"He rides like someone who's been on the bike for 15 years" - Andy Schleck impressed by white jersey Florian Lipowitz

The first two names in the results of this year's Tour de France are as expected, not many would dare to predict a former biathlete to round of the podium. But Florian Lipowitz surpassed all more experienced GC riders, including five-time Grand Tour winner Primoz Roglic - his teammate and original leader of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. And while in the era of extremely talented youngsters the white jersey lost a bit of its glance, Lipowitz can be proud about winning the sub-competition with robust roll of honour.

"I don't know Florian Lipowitz personally, but I do like his riding style," Andy Schleck told WielerFlits about the current white jersey. "He's simply a very talented rider."

The Luxembourger then looked back at origins of Lipowitz who only rode his first bike race five years ago. And now he's on a Grand Tour podium. "He comes from cross-country skiing and biathlon, so he has the genes. But the way he rides now... He rides like someone who's been on the bike for 15 years."

Riders coming into road cycling from different disciplines and sports often struggle with the small nuances, tactics, positioning and so on. But Schleck doesn't see such challenges slowing down Lipowitz. "He's also very tactically astute, which is often the problem for people who come to the sport later. He's 24, I think, and we can certainly expect a lot from him in the future."