{"id":194410,"date":"2023-11-10T15:04:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=194410"},"modified":"2023-11-10T15:36:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:36:25","slug":"roglics-move-to-bora-hansgrohe-headlines-busy-transfer-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2023\/11\/10\/roglics-move-to-bora-hansgrohe-headlines-busy-transfer-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Rogli\u010d\u2019s Move to BORA – hansgrohe Headlines Busy Transfer Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

This has been a very active transfer season so far, with one real blockbuster announced, the move of four-time Grand Tour winner (3 Vueltas, 1 Giro) Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d from Jumbo-Visma to BORA – hansgrohe, a transfer that fellow Slovenian Tadej Poga\u010dar said \u201cbrings BORA to the level of Jumbo-Visma and UAE Team Emirates and it already adds a lot more teams that you need to put into the equation for Grand Tours.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To support Rogli\u010d in his declared aim of winning next year\u2019s Tour de France, the German team have added to its impressive roster of support riders \u2013 which potentially includes Giro winner Jai Hindley and reigning German road race champion Emanuel Buchmann \u2013 by bringing in the excellent Colombian climber Daniel Martinez, from Ineos Grenadiers.<\/p>\n

Another big transfer, though not a blockbuster, was Mikel Landa\u2019s move from Bahrain Victorious to Soudal-QuickStep, to bolster the chances of Soudal\u2019s leader Remco Evenepoel on the steep Grand Tour climbs he has so far been unable to master. Evenepoel has declared that he wants to win the Tour de France next year, but his decision to ride in the race has been met by an avalanche of doubt about his ability to win it, including from his boss, Soudal-QuickStep general manager Patrick Lefevere.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have doubts about the exact level he can reach in the Tour de France against guys like [Jonas] Vingegaard and Poga\u010dar,” Lefevere said.<\/a> And next year\u2019s Tour looks to be one of the most difficult in this century, which suits both two-time Tour winners, but not Evenepoel. Perhaps that will dissuade the Belgian 2023 world time trial champion from tackling the Tour. Or perhaps he is already hatching another plan.<\/p>\n

One of the interesting aspects of this transfer season has so far been Ineos Grenadiers\u2019 lack of activity on the rider market, having so far hired only two new riders, the lowest by far of all the major teams. This is interesting because the team had only a pretty good season in 2023, with 36 victories, but a mere three Grand Tour stage wins. In addition to Martinez, they also lost Tao Geoghegan Hart, the last Ineos rider to win a Grand Tour (the Giro, in 2020) and winner of this year\u2019s Tour of the Alps. He has moved to Lidl-Trek. Ineos still has the redoubtable Geraint Thomas, who finished second in this year\u2019s Giro (behind Rogli\u010d) at age 37, which means that he will be 38 next year and even less likely to win another Grand Tour. So what is Ineos waiting for?<\/p>\n

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So far, the Ineos Grenadiers team hasn’t been very active on the rider market. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Why have they been so inactive on the transfer market? Could it be that team manager Dave Brailsford is negotiating, as we speak, with Evenepoel to bring the young Belgian into its fold and hope he will help return the team to its glory days? Lefevere\u2019s discouraging comments about his chances in the Tour may be a sign that their relationship has hit the rocks.<\/p>\n

One question regarding team transfers has been what Jumbo-Visma (which will be called Visma\u2013Lease a Bike in 2024) has done to find a replacement for the departing Rogli\u010d. The answer, so far, is not much. They have secured the services of the very promising 24-year-old American Matteo Jorgenson, who won this year\u2019s Tour of Oman and finished in the top 10 in the Tour de Romandie, Paris-Nice and E3 Saxo Classic. According to team sports director Merijn Zeeman, their plans for next year do not yet include winning the Giro d\u2019Italia, which Rogli\u010d won this year. \u201cWe want to send our younger talents to the Giro,\u201d he said. <\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cTop ten would be very nice, but the overall victory is not realistic with those young boys.\u201d And he admitted that it will be difficult to find a rider to fill Rogli\u010d\u2019s shoes: \u201cI hope to be able to replace Primo\u017e, but there is no ready-made substitute.\u201d In addition to Jorgenson, these young riders now include the talented 22-year-old Ben Tulett, winner of this year\u2019s Tour of Norway, who moved to Jumbo from Ineos Grenadiers. It is unlike Ineos to let such a promising young rider leave \u2013 unless, perhaps, they plan on having an even more talented young rider join them.<\/p>\n

One more notable team transfer for next year should be highlighted, that of 38-year-old Michael M\u00f8rk\u00f8v moving from Soudal-QuickStep to Astana Qazaqstan. This is noteworthy because M\u00f8rk\u00f8v was for years the primary leadout man for Mark Cavendish, who will be trying to win his 35th Tour de France stage next year and thereby break the record of 34 he currently shares with Eddy Merckx. It seems that Astana has fulfilled its promise to do everything in its power to help the great sprinter etch his name in the record books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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