The highest mountain in Slovenia provides the venue for the National Championship. If asked for a Slovenian climber, everyone will answer Spilak. The underdog is Roglic.
First climb is done, and every and only every rider with a (semi-)professional contract is in the front group. Isostar leads unsurprisingly as they have the most riders.
Former World Champion Kump, his last outing in the rainbow jersey before handing it over to Wisniowski, has transformed in a mountain goat, setting the pace on the final climb. No attacks with five kilometer to go, still eighteen riders in the front group. Spilak is the last carriage on the Isostar train, Roglic glued to his wheel.
And as expected, Spilak attacks and Roglic follows. Polanc, Novak and Svab also try to follow but the gap is there.
Sprinting side-by-side, Roglic with the slight edge at 500 meters. Korosec has caught up to the group battling for third, going four-wide. A few more riders about to rejoin as well.
But it's Simon Spilak who wins the Slovenian Championship anyway! Roglic falls a half-a-bike short. Polanc finishes third ahead of Novak, Svab and Korosec. Mohoric seventh, Pibernik eighth, Pogacar ninth, Koren tenth.
Spilak has one, can he get two? He has to beat Koren though!
Per is the benchmark: 1h05'12.
M. Groselj goes under his time at the first checkpoint by one second. At the second checkpoint it is two seconds and at the finish line it is three. Nice consistent ride rewarded with the hot seat.
Penko and Z. Groselj fall short on these times by twenty seconds.
Roglic does go under this time by 45 seconds, with only the two favorites left to finish.
Spilak is the better over Roglic again, but had perhaps hoped to beat him by more than 24 seconds. One hour, four minutes flat.
Koren has already beaten Spilak by twenty-two seconds after one-third. At the finish line it is a minute to take the win in one hour and three minutes flat.
Kristjan Koren prevents Spilak from taking the double!
Slovenian National Road Race Championship 
