Cycling news - Primoz Roglic targets Tour de France

Updated 20/12/2019 at 13:44 GMT

Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic is targeting the Tour de France in 2020 after his team announced their plans for next year.

Primoz Roglic

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The Slovenian confirmed that he will be competing for the team and will likely be part of a squad that includes Tom Dumoulin after he announced he would be joining.

Steven Kruijswijk will also be part of a strong road racing team in France.

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Dumoulin has confirmed that he will not be taking part in the Giro, in and will be concentrating on the Tour de France and the Olympics.

However there seems to be no plans for Dylan Groenewegen to take part in France.

The 26-year-old Dutch rider will target both the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta d'Espana this season, suggesting that the Jumbo-Visma rider could also be focusing on the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

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