Might Primoz Roglic team up with Tom Pidcock? Unexpected move gains traction towards the end of the Tour de France

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Friday, 24 July 2026 at 12:30
Primoz Roglic at the 2026 Tour de Suisse
The transfer market keeps spinning major rumors in the middle of the 2026 Tour de France, and one name back under the spotlight is Primoz Roglic. The Slovenian, whose future remains one of next season’s big question marks, is now being linked with a completely unexpected destination: Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. The report comes from journalist Daniel Benson, one of the most respected specialists in the transfer market.

Could Roglic team up with Tom Pidcock? 

Pinarello is signing sprinters Pavel Bittner, Tom Crabbe and Tommaso Dati into the upcoming season whilst several other names that have been tied to the team are Tour stage winner Mauro Schmmid; Netcompany INEOS' AJ August and Caja Rural - Seguros RGA duo Jan Castellon and Sebastian Berwick. And amongst those on the shortlist to join the Swiss team is Roglic.
The Slovenian rider joined Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe in 2024 and won the Vuelta a España in the same year. After a 2025 season where the team's collective firepower grew due to the signing of Giulio Pellizzari and growth of Florian Lipowitz, Roglic had less space to be a leader in the team.
But with the entry of Remco Evenepoel in its ranks - as well as Jai Hindley recovering his best level, and also finishing on the podium of the Giro d'Italia this spring - Roglic has found himself far from a position of leadership in the German structure. Three years after having his contract from Visma bought out, Roglic is moving away.

Pinarello seems to take the lead for five-time Grand Tour winner

On paper, the move is not as far-fetched as it first seemed. If Roglič decides to continue beyond 2026, his top priority will be finding a team where he can target the Tour de France with full freedom to race for the general classification.
In recent months, the team have made their ambitions clear: to become a structure capable of regularly taking on the World Tour’s top squads. It is already above several in the UCI rankings and the leadership of Tom Pidcock brings both results and exposure to the second-division project.
Primoz Roglic is departing Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe at the end of 2026
Primoz Roglic is departing Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe at the end of 2026
Pinarello isn't the only team interested in signing Roglic, a rider with a Giro d'Italia and four editions of La Vuelta in his palmarès. In the space of a month, he will be starting the Spanish Grand Tour in hopes of achieving another overall win.
Reportedly, Tudor Pro Cycling Team and Bahrain - Victorious are also interested in Roglic. Bahrain, having a lot of experienced climbers and also several of his compatriots in the roster and staff team, could prove to be an interesting option on the table.
Roglic has most recently raced the Slovenian national championships, winning the time trial title. This year he was fifth at Tirreno-Adriatico; third at Milano-Torino and eighth at the Tour de Suisse.
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