In this year’s Tour de France, Primoz Roglic is considered one of the “Big Four GC riders” of the era. In 2024, Roglic left the Grand Tour giant, Jumbo-Visma, to join Bora-Hansgrohe. This transfer completely changed his equipment setup, with the Slovenian star switching from Cervélo to Specialized.
Just before the start of the Tour de France, Bora-Hansgrohe officially unveiled their new team name and kit, becoming Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe, with the Austrian energy drink brand Red Bull taking a major stake in the team and bringing its striking Red Bull logo.
This not only brought new equipment for the riders but also a new livery scheme for their bikes. Before the start of this year’s Tour de France, foreign media had a close-up look at Roglic’s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8.
The bike was also equipped with the latest and greatest Roval Rapide CLX II Team limited edition wheels from Specialized, which the brand claimed to be “the fastest race wheels in the world” upon release. The build weight is just 30 grams over the UCI minimum weight limit.
Like Evenepoel and Vingegaard, Roglic suffered a horrific crash during the Iturria-Basque stage, causing him to withdraw from the race, but fortunately without any fractures. He is currently gradually returning to top form.
In the Tour de France, Roglic has so far only had one mountain test, and his condition is still unclear. Although he won the overall classification at the Critérium du Dauphiné, he performed poorly on the final stage. Like Evenepoel and Vingegaard, he lost to Pogacar on Stage 4.
The new color scheme is a stark departure from the team’s usual dark green. In addition to the blue, red, and yellow of the Red Bull emblem, the frame is predominantly in a more understated gray.
SRAM provided Roglic with the latest generation of its top-tier Red AXS groupset. Upon release, it was touted as the lightest electronic groupset on the market.
Roglic uses a 54/41T chainring paired with a 10-30T cassette. It is certain that this combination will be swapped out for the mountain stages.
At 177 cm tall, Roglic prefers to use 170 mm cranks. While not as short as Pogacar’s 165 mm cranks, they are still on the shorter side.
