The resolution could land within days. Domestique Cycling reports that Visma | Lease a Bike have closed the door on a reunion with their former Grand Tour leader, and that Roglic has turned down a formal offer from Belgian WorldTeam Lotto-Intermarché. That has thinned the field to a handful of names still in circulation: Pinarello Q36.5, Tudor Pro Cycling, and the ambitious ProTeam Unibet Rose Rockets, whose founder Bas Tietema acknowledged earlier contact with the Slovenian.

Retirement is a real option, not a rhetorical one. Speaking to Domestique Cycling ahead of Il Lombardia, Roglic kept the door open to both.

“I believe I will continue racing.”

He has also said that Il Lombardia could be the last race of his professional career.

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A career worth deciding carefully

Roglic turned 37 on 29 October and completed three seasons at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe at Il Lombardia on 10 October, finishing 68th in his last race for the team. His Grand Tour record is why every rumour has moved markets: four Vuelta a España titles, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024, and the 2023 Giro d’Italia. The fourth Vuelta win tied the all-time record held by Spain’s Roberto Heras.

2026 did not read like a farewell season. He finished second at the Vuelta despite a disrupted build-up and took a time-trial victory at the European Championships on home roads.

The agent has already set the clock

A late transfer is a logistical knot. New bikes, new kit, a December training camp, a January calendar, all of it needs to be in place before the first race of 2027. His long-time agent Mattia Galli told Italian site Tuttobiciweb in mid-October that preparations should have begun before November, as reported by Cycling Up To Date. That cut-off has now passed.

Roglic himself has sounded unresolved for weeks. “The future will tell us where we end up. If I knew myself, I could say more,” he told Slovenian broadcaster Val 202 after the Vuelta, reported by Cycling Up To Date.

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Monday in Taipei

The Taiwan Masters Ride takes him south of Taipei on a hilly route with Kern Pharma rider Yen Yi Ho and hundreds of local amateurs. His appearance there was booked long before the transfer window turned into a stand-off.

A new team, if it comes, is expected to be announced before he rides on 9 November.

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