Florian Lipowitz announces 2025 calendar - Is he Red Bull - Bora - hansgrohe's next star after Primoz Roglic?
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Florian Lipowitz has revealed his 2025 race schedule
alongside his Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe teammates. The 24-year-old German
impressed many with his performances in 2024, particularly during his debut
Grand Tour campaign, and is now set for another pivotal year in his young
career.
Lipowitz made his Grand Tour debut at the Giro d’Italia in
2024, where he faced tough competition and ultimately did not finish. However,
he rebounded in spectacular fashion at the Vuelta a Espana, proving his
potential by finishing seventh overall. During the Vuelta, Lipowitz also held
the white jersey for several stages, solidifying his status as one of the most
exciting young talents in the peloton.
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For 2025, Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe has announced
ambitious goals for its leaders, with Primoz Roglic targeting the Giro-Tour
double and Jai Hindley aiming for the Giro and Vuelta. As for Lipowitz, his
Grand Tour participation will hinge on team strategy. The German climber will
either race at the Tour de France or return to the Vuelta, where he could potentially
lead the team in a bid to build on his strong performance from last year.
Lipowitz’s season will begin at the Challenge Mallorca, a
popular series of one-day races that provides a solid start to the year. He
will then tackle the Strade Binche, a key one-day race, before shifting his
focus to stage racing. His calendar also includes the Tirreno-Adriatico, where
he will test himself against some of the best stage racers in the world, and
the Itzulia Basque Country.
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While the decision between the Tour de France and the Vuelta
a Espana has yet to be finalised, both options present exciting opportunities
for the young German. A Tour debut would offer invaluable experience on
cycling's biggest stage, while a return to the Vuelta would allow him to build
on his 2024 performance, potentially vying for a podium finish or even a white
jersey victory.
Fin MajorCycling Journalist
Fin Major is a UK-based writer at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2024. He is the site’s main writer for FAQs and evergreen explainers and has written around 2,000 pieces for the platform. Alongside this work, he focuses on in-depth analysis and covers the biggest races on the calendar, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, providing clear context around performance trends, tactics, and key storylines.
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- He has already beaten Pogi twice in the TDF. the achievement is over. He cannot beat Pogi now and he only has a few years left at the top. Win Giro and compete in the TDF, maximise palmares.abstractengineer08-11-2026
- Just looked again at the photo. Yeah I stand by that. If MS had fallen over in Brands direction I don’t even think she would have hit her. You must be a UCI race commissioner. I’ll be sure to check my sock height should I ever see you on a ride. Looks like everyone else on here sees what I see.mij08-11-2026
- I said looking at the photo it doesn’t appear she deviated. Chill out, not stating my word is the final judgement. Just commenting that based on the photo I don’t see it. And BTW the Dutch coach even said she didn’t impede her.mij08-11-2026
- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
- MS said she was changing gears so that caused her slight deviation. Nothing was intentional.frieders308-11-2026
- How can you use a photo post incident to judge the incident itself (which is not hard to find if you’re prepared to invest the same amount of time in searching as writing that comment? It’s harsh but technically right even though this or worse is not always sanctioned in every race. The two things that went against MS (who unfortunately for her would still have won without making her mistake) are that it was not a bunch sprint where there could have been an overlooked incident or mitigating circumstances explaining a deviation. Everything was focused on just those 2, Schreiber was riding beautifully balanced which made her sudden deviation look unnatural stroke as if it could have been in some part intentional whilst she was slowly drifting ever closer towards the barrier to a point that would have reached obstruction level. In her defence, it might have been the realisation she was heading towards that that made her react suddenly and caused the deviation involuntarily. In any case, congratulations to her for the ride of her life, in people’s minds she will be credited for it.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
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- I think that they're not really used to dealing with this type of incident in a cyclocross race, and the situation has been magnified because it was a race for a championship title. It's very unfortunate that the race had to be decided in this way.
santiagobenites07-11-2026 - Seriously why do they keep doing stupid things like this. Its one thing to relegate when the placings are minor, when the action is blatant. But when it is ambiguous, why dont they at least take advice from some higher up to avoid embarrassing themselves. This is similar to the Halland goal when his teammate was clearly offside and interfered in play and VAR gave them the goal. if you dont have evidence you cannot convict. Even for doping they have these rulesabstractengineer07-11-2026
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