Roglic and top sprinters to light up S'pore race

The streets of Marina Bay are primed for a clash of some of cycling's biggest names, with the organisers on Oct 15 confirming a stellar field for the Nov 1-2 Tour de France EFGH Singapore Criterium.

- Kimberly Kwek Sports Correspondent

Headlining the event is 2024 Vuelta a Espana champion Primoz Roglic of Slovenia, with seven 2025 Tour de France stage winners among those who will be racing in Singapore.

Roglic, a time-trial gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, finished eighth overall at the 2025 Tour de France, his first completion of the race after crashing out in three previous editions and skipping the 2023 event.

Also leading the charge in Singapore are the past three winners of the Tour de France green jersey, which is typically given to the best sprinter - Jonathan Milan (2025), Biniam Girmay (2024) and Jasper Philipsen (2023), who also won the Criterium in the same year.

Agnes Goh, managing director of Evoke EXP, the organisers of the Singapore Criterium, said: "This year's Criterium will be a true showcase of world-class sprinting, bringing together the world's best sprinters who have lit up the Tour de France over the past three editions."

Also among the contenders are Australia's Kaden Groves, who prevailed on the 2025 Tour's penultimate stage to complete a treble of stage wins across all three Grand Tours, and Irishman Ben Healy, who finished third at the 2025 Road World Championships in Rwanda.