The Giro d'Italia has had it's first big star confirming the goal of overall win in 2025, as Primoz Roglic will lead a very strong Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe in search of the pink jersey. The German team will look to perform in every Grand Tour, and Roglic explains the reasoning behind his Giro-Tour double.
"The Giro was an easy decision. We will ride in Slovenia and then the Tour as the second grand tour was also an easy decision," Roglic said in a press conference, in words captured by In de Leiderstrui. "It would be a pity if I didn't start there, right? I would like to be there. A fifth overall victory in the Vuelta? Yes, I would have settled for it. But I'll do the Vuelta again sometime; it's nice to do something different for a change. In the coming years, I'm happy to go for it."
BORA has talked about the main cards to play for all Grand Tours and it is something that will please the Slovenian, winner of five Grand Tours throughout his career. At the Giro he will be backed up by none other than 2022 winner Jai Hindley and this year's runner-up Daniel Martínez. It could potentially make for the most dangerous lineup at the start.
Roglic will start the season at the Volta ao Algarve and will also have the Volta a Catalunya in his schedule, before tackling the two three-week races.
At the Tour de France Daniel Martínez should be present against backing up Roglic and potentially chasing stage wins, as will Alexander Vlasov and Florian Lipowitz. Vlasov and Jai Hindley should co-lead the team's GC aspirations at the Vuelta a España; whilst the team's cobbled and hilly classics blocks are now highly talented and also capable of fighting for big wins.
"This shows that, with our investments, we are focusing on the three biggest stage races of the year. We believe we will be competitive in all three races because all races deserve respect," he concludes.
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- I hope he rides a bitmij15-11-2026
- Greatest athlete this world has ever produced ! LOL ... you definitely are a comdian ! Cycling is so sprecialized and you think he's the greatest athlete ever ! Still laughing !frieders315-11-2026
- b.s. headline. Jonas wasn't told anything, it is just a pundit telling him what to do. the actual article is not even close to the insinuation of the headline.mij15-11-2026
- I think Roglic could have beaten Sepp. not Jonas. I was referring to Sepp.mij15-11-2026
- I'm deeply sick of this guy and his unwillingness to race seriously for more than a month or two. I'll never respect riders who do that. Seixas will be stronger than him next season, and maybe Del Toro as well. I don't even think he'll finish on the podium at any GT where Pogi, Seixas, and Del Toro are racing.megasmacky15-11-2026
- Not a chance in hell.megasmacky15-11-2026
- If you go watch some races from last season other riders that have never caught Jonas...are now catching him. Some are just riding away from him and he can't hold the wheelmd197514-11-2026
- He just doesn't have the desire anymore. I read an article earlier today that said he almost retired last year. His reasoning was he is away from home to much. Visma was able to keep him riding by allowing him to skip certain camps. So, while currently Visma is doing altitude work...Jonas is at home. Which means 2 things. 1- He maybe fresher than other riders. But, not the condition. 2-Is a somewhat slap in the face to others on the team that are supposed to help him win. Yet feel like he hasn't done what they have so perhaps they don't provide as good of protection or they ride more for theme (which the team may not notice).md197514-11-2026
- Roglic could not have won anyway, after Jonas followed him when Roglic decided it was his turn for a stage win. Jonas had already attacked Kuss twice, so it was Jonas who was within seconds of taking the lead before Kuss was 'gifted' the win. It felt a bit like Roglic was being thrown under the bus when the team made his unhappiness public.Hills3314-11-2026
- POG1, another nice doc about our favourite, I watched most of it with a big smile on my face (except for the bits about his crashes 😢 obvs!).Lozza14-11-2026
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