{{Short description|German cyclist (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Florian Lipowitz | image = Florian Lipowitz - Tour de France 2025 final podium.jpg | caption = Lipowitz in the 2025 Tour de France | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|21|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Florian Lipowitz |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/florian-lipowitz/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201194354/https://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/florian-lipowitz/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | birth_place = Laichingen, Germany | height = {{height|m=1.81}}<ref name="PCS"/> | weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="PCS">{{cite web |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/florian-lipowitz |title=Florian Lipowitz |work=ProCyclingStats |access-date=19 July 2025}}</ref> | currentteam = {{UCI team code|BOH}}<ref name="UCI">{{cite web |title=Florian LIPOWITZ |url=https://www.uci.org/rider-details/988065 |website=UCI |access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref> | disciplines = {{ubl|Road}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Climbing specialist | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | amateuryears2 = | amateurteam2 = | proyears1 = 2020–2022 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|Tirol|2020}} | proyears2 = 2022 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|BOH|2022}} (''stagiaire'') | proyears3 = 2023– | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|BOH|2023}} | majorwins = '''Grand Tours''' :'''Tour de France''' ::Young rider classification (2025) | show-medals = | medaltemplates = }} '''Florian Lipowitz''' (born 21 September 2000) is a German racing cyclist racing for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|BOH}}.<ref name="UCI" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17716 |title=Bora–Hansgrohe |publisher=UCI |access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref>
==Career== Lipowitz originally competed in the biathlon and used cycling as training during the summer. After a knee injury, he had to increase his cycling training and met Dan Lorang, the performance director of {{UCI team code|BOH|2023}}.<ref>[https://www.velonews.com/news/road/former-biathlete-florian-lipowitz-turns-pro-with-bora-hansgrohe/ Former biathlete Florian Lipowitz turns pro with Bora-Hansgrohe]</ref> In 2020, he switched fully to cycling and joined Austrian UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|Tirol|2020}}.<ref>[https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/90396/florian-lipowitz-du-biathlon-au-cyclisme Florian Lipowitz, du biathlon au cyclisme]</ref>
In 2021 Lipowitz was part of the team that {{UCI team code|Tirol|2021}} sent to the 2021 Adriatica Ionica Race. After finishing thirteenth in the second stage, 2:03 down on the winner,<ref>{{cite web |title=Adriatica Ionica: Lorenzo Fortunato wins stage 2 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/adriatica-ionica-race-2021/stage-2/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=en |date=16 June 2021 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120015438/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/adriatica-ionica-race-2021/stage-2/results/ |url-status=live}}</ref> he held onto his position in the Overall to finish thirteenth Overall and fourth in the youth classification.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farr |first1=Stephen |title=Lorenzo Fortunato wins Adriatica Ionica |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lorenzo-fortunato-wins-adriatica-ionica/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=en |date=17 June 2021 |archive-date=17 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617153240/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lorenzo-fortunato-wins-adriatica-ionica/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://airace.it/wp-content/uploads/07-Classifica-generale-Giovani-1.pdf |title=Classifica generale giovani Tappa 3 |language=Italian |trans-title=Young Rider Classification Stage 3 |work=Adriatica Ionica Race |publisher=ASD Sport Union |date=17 June 2021 |access-date=30 September 2022 |archive-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724200446/https://airace.it/wp-content/uploads/07-Classifica-generale-Giovani-1.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
Lipowitz joined UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|BOH|2022}} as a Stagiaire from August to the end of 2022 before joining the team on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Florian Lipowitz wird Stagiaire bei Bora-hansgrohe |url=https://www.cyclingmagazine.de/2022/07/28/florian-lipowitz-wird-stagiaire-bei-bora-hansgrohe/ |website=cyclingmagazine |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=de-DE |date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728081842/https://www.cyclingmagazine.de/2022/07/28/florian-lipowitz-wird-stagiaire-bei-bora-hansgrohe/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=News BORA - hansgrohe signs Florian Lipowitz as stagiaire |url=https://www.bora-hansgrohe.com/en/news/argonnews202207stagiaire-lipowitz/argonnews202207stagiaire-lipowitz/665075408 |website=www.bora-hansgrohe.com |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=en |date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729064429/https://www.bora-hansgrohe.com/en/news/argonnews202207stagiaire-lipowitz/argonnews202207stagiaire-lipowitz/665075408 |url-status=live}}</ref> He took his first professional victory in 2023, winning the overall title as well as stage two and the points classification of the Czech Tour.
