"Finishing second, I've been there before. I've sat in a few hot seats and had someone come over on top… It's bike racing. It's been a rough season for me and I've turned it around. But obviously you always want a little bit more - I'll keep working and keep pushing. I've been building form in the first half and now we look forward to the rest of the race to try and attack."
Roglic was the heavy favourite to win the stage in a race missing many of the world's top time trialists, but he was made to work hard by Bevin, who started over an hour earlier and set a challenging time for his fellow contenders to beat.
One by one, each rider who passed the finishing line did so in a worse time than Bevin, who was especially excellent on the final sector of the 36.2km course.
After two tough climbs early on the stage, Bevin specifically aimed to save some power back to gain time on the flatter section, and proved to be extremely competitive on a course he said favoured the climbers.
"It really suited the climbers. It's a small road, there's no point where you can really go full power except for the final run in where you can take an edge. It's a harder course than the Tour de France. The climb is longer. It's good for climbers. I tried to hold the power and deliver a nice performance 10 days into La Vuelta," Bevin said.
Bevin set the fifth fastest time at the 11.9 kilometre checkpoint, but, timing his effort well, was second fastest at the 24 kilometre mark. Unfortunately for the 28-year-old, the one man faster than him out of 166 - Roglic - had no problems at the end of the stage, and after spending nearly an hour in the hot seat to see whether he'd be atop the podium at the end of the day, Bevin had to cede to the super Slovenian.
Fellow Kiwi George Bennett finished 28th on the stage, three minutes and six seconds behind Roglic, moving up two spots into 13th overall.
Bennett, who has admitted that he's not on his best form, would normally be set for a top 10 finish, with several riders ahead of him likely to lose significant time when the race returns to the mountains.
However, with his teammate - Roglic - now in possession of the overall lead, Bennett is likely to be required - and will happily comply - to sacrifice his ambitions in support of Roglic's quest for overall victory for their Jumbo-Visma squad.
A Kiwi denied individual glory because of the strength of Primoz Roglic?
Patrick Bevin can now relate.
