"We can be super happy with the result" - Florian Lipowitz moves within reach of podium after Paris-Nice team time trial
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Since the arrival of new title sponsor, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe can no longer be seen as just "another" WorldTeam. At every race they aim for top placings and in that sense, the 2025 Paris-Nice is not different. After the stage 3 team time trial, Aleksandr Vlasov (5th) and Florian Lipowitz (6th) are within hand's reach of overall podium.
"I think we did a really good job," Lipowitz said of the performance of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe after the stage. "The whole team was super good today and we can be super happy with the result."
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Besides moving up to sixth overall, Lipowitz now also leads the youth classification. "It’s always special to have a jersey but tomorrow is a climbing stage so we’ll see how that goes and whether we can defend the white jersey."
It's only Lipowitz debut at the French stage race, but the seventh man of last year's Vuelta can already aim high in the GC. "After last year, now I aim for a strong result in Paris-Nice. I would already be super happy with a top 10 but we’ll see how the shape is. So far, I haven’t done a lot of racing so I don’t know where I stand exactly. We’ll see tomorrow, it’s the first GC day."
General classification after third stage of Paris-Nice:
| Position | Rider | Team | Time |
| 01 | Jorgenson Matteo | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 08:13:52 |
| 02 | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 06 |
| 03 | Matthews Michael | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 21 |
| 04 | O'Connor Ben | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 21 |
| 05 | Vlasov Aleksandr | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 31 |
| 06 | Lipowitz Florian | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 31 |
| 07 | Schmid Mauro | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 31 |
| 08 | Zwiehoff Ben | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 34 |
| 09 | Skjelmose Mattias | Lidl-Trek | + 36 |
| 10 | Sheffield Magnus | INEOS Grenadiers | + 38 |
| 11 | Foss Tobias | INEOS Grenadiers | + 39 |
| 12 | Powless Neilson | EF Education-EasyPost | + 40 |
| 13 | Arensman Thymen | INEOS Grenadiers | + 40 |
| 14 | Steinhauser Georg | EF Education-EasyPost | + 42 |
| 15 | Narvaez Jhonatan | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 44 |
| 16 | Paret-Peintre Aurélien | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | + 45 |
| 17 | Bissegger Stefan | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | + 45 |
| 18 | Almeida Joao | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 48 |
| 19 | Gall Felix | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | + 48 |
| 20 | Scotson Callum | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | + 48 |
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Ondrej ZhasilCycling Journalist
Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
Alongside WorldTour coverage, Ondřej has developed specific expertise in junior cycling and in racing across East Asia, including competitions in China and Japan. He also maintains a broad working knowledge of other disciplines and levels, including cyclocross, while continuing to expand his understanding of mountain bike racing.
Ondřej holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Physics, which supports his analytical, data-driven approach to performance and race analysis. In his reporting, he regularly uses ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available.
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