All rivals of Primoz Roglic who will try to seize the throne of La Vuelta

Under normal conditions and because of his performance at La Vuelta, the Slovenian Primoz Roglic (32 years old) will be the clear favorite for the final victory in the returnbut the former ski jumper reached the Spanish round after leaving the Tour de France –a career that kept denying him– because of injury, in a year where he had to overcome a knee injury in April. 3rd in the 2019 Giro, ‘Rogla’ He counts his presence in La Vuelta by victories, with his victories in the edition of 2019, 2020 and 2021. If he wins this year he will equal the record of victories that Bejarano has in the event Robert Heras, but primoz He will be the first to do it in succession. By your side you will have a strong team, Jumbo-Visma, who has already shown how he spends it in the Tour, and the only question is to see if he will go to La Vuelta in full physical condition. The rivals are aware of his situation and will try to check his form as soon as possible.

One of Roglic’s great rivals could be the Ecuadorian Richard Carpaz (29 years old). The leader of Ineos he did not compete in the Tour, last year he had to withdraw from La Vuelta and will try to at least match his second place in 2020. Another candidate to embrace the glory in Madrid on September 11 is the Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez (28 years old). ‘Superman’ returned to Spain after last year’s disbandment when he was a Movistar rider again wearing the Movistar jersey Astana. This year he has only competed for 29 days and will be competing in La Vuelta after finishing 3rd in the Tour of Burgos and is required to withdraw after the fourth stage of Turn on Etna.

In front of them, the Australian duo formed by Jack Haig and Jay Hindley. Haig (28 years old) will be competing in his fourth Vuelta this year and will try to repeat last year’s great performance, where he finished 3rd. The corridor of Bahrain-Victorius He will come into the Spanish round wanting to do battle after leaving the Tour in the first change and a year where he still doesn’t know what to win. your countryman Hindley (26 years old) is fighting in his second Vuelta after winning the Giro d’Italia and doubts whether he will be able to maintain the level shown in May.

To these five stars of the squad will be added the main asset of the Spaniard, the sa Enric Mas (27 years old). Cyclist appears from Artà the return after the disappointment experienced in the Tour, where he stopped, but where he could not show his best version before getting off the bike, and has the responsibility to lead the hopes of his team and has the responsibility to make it good in front of the delicate situation that Movistar is going through in the classification World Tour. The goal for the Balearic, 2nd in 2018 and 2021, should be to repeat the podium.

These are some of the stars that shine the brightest in La Vuelta’s red squad, along with the Portuguese Almeidathe Belgian Evenepoelthe British yachts or the basque Mikel Landawith the hopes and illusions of the Spanish fans deposited in two of the puppies of the platoon, Juan Ayuso and Carlos Rodriguez.