Cycling
Tour expert Voigt sees Lipowitz in Paris on the podium
Debütant Florian Lipowitz causes a stir on the tour of France with strong performances. A tour veteran believes in a sense of achievement for the young Swabian in Paris.
Cycling expert Jens Voigt firmly believes that Florian Lipowitz will be on the podium at the end of the Tour de France in Paris. “He holds third place and also keeps the white jersey,” said the two-time stage winner of the France tour in an interview “ran.de”. “So far he has not shown any signs of fatigue.”
The 24-year-old Lipowitz has been the first German cyclist to be on the tour platform since 2006. At that time Andreas Klöden took second place.
Voigt advises Germany’s young star to look back in the overall classification for the final tour week with the hard mountain stages in the Alps rather than forward. Lipowitz is currently the third strongest mountaineer behind tour dominator Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard.
Geschke enthusiastic about Lipowitz
“It would now be presumptuous to say: ‘I’m attacking Pogacar again.’ No, no – third on the tour. “Safe the podium.”
Ex-professional Simon Geschke, on the other hand, considers a further improvement possible. “I could even imagine that he will be second. But he doesn’t have to put pressure on himself, because the tour is already a complete success for him,” said the 39-year-old Berliner in an interview by the Berlin-Brandenburg Radio (RBB). “I am really enthusiastic. And Florian is still young. There can be more. Even because Pogacar cannot drive forever at this level.”
Voigt: Lipowitz will land the very big throw
Even TV expert Voigt, who comments on the France tour for Eurosport, also sees almost no weaknesses in the young hoping bearer from Swabia. “They are only little things, most likely the time trial. In the sum of the skills, he can actually land the big hit at some point.”
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Source: Stern
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