Florian Lipowitz is the new German GC hope discussion thread

[Red Rick]

Very strong again. Dauphine was no fluke, he's ready to fight for top3.

Doubt it'll be that close for 3rd. May finish closer to Vingegaard than #4.

 

[SafeBet]

What a ride today, hats off. He almost outclimbed Vingegaard in the end.

He almost outclimbed Pogacar in the final 5 km of the climb. Stunning performance.

 

[Lequack]

How is Florian Lipowitz in terms of popularity in Germany? Or German media? I managed to find some German articles from today.

We suddenly dream of the podium: Macron sees German tour spectacle​

Florian Lipowitz brilliert bei Pyrenäen-Etappe der Tour de France

Florian Lipowitz fährt sensationell als Dritter ins Ziel der ersten Pyrenäen-Etappe hinter Tadej Pogacar und Jonas Vingegaard. Podium ist in Reichweite!

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At Pogacar's demonstration of power Florian Lipowitz succeeds in a coup​

Tour de France: Bei Pogacars Machtdemonstration gelingt Florian Lipowitz ein Coup - WELT

Superstar Pogacar lässt sich von den Folgen seines Sturzes bei der Tour de France nicht beeindrucken und entscheidet das Duell mit Vingegaard klar für sich. Der Deutsche Florian Lipowitz beeindruckt – und gibt in der Kapitänsfrage ein klares sportliches Statement.

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New Red Bull Captain? Lipowitz reacts​

Neuer Red-Bull-Kapitän? Lipowitz reagiert

Bei seiner ersten Tour de France sorgt die deutsche Radsport-Hoffnung Florian Lipowitz weiter für Furore. Auf der 12. Etappe der Tour de France fährt der 24-Jährigen dank eines starken Schlussspurts auf Rang drei, lässt sogar seinen eigentlichen Teamkapitän Primož Roglič stehen. Ist Lipowitz...

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[Rechtschreibfehler]

How is Florian Lipowitz in terms of popularity in Germany? Or German media? I managed to find some German articles from today.

I would guess he was virtually unknown before the Tour for most viewers. He was mentioned in the media before the Tour, but not in any significant way from what I saw. We will see.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Is he the third best climber in the world right now? Could he have won the Giro in this form? Interesting questions. If the progress continues he may become the 2nd best climber soon.

 

[Berniece]

This guy is the real deal.
I can't see how Bora will sign Remco when they have this unpolished diamond.

Does he also win monuments and WC's?

 

[Red Rick]

Is he the third best climber in the world right now? Could he have won the Giro in this form? Interesting questions. If the progress continues he may become the 2nd best climber soon.

He dropped a 37'30 on Hautacam or whatever it was, that's not even 3rd best climber in 2014.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

He dropped a 37'30 on Hautacam or whatever it was, that's not even 3rd best climber in 2014.

It's 11 years later though. Relative to now and not relative to some historic or fantasy comparison he should maybe rank quite high. But before we make any such conclusions, there's a lot of climbing yet to come.

 

[Lequack]

Lipowitz interview

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945883395998785645

View: https://x.com/RBH_ProCycling/status/1945883395998785645

 

[Miha81]

Best of the rest with a solid performance. Perhaps 2nd in GC is a possibility.
Can't wait to see what he can do in the MTT.

He was more than a minute behing Vingegard at one point and almost caught him on the line. Great performance.

 

[Cycling111]

Teams always say to have all the numbers, but today they had Lipowitz waiting Roglic for a few kilometers.
Without that wait, he would be closer to Remco in the overall standings.

Didn't the team know his numbers were superior to Roglic's? Why have they made him wait?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Teams always say to have all the numbers, but today they had Lipowitz waiting Roglic for a few kilometers.
Without that wait, he would be closer to Remco in the overall standings.

Didn't the team know his numbers were superior to Roglic's? Why have they made him wait?

Well, they have the numbers that Roglič can do, which are much higher than the numbers he did today. I doubt they can predict what numbers the riders will do and I‘m not sure it‘s even allowed to monitor live data from the team car.

 

[scribers]

Lipo is cyclismo

 

[Dazed and Confused]

He was more than a minute behing Vingegard at one point and almost caught him on the line. Great performance.

which is why I think he should be ambitious and go for 2nd in the GC. I sense he wants to race, take some risks which will be needed.

 

[Miha81]

which is why I think he should be ambitious and go for 2nd in the GC. I sense he wants to race, take some risks which will be needed.

Depends if Jonas will burn himself again. But released from Rogla dutties at least he can try. Mountain TT tommorow will show if he is up to it.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Is he the third best climber in the world right now? Could he have won the Giro in this form? Interesting questions. If the progress continues he may become the 2nd best climber soon.

Almeida would like a word.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

He dropped a 37'30 on Hautacam or whatever it was, that's not even 3rd best climber in 2014.

I'm not asking about some 2014 but how many guys would do better than Lipowitz & Vingo today? Maybe inform S.Yates, who else?

 

[Salvarani]

Lipo is cyclismo

I like him and he has shown he is not afraid to attack either in races

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Almeida would like a word.

Yeah, maybe you are right but I'm not sure he's better than Lipo today (if he's not Pogi's dom OFC)

 

[Unchained]

I would guess he was virtually unknown before the Tour for most viewers. He was mentioned in the media before the Tour, but not in any significant way from what I saw. We will see.

He was an unknown on purpose for Bora until last year, he did ok when they tested him..He looked ok at Giro..and then dropped out..
and they gave him a retest at Vuelta..he passed the test in my opinion with some good rides and 7th in GC..
In comparison.. Lipowitz was way better than Del Toro who was at his first team test.. Florian beat Del Toro in youth, and GC..He beat Del Toro in both ITT efforts , only by 1 position in the final.. And 2025 obvious schedule differences with Del Toro to Giro, Lipowitz to the big show.. The irony is cool, both guys end up in surprise leadership roles because the guys supposed to be better than them aren't!!

 

[Cycling111]

How many watts did he move today? It's heavier than the rest.

 

[P4rthen0n]

Great job by Lipowitz!
This Tour is looking more and more like the Dauphiné.

Right now it's looking like Lipowitz might get 3rd in GC again, which is massive!

 

[MLKarlos]

Does he also win monuments and WC's?

Exactly! The calender do have more races then the TdF.

Nonetheless it was of course highly impressive

 

[CyclistAbi]

Massive performance and great result on stage 12. If Florian can keep it up then anything is possible. We'll see.

 

[Lequack]

"Both Primoz and I had our chances to make a move. I took my shot. A gap opened up, and I stayed with Onley. We’re two Bora riders sitting pretty in the general classification, which opens up a ton of possibilities for the days ahead."