Sure when the season started, In Red Bull-Bora they did not imagine such poor balance Just before starting the turn.
They do not add a triumph from the General of the Volta, signed by Roglic in a spectacular maneuver in the final stage.
Now the Slovenian connection in the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team is lending for the 2025 Giro.
The main protagonist is, of course, cousin rogličthat returns to the pink race as one of the favorites. At 35, he continues to demonstrate that he has rope for a while.
It comes from winning that volta and, although this spring has run little, which is hungry for a bicycle.
And if anyone knows how to win big turns, it’s him.
But it is not alone. This year an old friend and compatriot is accompanied: Jan Treatnik.
The two have known each other for more than a decade, when they agreed on a modest Slovenian team.
In fact, we read on a very funny anecdote: in his first training together, Roglič, who was still amateur, put all the clothes he had for fear of the cold … and yet he left all the pros.
Since then, its history has been movie.
In this turn, Treatnik will be like the Captain of Red Bull.
It is not that he will look for personal victories, but will be in charge of maintaining order, communicating with the directors and supporting Rogli its as much as possible.
In addition, the tour passes through Slovenia in the second week, so they both expect a brutal reception of their country’s fans.
Already in previous editions, every time the turn approached their land, people went out in mass to encourage them.
The beautiful thing about this pair is that there is not only sports chemistry, but also real friendship.
It shows when they speak, laugh remembering old days and enjoy training together, as they have done in the Teide, at altitude, preparing to the top for May.
In addition to the Slovenian factor, the team in general is very strong. Apart from Roglič and Treatnik, they have weight runners like Jai Hindley, Dani Martínez and young people like Pellizzari.
In short, a mixture of experience, power and youth ready to give war.
Roglič already knows what it is to win the turndid it in 2023, and it is clear that repeating is possible. It does not go from lanterns: if he says he can win, it is because he really believes it. But he also knows that everything starts from scratch, and that in three weeks everything can happen.
Of course, with a solid team, good preparation and his best friend next to him, the story is promising.
