“It’s not true that his contract is expiring” - Red Bull clarify Primoz Roglic's future amid Remco Evenepoel transfer rumours
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With the Tour de France over, the cycling rumour mill has sparked back into life. One of the most intriguing pieces of transfer speculation has seen Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel heavily linked with a move to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. This has also raised question though, such as what this will mean for the team's current Grand Tour leader Primoz Roglic.
The signing of Roglic from Jumbo-Visma ahead of the 2024 season marked the start of a new era for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. With more financial backing than ever before, the experienced Slovenian was supposed to be the man to take the team to the next level. Although Roglic did win the Vuelta a Espana in 2024, the five-time Grand Tour winner's performances at the other Grand Tours have somewhat disappointed.
At the biggest, most-watched bike race on the calendar, the pressure is on to perform for the title sponsors. After abandoning the 2024 Tour de France ahead of stage 13 following a number of crashes, Roglic could only manage an 8th placed finish at the 2025 edition, usurped by his younger German teammate Florian Lipowitz, who secured a podium finish alongside Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard.
Add to those underwhelming performances a crash-plagued 2025 Giro d'Italia campaign that ended in another abandon, some have suggested the expected signing of Remco Evenepoel could be about to force Roglic out of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, with there even being rumours the 35-year-old's contract could be set to expire.
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According to team boss Ralph Denk though, the belief and backing of Roglic within Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe remains absolute. “It’s not true that his contract is expiring,” Denk stated on a recent team podcast following the conclusion of the 2025 Tour de France. “We’ll speak after the Tour to discuss his goals and what motivates him."
Denk also insists Roglic and Red Bull are looking ahead to a shared future together. "He’s won practically everything in cycling, except the Tour de France and the Tour de Suisse. After that conversation, we’ll determine the next steps,” he explains.
With Roglic now confirmed to be returning to racing post-Tour de France at Clasica San Sebastian 2025, could an attempt to win a record-breaking 5th Vuelta a Espana be on the cards later this summer? “Jai Hindley, Giulio Pellizzari, Giovanni Aleotti..." Denk lists off the names already pencilled into Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Vuelta lineup. "But nothing is final. We still have four weeks and a lot of racing ahead.”
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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- exactly, he had an amazing season, but with these overstatements they don‘t do him good.Ketterechts08-11-2026
- More to the point, it isn't his remaining goal.Renz08-11-2026
- lol yeahmij08-11-2026
- I know, their headlines can be so misleading. Pidcock had a great season with 5 wins. and some solid 2nds. no reason to take away from that with a fake headline.mij08-11-2026
- You can clearly see the the posture change from slightly sitting to again out of the saddle while changing of gears in the video of the sprintabstractengineer08-11-2026
- He has already beaten Pogi twice in the TDF. the achievement is over. He cannot beat Pogi now and he only has a few years left at the top. Win Giro and compete in the TDF, maximise palmares.abstractengineer08-11-2026
- Just looked again at the photo. Yeah I stand by that. If MS had fallen over in Brands direction I don’t even think she would have hit her. You must be a UCI race commissioner. I’ll be sure to check my sock height should I ever see you on a ride. Looks like everyone else on here sees what I see.mij08-11-2026
- I said looking at the photo it doesn’t appear she deviated. Chill out, not stating my word is the final judgement. Just commenting that based on the photo I don’t see it. And BTW the Dutch coach even said she didn’t impede her.mij08-11-2026
- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
- MS said she was changing gears so that caused her slight deviation. Nothing was intentional.frieders308-11-2026
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