{"id":82287,"date":"2025-08-19T23:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T23:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/82287\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T23:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T23:05:07","slug":"red-bull-bora-hansgrohe-appoints-hindley-as-vuelta-leader-forced-to-change-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/82287\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull\u2013BORA\u2013hansgrohe appoints Hindley as Vuelta leader, forced to change lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Red Bull\u2013BORA\u2013hansgrohe will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/cycling\/preview-vuelta-a-espana-2025-route-enough-to-make-you-break-out-in-a-cold-sweat-right\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">definitively line up<\/a> without four-time winner Primoz Roglic for the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/vuelta-a-espana\" title=\"Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a<\/a>. Instead, the German team will back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/jai-hindley\" title=\"Jai Hindley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jai Hindley<\/a> for a strong GC result, but more than anything, they aim to seize the opportunities that arise over the course of the three-week race. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/tim-van-dijke\" title=\"Tim van Dijke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tim van Dijke<\/a> is also on the start list.&#8221;The team will be led by Jai Hindley, winner of the 2022 Giro d\u2019Italia,&#8221; the team wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbullborahansgrohe.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">its press release<\/a>.<br \/>\n&#8220;At the same time, we\u2019re heading to Spain with a balanced lineup that\u2019s not only built to support Hindley in the general classification, but also to race aggressively and go after stage wins throughout the three weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Giulio Pellizzari will start his second grand tour of the season after impressing in his Giro debut. The 21-year-old Italian is eager to take the next step in his development during the Spanish grand tour and learn from the experience of his Australian teammate,&#8221; added the team, led by Ralph Denk.<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading below the photo!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/giulio-pellizzari-68a2e11a44196.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto\" alt=\"giulio pellizzari\"\/>Red Bull\u2013BORA\u2013hansgrohe sets no expectations for Hindley ahead of Vuelta<\/p>\n<p>Sports director Patxi Vila outlines the team\u2019s approach.<br \/>\n\u201cJai is definitely our GC leader within a very balanced team. We\u2019ll be competitive, race aggressively, and support Jai, but we\u2019ll also aim for stage wins. That\u2019s an important goal for us too,\u201d said the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJai is our leader, but with such a well-rounded team, we can play a key role in various stages and go for victories,\u201d Vila added. He\u2019s not placing any clear expectations on Hindley.<br \/>\n\u201cWhile it\u2019s not easy to set specific goals for Jai right now, he is a grand tour winner who has already proven he has the legs to win a three-week race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Hindley, Pellizzari, and Van Dijke, Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe had also planned to line up Nico Denz, Giovanni Aleotti, Finn Fisher-Black, Matteo Sobrero, and Jonas Koch. Unfortunately, Koch has fallen ill and will miss the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a. He will be replaced by fellow German Ben Zwiehoff.<\/p>\n<p>Selection Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Vuelta a Espana 2025Jai Hindley<br \/>Nico Denz<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/giulio-pellizzari\" title=\"Giulio Pellizzari\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giulio Pellizzari<\/a><br \/>Giovanni Aleotti<br \/>Finn Fisher-Black<br \/>Matteo Sobrero<br \/>Ben Zwiehoff<br \/>Tim van Dijke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Red Bull\u2013BORA\u2013hansgrohe will definitively line up without four-time winner Primoz Roglic for the upcoming Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a. 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