{"id":50747,"date":"2025-08-07T16:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/50747\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:49:08","slug":"selfish-veteran-german-media-scolds-roglic-and-predicts-tension-at-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/50747\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSelfish veteran\u201d \u2013 German media scolds Roglic and predicts tension at Red Bull \u2013 BORA \u2013 Hansgrohe next season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In July, <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/primoz-roglic\" title=\"Primoz Roglic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Primoz Roglic<\/a> made it to Paris at last. His<br \/>\neighth-place finish at the 2025 Tour de France marked the first time he had<br \/>\ncompleted the race since 2020, when he famously lost yellow in the final time<br \/>\ntrial to Tadej Pogacar. After three consecutive DNFs and a Giro d\u2019Italia<br \/>\ncampaign derailed by crashes, just reaching the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es again was a<br \/>\nrelief. But while Roglic may have viewed the Tour as a personal triumph, not<br \/>\neveryone inside or outside the team felt the same.<\/p>\n<p>In the final week of the Tour, Roglic threw everything at<br \/>\nthe road, jumping into breakaways in a hunt for a stage win. It was a bold, if<br \/>\nchaotic, approach, and one that cost him his place in the top five. For Roglic,<br \/>\na four time grand tour winner, a top 5 means nothing, and so it made sense why<br \/>\nhe hunted the stage win.<\/p>\n<p>But what raised eyebrows wasn\u2019t his aggressive riding, it<br \/>\nwas who he didn\u2019t ride for. As <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/florian-lipowitz\" title=\"Florian Lipowitz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florian Lipowitz<\/a> fought for the podium and white<br \/>\njersey, many German fans were left wondering why the team\u2019s veteran wasn\u2019t<br \/>\nplaying the role of super-domestique.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The criticism reached a new level this week in an article<br \/>\nfrom ARD Sportschau, where journalist Stephan Klemm called out Roglic<br \/>\ndirectly. \u201cPrimo\u017e Rogli\u010d,\u201d Klemm wrote, \u201cperformed a solo act,\u201d accusing the<br \/>\nSlovenian of ignoring \u201chis much better teammate Florian Lipowitz.\u201d The timing<br \/>\nof the criticism couldn\u2019t be more pointed, coming just days after Red Bull \u2013<br \/>\nBORA \u2013 hansgrohe confirmed the signing of Remco Evenepoel for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to Klemm, Roglic\u2019s actions during the Tour weren&#8217;t<br \/>\njust frustrating, they were divisive. With Lipowitz riding into the top three<br \/>\nand securing his second straight white jersey, it was clear where the team\u2019s<br \/>\nmomentum lay. Yet instead of working for the 24-year-old German, Roglic pursued<br \/>\nhis own objectives.<\/p>\n<p>In what appears to be a response to internal discontent, and<br \/>\nin preparation for the arrival of Evenepoel, Red Bull \u2013 BORA \u2013 hansgrohe<br \/>\ndismissed two key figures: sporting director Rolf Aldag and team manager Enrico<br \/>\nGasparotto. But how will this impact the squad in 2026?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In July, Primoz Roglic made it to Paris at last. 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