Florian Lipowitz is the new German GC hope discussion thread

[VayaVayaVaya]

He was clearly racing for second just like his master (Roglic).

he clearly wasn’t serving his master Roglic today

 

[Lequack]

Interview from today

https://twitter.com/x/status/2041495845275656566

View: https://x.com/ehitzulia/status/2041495845275656566?s=20

 

[canina82]

he clearly wasn’t serving his master Roglic today

He wasn't but he was racing like him

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

When you don’t have the Pogacar / Seixas genes, you have to be crafty to maximize your results.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Limited rider with a loser mentality. He will not win important races for sure since he doesn't have a real weapon.

He was clearly racing for second just like his master (Roglic).

A bit salty due to Rogla and Lipo cracking Isaac today?

he clearly wasn’t serving his master Roglic today

IMHO he was and did a good job.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

He's a tactical disaster and he's on the worst team to learn.

Despite this, the third place in the Tour will be between Seixas and him. It all depends on Seixas being more inconsistent in three weeks. Having Remco on the team won't help him at all. In every race, they've had a numerical advantage and haven't been able to capitalize on it, not even to win a stage.

 

[Netserk]

at least hes as strong as hes lacking in the nonstrength department

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I get the criticism of what he did in the last 5k but before that he played it pretty well in my opinion. When he attacked on Izua, Izagirre was still in the group so he should attack there. Then he didn‘t work with Seixas because Roglič was behind (if he was strong enough he could have attacked Seixas here but unlikely he could Drop him). After the descent he started working with Seixas because he should secure his podium and Roglič wasn‘t going to come back easily (Roglič indeed couldn‘t hold off Izagirre so this was right). Then he of course goes 500 Meters too early at the finish, but it‘s not like he rode completely mental today.

 

[Berniece]

He's a tactical disaster and he's on the worst team to learn.

Despite this, the third place in the Tour will be between Seixas and him. It all depends on Seixas being more inconsistent in three weeks. Having Remco on the team won't help him at all. In every race, they've had a numerical advantage and haven't been able to capitalize on it, not even to win a stage.

What should he have done this stage?

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Even Seixas doesn't understand it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042636668771967073

View: https://x.com/faustocoppi60/status/2042636668771967073?s=20

 

[CyclistAbi]

Unwritten rule is if you abandon your leader you at least have to win. So all in all this was not OK today.

 

[Marco-Sun]

Unwritten rule also says if you are clearly the 2nd best in your team... you are not the leader.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I like what I am seeing from Lipo here. The leadership allocating game is for paper pushers and a bit of social media banter, just grab the leadership role.

 

[TrekCyclist]

Lipowitz strengths seem to be his recovery abilities and keeping a very high level also for several weeks.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Yes but the question is whether his level is GC winning level or more Uran / Mas level. Biggest risk is that he can’t win GTs but he lacks the attributes to win stages or compete in classics.

Lipowitz strengths seem to be his recovery abilities and keeping a very high level also for several weeks.

 

[Berniece]

Yes but the question is whether his level is GC winning level or more Uran / Mas level. Biggest risk is that he can’t win GTs but he lacks the attributes to win stages or compete in classics.

He really needs to work on his acceleration, if he gets that in order he has a chance on winning 1-week stage races. GT's are also a possibility but then he just needs to be the better rider. Vingegaard/Pogacar are still better, but I can see him win any GT with none of them there.