No Tour for Roglic?

2023-06-03 16:46:56

While Primoz Roglic recently admitted that he was not fixed on his program, the Jumbo-Visma team announced that Sepp Kuss or even Dylan van Baarle will be alongside Jonas Vingegaard on the Tour de France. The Slovenian, meanwhile, might line up at the start of the Vuelta.

The Jumbo-Visma team didn’t make the suspense last. During the festivities for his victory in the Giro, Primoz Roglic was very evasive regarding the rest of his season. The subject of participation in the Tour de France, whose Grand Départ is scheduled for July 1 in Bilbao, has arrived on the table. ” No. Maybe. I don’t know. Who knows “, had then announced the Slovenian in remarks collected by the Dutch chain NOS.

To cut short all suppositions, the sports director of the Jumbo-Visma training Merijn Zeeman spoke through an interview with the daily General Journalin which he confirmed the names of the seven riders who will be the lieutenants of Jonas Vingegaard, sole leader of the Dutch team on the next Big Loop. One name does not appear in this list, that of Primoz Roglic. “I will leave Primoz alone for the moment,” said Merijn Zeeman. After that, we’ll make new plans. »

Roglic in Lombardy in addition to the Tour?

In effect, the Dane’s two main henchmen will be Sepp Kuss, who is coming out of the Giro and is not expected to race until the Tour, and Dylan van Baarle. If Wout Van Aert will also be at the start of the Tour de France, his main objective will be to glean stage victories by limiting the effort. Indeed, the Belgian aims to shine at the world championships, whose men’s road race is scheduled for August 6 in Glasgow, two weeks following the conclusion of the Grande Boucle in the streets of Paris.

After a great season in classics, with victories at Gand-Wevelgem then A Travers la Flandre, Christophe Laporte sera au rendezvous, tout comme Steven Kruijswijk, Tiesj Benoot, and Nathan Van Hooydonck. Absent at the last minute from the Giro, Wilco Kelderman will be the first reserve in the event of a glitch. As for Primoz Roglic, the plans already seem clear. ” Pre-season it was predicted that he would line up with the Vuelta and it is certainly a viable option, added Merijn Zeeman. Primoz would also like to participate and win the Tour of Lombardy. He certainly has the qualities. The ambitions of the Jumbo-Visma team seem clear, it is to win the three Grand Tours this year.

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