first time in addition to winning our first PT race and Tadej's offseason training paying off here. We couldn't ask for much more, could we?

Race score: 10/10

Gorazd Stangelj:

It's all about getting ourselves into breakaways and try to make something happen from that. Stojnic certainly knows a fair bit about that since the won the KOM here last year. The parcours are different though, so we'll need to work even harder to get into the running.

Marko Polanc:

We've been to this race quite a few times, but the new stage 2 definitely changed the race for us. Tadej and Tao were able to ride in an aggressive manner. Both finished well and secured overall top 10 results. All the other riders failed to make an impact so it's something we'll need to take a look at if we decide to come back here next year.

Race score: 7/10

Martin Hvastija:

We weren't able to attack the race or be part of those attacks. Ivan did a good job following the wheels from the Cipressa onwards and was able to have a good sprint finish. Everyone else apart from Selimovic who was in the early day breakaway were off the pace by a lot. In other classics we want to have more numbers at the end of the race.

Race score: 6/10

Marko Polanc:

This is another race where we need to ride aggressively, enter breakways and compete for anything on offer. There is nothing for us to lose here, only things to gain. On the off chance perhaps Buitrago rides for GC, but more likely we are looking at breakaways, the last two stages in particular.

Gorazd Stangelj:

Fedorov was able to get in the breakaway on stage 1, but not him nor anyone else achieved that again. As that was our only hope of getting something extra from this race we have to make due with the experience and move on.

Race score: N/A

Martin Hvastija:

We have to try and conserve as much energy as possible until we get two the crucial cobbled sectors. From then on it will be up to Ivan to ride a smart race and follow the favourites wheels as best as possible.