Primoz Roglic, against a rock and a hard place. At 37 years old he does not have a team for 2027 and his options are running out
It is one of the big questions that circulate in the peloton and that have not yet been resolved: the future of Primoz Roglic. The Slovenian cyclist, at 37 years old, ends his relationship with the Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe next December 31st. He will not continue with the energy training and although he has been linked to several teams, at the moment there is nothing official and there is even talk in some circles of the option of retirement.
Throughout this season, ‘Rogla’ He has had a more relaxed attitude in the race, which some have even described as ‘pathetic’, but far from that, the former ski jumper has completed a 53-day season. This 2026 he has only achieved two wins, both curiously in Slovenia, the CSlovenian time trial championship and the CRI European Championship.
It is also worth highlighting his fifth place overall in the Tyrrhenian-Adriaticthe third in the Milan-Turinthe eighth in the Return to Switzerland or second overall in La Vuelta, behind the champion, the Balearic Enric Mas.
Throughout this campaign he has been asked on more than one occasion about his future. He has neither denied nor affirmed his continuity in the peloton from 2027 onwards, and when the option of retirement was mentioned he did not rule it out either, which further increased speculation about his future, with statements such as “you never know when the last race will be, like everything in life, so it can be a bit emotional.”
The cards on the table
Logically, at 37 years old he may have lost the explosiveness of times past, but no one can deny his combativeness, his performance and his ability to read the races, hence several teams have been interested in acquiring his services, but without fruition.
He was related to the Pinarello-Q 36.5 by Tom Pidcockwith whom there were conversations; there was speculation about his return to Team Visma after his departure in 2003; he Lotto-Intermaché He also knocked on Primoz’s door, like the Unibet Rose Rockets or the Tudor Pro Cyclingwhich shows the interest that Roglic still generates.
To date, none of these negotiations have prospered and we will have to pay attention to what happens on November 9. this day Primoz Roglic will participate in the Taiwan Masters Ridewhere you will share kilometers and experiences with other cyclists and fans. Who knows the roads of Taiwan will see the end of a cyclist who has achieved 93 professional victories, who has won a Giro d’Italia, four editions of La Vuelta and who was Olympic time trial champion in 2021, among other great results.
