“Next year will be the ‘real’ start for us... We can improve from where we are now, by a lot" - Red Bull-BORA send out warning to rest of the peloton

Gaining the massive investment boost of global drinks powerhouse Red Bull in 2024, the former BORA - hansgrohe now have one of the biggest budgets in the peloton. Although 2024 was a successful season, with Primoz Roglic notably winning the Vuelta a Espana, the best is still yet to according to team head of performance Dan Lorang.

“Last year Red Bull was on the jersey, but not much more. But over winter we’re really becoming Red Bull in structure and resources,” the aforementioned Lorang explains determinedly in conversation with Velo, insisting 2025 is set to be a real statement season. “Next year will be the ‘real’ start for us with Red Bull,” he says.

“We will have a lot of changes going into 2025, and a lot more opportunity. We will have more people working for us, new opportunities to enhance performance, better access to facilities. It could be a game changer for us,” Lorang continues. “After the winter, we will be even better prepared. We will have the base to say we can fight for the podium at the Tour de France. We will really be ready to win the biggest races.”

In terms of incomings for the 2025 campaign, the likes of Finn Fisher-Black, Oier Lazkano, Gianni Moscon, Giulio Pellizzari, Laurence Pithie, Jan Tratnik, Mick van Dijke and Tim van Dijke other strong squad bolstering reinforcements. Had Remco Evenepoel accepted the reported 10 million Euro offer from Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, things could have been even better too.

“We are very optimistic we can improve from where we are now, by a lot. We’ve finished the season with a grand tour and the top five in the world ranking. That’s a strong start that we can only improve on,” Lorang assesses. “We’ve got more resources to sign new riders, but also to hire some of the best people in their field – like Dan Bigham for example. Now we have more people available for certain specialist tasks, things we couldn’t fully work on before.”

“We saw when we won the Vuelta we have potential,” Lorang concludes. “And now we have the chance to really grow with Red Bull.”