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Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe announces line-up for the 2025 Vuelta a España
The team confirms its roster for the 80th edition of the Vuelta a España.
The team confirms its roster for the Vuelta, consisting of Jai Hindley, Giulio Pellizzari, Giovanni Aleotti, Nico Denz, Finn Fisher-Black, Matteo Sobrero, Jonas Koch and Tim van Dijke.
The eightieth edition of the Vuelta a España features a team time trial in the opening week, ten summit finishes (including the Angliru and Bola del Mundo), up to six possibilities for bunch sprints, and a potentially decisive individual time trial in the final days before the race concludes in Madrid.
The squad will be led by Jai Hindley, the 2022 Giro d’Italia winner, who resumes Grand Tour leadership at the Spanish race. The Australian’s climbing pedigree and experience in three-week racing make him well-suited to a mountainous Vuelta route packed with altitude gain. At the same time, the team heads to Spain with a balanced line-up designed not only to support Hindley in the general classification, but also to race aggressively and pursue stage victories throughout the three weeks.
Giulio Pellizzari will line up for his second Grand Tour of the season after impressing in his debut at the Giro. The 21-year-old Italian is looking forward to taking the next step in his development at the Spanish grand tour, and learning from his Australian teammate’s vast experience.
The remainder of the squad brings depth and cohesion from the Giro d’Italia earlier this year, with Aleotti, Denz, Hindley and Pellizzari all returning for another Grand Tour campaign together. They will be joined by Finn Fisher-Black, Matteo Sobrero, Jonas Koch, and Tim van Dijke, providing a mix of climbing support and stage-hunting potential.
For sure, we have Jai Hindley as our GC leader within a very balanced team. We will be competitive, trying to be in the action, race aggressively, and support Jai, but also looking for some stage victories. That’s a main goal for us as well. Jai is our leader, but with a balanced team we can be protagonists on several stages and aim to take some wins. While it’s not easy to pinpoint an exact expectation for Jai at the moment, he is a Grand Tour winner, a solid rider, and he has already shown that he has the legs to win a three-week race.
