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That’s Primoz Roglic: Prioritizing La Vuelta Over Tour de France

Roglic Focused on Vuelta, Evenepoel Prepares for Tour Return He can still claim stage wins in the Tour. And who knows what would have been possible in the general classification. but he had a strong desire to take…

That’s Primoz Roglic: Prioritizing La Vuelta Over Tour de France

Roglic Focused on Vuelta, Evenepoel Prepares for Tour Return

He can still claim stage wins in the Tour. And who knows what would have been possible in the general classification. but he had a strong desire to take the right steps to win the Vuelta again. Whether that’s still within his capabilities, we can argue about for days. But that’s Primoz’ priority.

If Roglic wins the Vuelta in September, he will be the first rider in its history to win it a fifth time. He previously won in 2019, 2020, 2021, and most recently in 2024 after joining the German team.Riders like João Almeida, Felix Gall, Matthew Riccitello, Mattias Skjelmose, and Enric Mas have confirmed their participation in the final Grand Tour of the year.

Primoz Roglic raced the Tour de France this year, but has confirmed he will not in 2026. @Imago

Dempster explains Evenepoel’s small racing schedule

Florian Lipowitz aims for success in the Tour, as does Remco Evenepoel. The Olympic Champion is making his debut with Red Bull – BORA and will have a conservative calendar this spring. He aims for a healthy and regular season ahead of his return to the Tour de France. He will participate in the Mallorca Challenge’s TTT and the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana before a lengthy

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