Roman couldn’t hide his disappointment after the national championships in Zilina. He was the main protagonist but after having attached halfway through the race, his efforts were marred by a mechanical.
I had a mechanical problem with my rear derailleur, which was an unpleasant situation. It is too bad that this problem occurred in the finale. I feel really disappointed because I had good legs and I was close to winning the title,” described Roman.
“When Peter caught me I believed that we could work together, build up a solid gap and celebrate the victory. Vakoč did a great ride but I think we could have pulled it off,” regretted Roman.
Despite the fact that Roman failed to win his coveted national title he had good feelings about his performance. “Even though I attached with 90km to go I felt really great and I still had a lot of energy. I hope that the team will be happy about it,” he added.