Primoz Roglic, captain of Red Bull. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

Bang at the Tour: Roglic quits

The German top team Red Bull has to give up its hopes of its first victory in the Tour de France.

July 12, 2024

From: dpa/dl

Captain Primoz Roglic has given up on the 111th edition of the three-week tour after his fall. The team announced this on Friday morning. "Primoz was carefully examined. With a view to the upcoming goals, it was decided that he will not start," the statement said.

The team did not provide any information about the severity of the injuries. Roglic fell on Thursday on the twelfth stage, a few kilometers from the finish. According to sports director Rolf Aldag, his right hip and right shoulder were affected.

Primoz Roglic (gr) wanted to win his first Tour this year. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

Roglic did finish in Velleneuve-sur-Lot on Thursday, but was unable to keep up with the pace of his teammates and lost more than two minutes. The Slovenian slipped back to sixth place in the overall ranking.

Disillusionment for Red Bull

For the new season, the winner of the Giro d'Italia (2023) and three-time winner of the Spanish Vuelta joined the German racing team from Raubling. The clear goal was to compete for the Tour victory. But some time losses to the competition in the first half of the Tour and, on top of that, the departure of helper Alexander Vlasov made the plan more and more difficult. In addition, Roglic also crashed on a descent on the eleventh stage in the Massif Central, but got off lightly.