Nothing is set in stone for Primoz Roglic in 2025, but the Red Bull-Bohra-Hansgrohe veteran has already begun weighing his options, including a possible return to the Giro d'Italia.

Roglic, who attended a charity event in his native Slovenia, said he is attracted to the Giro d'Italia stage, which is strongly rumored to be held in his home country next May.

He also jokingly added that he hopes to avoid racing with Tadej Pogachar (UAE Team Emirates), but it seems unlikely that the 2024 Giro d'Italia winner will return to the Italian Grand Tour. Pogachar will skip the Giro next season, reportedly hoping to win the Tour de France for a fourth time. He has also been repeatedly rumored to want to complete his “set” of major stage races at the Vuelta a España; the 2025 Giro d'Italia seems an unlikely repeat option for Pogachar.

On the other hand, judging from Roglic's comments this weekend, a return to the Giro d'Italia, which he won in 2023, is certainly a possibility.

Slovenian newspaper Siol reports that the 2025 Giro stage will visit the city of Nova Gorica, northwest of the capital Ljubljana. Following a large crowd at a charity event in the same Slovenian hometown this weekend, Roglic said, “Given what I experienced today, I can only imagine what this place will be like when the Giro comes.”

Sior said that Roglic is “drawn” to the Giro, but the newspaper also stressed that Roglic has not yet decided on a definitive race program, saying that he would first relax and spend some downtime before putting a specific event on the 2025 calendar.

Regarding 2024, his move to Red Bull after a career with Jumbo Visma, Roglic said he was “happy with the results this season. Despite a bad start in Paris-Nice, crashes in Ituria-Basque and Criterium du Dauphiné, and an even worse start in the Tour de France, Roglic won the Dauphiné overall and the Vuelta a España for the fourth time.

“With a new team, it takes time to get to know all the riders and staff. Of course, it's a completely new environment, so it takes time to get used to it. But with everything that has happened this year, I'm not going to complain.”

“Given the start of the season and all the inconveniences and setbacks we've experienced, I'd sign [on the dotted line] in a heartbeat.

Regarding the withdrawal from Il Lombardia and its modest end to 2024, Roglic explained.

“When I started the Vuelta, everything was not optimal and I felt a little pressure.

Roglic remained motivated to ride for leisure this weekend, participating with 400 fans in the 59.3 km “Golden Circle,” a fundraising event for the Primos Roglic Foundation in Nova Gorica. The foundation promotes the development of cycling among schoolchildren and sponsors promising junior athletes in various sports. The fundraising included an auction of Logrich helmets, for which one favored participant paid €2,500.

Roglic will return to racing with the pros on November 10 when he heads to the Far East to participate in the Singapore criterium organized by ASO.

With the season virtually over, a clearly upbeat Roglic humorously discussed his 2025 race program and said he would do his best to avoid the all-conquering pogachar.

“I'm going to pick a race that doesn't have Taddeji in it. We still have to agree on that,” he joked.

However, if Roglic chooses the Giro and misses the head-to-head, he will face Pogachar at the Vuelta a España next August. Pogachar will be fighting for his first Vuelta victory, while Roglic will be looking for his record-breaking fifth win.