{"id":505219,"date":"2026-03-31T13:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/505219\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:20:12","slug":"red-bull-eyeing-another-visma-raid-former-european-champion-reportedly-lined-up-for-reunion-with-tratnik-and-van-dijke-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/505219\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull eyeing another Visma raid? Former European champion reportedly lined up for reunion with Tratnik and Van Dijke brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"

That level has been visible again in 2026. Laporte took a stage victory at the Vuelta a Andalucia earlier in the season and most recently finished third at In Flanders Fields<\/a>, underlining his continued presence at the front of major one-day races.<\/p>\n

Laporte\u2019s name has surfaced in the context of Red Bull\u2019s wider transfer plans. Arnaud De Lie remains a key target on the market, with interest also coming from Soudal – Quick-Step. However, Het Laatste Nieuws reports that the Belgian has salary demands of around two million euros per season, a figure that could influence how teams approach a potential deal.<\/p>\n

In that scenario, Laporte represents a different option. He has shown in recent seasons that he can compete for results in the Classics while also bringing experience to a team environment. A move would also see him reunite with riders such as Tratnik and the Van Dijke brothers, who have already made the switch from Team Visma | Lease a Bike.<\/p>\n

Any transfer is not straightforward. The report also indicates that Laporte has interest from multiple teams, including his current one, meaning an extension with Team Visma | Lease a Bike remains possible.<\/p>\n

With several situations still developing, Red Bull\u2019s final decision may depend on how the market around De Lie evolves. For now, Laporte\u2019s name remains one to watch as part of a broader set of moves ahead of 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"That level has been visible again in 2026. Laporte took a stage victory at the Vuelta a Andalucia…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":497915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[158935,4985,132882,130150,20997,101,36242,130151,109609,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-505219","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-christophe-laporte","9":"tag-cycling","10":"tag-jan-tratnik","11":"tag-mick-van-dijke","12":"tag-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-team-visma-lease-a-bike","15":"tag-tim-van-dijke","16":"tag-transfers-negotiations","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom","19":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}