In April 2024, Lipowitz claimed his first podium position at an UCI World Tour stage race finishing third at the Tour de Romandie. At the Giro d'Italia he placed fifth on stage two but had to withdraw from his first Grand Tour after stage five.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lipowitz muss den Giro vor der 6. Etappe verlassen {{!}} radsport-news.com |url=https://www.radsport-news.com/sport/sportnews_138093.htm |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=www.radsport-news.com |language=de}}</ref> At the German Road Cycling Championships he was only beaten by Marco Brenner and came second. For the 2024 Vuelta a España his job was the support of Primož Roglič in the mountains. While Roglič won the tour Lipowitz was able to finish as seventh overall and second in the young rider classification.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-08 |title=Roglic Vuelta-Sieger - Lipowitz bester Deutscher seit Ullrich |url=https://www.sport1.de/news/radsport/vuelta-a-espana/2024/09/roglic-vuelta-sieger-lipowitz-bester-deutscher-seit-ullrich |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=SPORT1 |language=de}}</ref> [[File:Florian Lipowitz 18th stage Tour de France 2025 (2).jpg|upright|thumb|left|Lipowitz at the 2025 Tour de France]] In 2025, Florian Lipowitz came out on top in the young rider classification of Paris-Nice at the age of 24 and was only beaten in the overall standings by Matteo Jorgenson from the United States. A month later, he finished the Tour of the Basque Country in fourth place overall, having appeared set to move up into 2nd before a bad-timed mechanical. At the Critérium du Dauphiné in June, he finished third, beaten only by Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard. He also won the young rider classification as best young professional.<ref>{{Cite web |last=sportschau.de |title=Radsport: Pogacar gewinnt Dauphiné-Rundfahrt, Lipowitz wird Dritter |url=https://www.sportschau.de/radsport/pogacar-gewinnt-erstmals-dauphine-rundfahrt,criterium-du-dauphine-etappe-8-100.html |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=sportschau.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Combloux |first=Stephan Klemm |title=Starke Dauphiné-Rundfahrt: Florian Lipowitz - Deutschlands Radsport-Joker |url=https://www.sportschau.de/radsport/florian-lipowitz-deutschlands-radsport-joker,florian-lipowitz-portrait-100.html |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=sportschau.de |language=de}}</ref> At the Tour de France, Lipowitz finished in third place overall, again beaten only by Pogačar and Vingegaard, and won the best young rider classification.
==Major results== <small>Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Florian Lipowitz |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=130790 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523203725/https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=130790 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PCS"/></small> {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2021 : 5th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta : 10th Overall Grand Prix Jeseníky ;2022 : 8th GP Capodarco ;2023 <small>(2 pro wins)</small> : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Czech Tour ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ::1st Stage 2 : 4th Overall Tour of Turkey : 6th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour ;2024 <small>(1)</small> : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Mountains classification : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie : 7th Overall Vuelta a España ::Held {{cjersey|white}} after Stages 6, 9–10 & 15 ;2025 : 2nd Overall Paris–Nice ::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification : 3rd Overall Tour de France ::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification : 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné ::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification : 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ;2026 : 1st (TTT) Trofeo Ses Salines : 2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie : 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya : 8th Overall Volta ao Algarve {{div col end}}
===General classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |colspan=9 align="center"|'''Grand Tour general classification results''' |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 ! scope="col" | 2026 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} Giro d'Italia | — | DNF | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de France | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |'''3''' | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} Vuelta a España | — | style="background:#ddf;" |7 | — | |- |colspan=9 align="center"|'''Major stage race general classification results''' |- ! scope="col" | Race ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 ! scope="col" | 2026 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Paris–Nice}} Paris–Nice | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |'''2''' | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|azul}} Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Volta a Catalunya}} Volta a Catalunya | — | 45 | — | style="background:#ddf;" |'''3''' |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour of the Basque Country | 75 | — | style="background:#ddf;" |4 | style="background:#ddf;" |'''2''' |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Romandie | — | style="background:#ddf;" |'''3''' | — | style="background:#ddf;" |'''2''' |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Dauphine}} Critérium du Dauphiné | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |'''3''' | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Suisse | — | — | — | |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{Sports links}} {{commons category}} {{Bora–Hansgrohe riders}} {{Tour de France young rider classification winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lipowitz, Florian}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:German male cyclists Category:21st-century German sportsmen Category:German male biathletes Category:Cyclists from Baden-Württemberg