First Ineos Grenadiers, then Lidl-Trek, then Ineos once more, and now Movistar: the hypothesis regarding Primož Roglič’s group for 2024 confirmed no signal of shedding momentum on Friday as Belgian media claimed that the Slovenian star will probably be using within the colors of Spain’s solely WorldTour group subsequent season.
The most recent hearsay comes on the again of experiences that Roglič is outwardly poised to give up the Jumbo-Visma squad in view of its potential 2024 merger with Soudal-QuickStep.
In keeping with Het Laatste Nieuws, Jumbo’s asking value for Roglič’s exit can be fee of two years wage that he’s due below his present contract with the Dutch group, which runs till the top of 2025. The newspaper claims though Ineos Grenadiers and Lidl-Trek have been doubtlessly concerned with signing him, as issues stand, Movistar is the probably candidate.
Movistar have already got one GC contender of their books, Spain’s Enric Mas, however their plans to bolster their 2024 roster with Carlos Rodríguez collapsed after the gifted younger racer opted to stay at Ineos Grenadiers. To this point, Movistar’s males’s squad have additionally made subsequent to no bulletins relating to new signings for subsequent 12 months.
Roglič’s vacation spot for 2024 seems set to stay topic to a whirlwind of rumours, fuelled by the parallel buzz of uncertainty over whether or not Jumbo-Visma and Soudal-QuickStep will lastly merge. However what is much extra sure is Roglič’s post-Vuelta a España return to racing this weekend on the Giro dell’Emilia.
Twice a former winner of the hilly Italian Traditional, Roglič is about to move a group additionally together with two riders from Jumbo’s profitable Vuelta line-up, Attila Valter and Jan Tratnik, together with Belgian allrounder Tiesj Benoot.
Amongst the host of prime names aspiring to clinch the title in Bologna’s San Luca summit end this 12 months within the Giro dell’Emilia are Tadej Pogačar and Adam Yates (UAE Workforce Emirates), Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), Simon Yates (Jayco-AIUIa) and final 12 months’s winner, Mas.
Concerning Roglič’s longer-term future, October 1st has been set as a tentative deadline in some media because the date by which he ought to make the announcement, though extra data may properly emerge this weekend on the Italian Traditional.
After the Giro dell’Emilia, Roglič is about to be racing the Tre Valle Varesine and Il Lombardia.
Roglič is, in any case, removed from being the one rider prone to be available on the market ought to the merger go forward this 12 months. With round 50 riders at the moment on Jumbo-Visma and Soudal-QuickStep’s books for 2024, a minimum of 20 would discover themselves in search of a job for subsequent season.
Cyclingnews has reached out to each Movistar and Roglic’s agent for remark.
