Florian Lipowitz is the new German GC hope discussion thread

[Faserr]

No weakness at the moment. I thought he could get top10, but podium is a surprise. Lets see what happens tomorrow. I think Vlasov is back to support at better weather.

He will ride the Tour I think.

 

[MLKarlos]

I really enjoyed watching him Race the paar week. Iam pretty impressed how he handles everything with the Bad weather etc. and anticipated Vismas move earlier this week.

Agree. Also see more potential then Buchmann. Buchmann was/is a pure climber without any punch and any TT skills.

 

[Remy55]

Whats the next step for him? Tour as helper for Roglic and next year leader at Giro?

 

[Earns1985]

He is right now only scheduled for two more races until the tour. He said, that he will ride the Itzulia in the helper role and then Dauphine as leader. I also think, that tour this year as domestique for Roglic will be the most likely scenario.

I am also looking forward to his career and his next races!

 

[Berniece]

Whats the next step for him? Tour as helper for Roglic and next year leader at Giro?

He'll only be a domestique for Roglic if Roglic is actually able to perform two GT's in a row. In form Roglic is the better rider, but not sure what to expect from him in the TDF after a Giro. So maybe, if he underperforms they can let Lipowitz do his thing in the Tour.

 

[Lequack]

Seems to be in good form in the Basque country.

 

[Links2003]

He has a very good year so far. It's a shame that his teammates don't seem to be in form at the moment. Then he would at least be second. He has probably also improved in the time trial. He has one weakness and that hurts in modern cycling: sprinting and explosiveness. I'm curious to see where his path will take him.

 

[Faserr]

Strong ride. Shame about the crash, but in the end you can't close one minute when the race is full on.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Too bad a mechanical prevented a podium finish nonetheless strong and confident performance.