More doubts about Roglic's presence in the 2024 Vuelta a España

All the predictions for the 2024 Vuelta a España point to Primoz Roglic having an unbeatable opportunity to add a fourth victory to his record, which would make him the cyclist who has won the Spanish tour the most times. However, his participation is still not confirmed and the cyclist is still immersed in recovering from the fall suffered in the Tour de France, which turned out to be more serious than initially expected.

Primoz Roglic still struggling to recover from Tour crash and is doubtful for La Vuelta

The popular saying goes, "when it rains, it pours," a saying that is probably echoing in Primoz Roglic's mind after the famous fall in the Itzulia forced him to undergo surgery to repair a broken collarbone, and in the 2024 Tour de France, he suffered a serious fall while in 6th place overall, preventing him from starting the next day.

Initially, the fall seemed tough but without serious consequences. At least, that was the impression we got when we saw Primoz Roglic finish the stage on his bike. However, the next day his withdrawal was confirmed, and in the following days it was revealed that the Slovenian cyclist had suffered a fracture in one of his lumbar vertebrae, an injury that had already caused him many problems two seasons ago and led to his abandonment in the Tour de France.

Now, with just over a week left until the start of the 2024 Vuelta a España, Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe has not yet announced the team that will defend their colors in the Spanish tour. To make matters worse, Primoz Roglic will also not be participating in the Clásica de San Sebastián on Saturday, August 10, an event he had on his schedule to fine-tune his preparation for the 2024 Vuelta a España.

Primoz Roglic's absence from the start of La Vuelta would be a tough blow for Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, which is in need of results, and for the race it would mean missing out on one of its main attractions in a year with one of the weakest line-ups in recent years. However, the Ralph Denk team has a plan B in the form of Jay Vine, who has already shown his qualities in the mountains of the Vuelta a España two years ago, even challenging the eventual winner, Remco Evenepoel.

Jay Vine arrives at La Vuelta in great form and has already regained his winning ways by taking the individual time trial at the Vuelta a Burgos currently taking place. The only concern in betting on the Australian would be whether he can maintain consistency over 3 weeks without being affected by the falls that have plagued him in recent times.