Primoz Roglic confirmed to lead Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe at La Vuelta - Slovenian chases history in Spain
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Primoz Roglic has been confirmed to be racing the 2026 Vuelta a España. The Slovenian suffered a training crash in the lead up to the final Grand Tour of the season, but Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has now confirmed that the Slovenian will be fit to compete for a record-breaking fifth overall win at the Spanish race.
Roglic joined by stage hunters and Grand Tour debutants
The Slovenian has followed his own path throughout the 2026 season, teaming up with the likes of Giulio Pellizzari and Florian Lipowitz early on in the season but chasing his own results often in the overall standings. In the summer he trained towards the Tour de Suisse and national championships, but hasn't left a good impression on the longer climbs, which puts into question his ability to challenge for the podium in the Spanish Grand Tour.
Roglic's participation at the Vuelta itself was put into jeopardy after he was hit by a vehicle during a training ride which forced him out of the Clásica San Sebastián and Vuelta a Burgos. He returned to the bike, but his form is rather unknown. Roglic is the winner of the 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024 Vuelta editions and so has the experience on his side, whilst a fifth win this year would have him become the sole record holder in the race.
After not having been selected for neither Giro d'Italia or Tour de France - with the team achieving a podium on both - Rogic now gets full unchallenged leadership at the Vuelta, albeit with a lineup that does not have most of the team's top climbers.
Remco Evenepoel, Florian Lipowitz, Jai Hindley, Giulio Pellizzari, Aleksandr Vlasov and Daniel Martínez all sit out of the Spanish Grand Tour whilst Roglic should be supported by Luke Tuckwell, the surprise of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, second in the final overall classification after a successful breakaway.
The team is in fact using this Grand Tour to provide experience towards some of its young riders. Aside from Tuckwell, both Callum Thornley and Frederik Wandahl have been selected to the lineup.
Gianni Moscon will be a road captain alongside Gianni Vermeersch who didn't get selected for the Tour but is an immense specialist when it comes to positioning. Finn Fisher-Black should have a free role to chase stage wins on the punchy days whilst Jordi Meeus has also been selected to take part in the race, aiming for the bunch sprints - although he lacks the leadout men that usually follow him throughout the season.
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Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe for Vuelta a España 2026
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| Primoz Roglic |
| Finn Fisher-Black |
| Jordi Meeus |
| Gianni Moscon |
| Callum Thornley |
| Luke Tuckwell |
| Gianni Vermeersch |
| Frederik Wandahl |
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- many people advise him to grow slowly and rather do giro and/or vuelta instead of tdf. but i can totally understand that he is not satisfied with taking over once pogi declines, but instead beat him in his prime. so if he goes for tdf again, i‘m all for it. let‘s hope that pogi recovers soon!Ketterechts07-11-2026
- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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