Primosz Roglic revealed that he still needs to take a month off the bike to recover from bone graft surgery to fix shoulder problems caused by a series of crashes.

The leader of Jumbo Visma, who underwent surgery on October 10, revealed that he underwent some sort of bone graft to stabilize his left shoulder. He recently celebrated his 33rd birthday with a brace on his shoulder, but revealed on Instagram (opens in new tab) that he has some movement but will need another month before he can ride again.

"Rehab is going as planned. As you can see, I can move a little bit," Roglic said in the video while raising his right arm slightly.

"I still have to wait about a month before I can jump on the bike, but I'm busy with other projects. I'll be announcing our fundraising calendar next week. Check out the link. I'll keep you posted."

Roglic was awarded the Order of the Gold Medal by the President of Slovenia and participated in a ride organized by his Primoz Roglic Foundation before being hospitalized. The foundation supports cycling and the development of young athletes. The Golden Lap in Slovenia raised 20,000 euros, which went toward the purchase of children's bicycles and helmets.

Roglic decided to undergo surgery at the end of a difficult season in which he was again involved in many crashes.

He won the overall titles in Paris-Nice and the Criterium du Dauphiné that year, but dislocated his shoulder in a crash on the Paris-Roubaix cobbles on stage 5 of the Tour de France.

He stayed in the race to support Jonas Vingegaard, but left the race before stage 15 complaining of pain: "Every time I sit down and pedal, it's like a knife in my back.

He also crashed and retired at the Vuelta a España while fighting for his fourth consecutive overall win. Roglic and Jumbo Visma blamed Fred Wright for the crash, even though Roglic appeared to be heading toward the Bahrain Victorious rider.

"It is no secret that I already have several dislocations. He told Slovenian media before the surgery.

"They're going to cut a piece of bone out and move it to where the dislocation is. The arm will be immobilized for six to eight weeks after the surgery, after which it will have a passive range of motion. Fortunately, it hasn't been May or June yet."

Roglic is likely to return to road training when he joins Jumbo Visma for training camp in December.

"We have reached a limit where we have to fix these things in order to get even stronger and start preparing for the new challenges of the new season.

"We have to respect what they say. I will do everything in my power to get back in the car as soon as possible."