Red Bull - BORA unsure on Primoz Roglic's plans for 2025: "Wait for the presentation of the Giro in a few weeks and then decide"

Of the Grand Tour 'Big 4', Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel have already announced intentions for the 2025 Tour de France following the route and profile reveal earlier this week. As far as Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe and Primoz Roglic are concerned though, things have been a little quieter.

"On the Tour, you have to distinguish between what is difficult and what is hard," comments Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Rolf Aldag to Cyclism'Actu following on from the official Tour de France presentation. "The first part of the Tour is difficult because there can be a lot of wind in the north of France and it can be very technical."

"Before the first rest day, and even more so in the Pyrenees, we go from difficult to tough. The mountains arrive relatively late, but it's really going to become very complicated. After the uphill time trial, this stage with almost 5,000 metres of positive elevation gain is certainly one of the toughest of this Tour," Aldag continues. "Then we head to the Alps and then we're talking about really tough stages again. Stage 18, with over 5,000 metres of altitude difference, is super tough and there's another tough mountain stage the next day. These days are only for the strongest in the race. On the other hand, stage 20 has been toned down in terms of difficulty compared to previous editions."

As mentioned though, what everyone wants to know is whether or not Roglic will return to the Tour de France in 2025? Or will he instead target the Giro d'Italia and / or the Vuelta a Espana? "It's not the toughest Tour ever, but it's made up of several brutally tough stages and the start is very, very technical," Aldag concludes. "We'll now look at the route in detail, wait for the presentation of the Giro d'Italia in a few weeks and then decide how to position ourselves."