It’s becoming increasingly difficult to really call Florian Lipowitz‘s great performances surprising. On the sixth stage of Criterium du Dauphiné, the 24-year-old once again impressed with an offensive approach to racing. First by attacking the group of favourites on the penultimate climb, and later by leaving Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel far behind on the slopes to Combloux as he cruised towards a third place on the day.
“When they first attacked on the second last climb I just followed and then I thought I would try something too,” Lipowitz explains his surprising attack with 40 kilometers to go. “Eventually they caught me, but I was confident about doing that.”