Florian Lipowitz: 2026 team, palmarès and profile

Team (2026): Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe
Nationality: Germany
Born: 21 September 2000, Laichingen, Germany
Profile: Grand Tour rider, climber
Pro since: 2020
Previous teams: Tirol KTM Cycling Team (2020–2022)

Facts checked on 20 October 2026. Every fact has a source, listed at the bottom of this page.

2026 season

29 January 2026Trofeo Ses Salines (Mallorca Challenge, team time trial)1st with Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe Source
22 February 2026Volta ao Algarve8th overall Source
29 March 2026Volta a Catalunya3rd overall Source
11 April 2026Itzulia Basque Country2nd overall Source
3 May 2026Tour de Romandie2nd overall Source
20 June 2026Tour of Slovenia, stage 4 (Kranj–Kranjska Gora)1st Source
21 June 2026Tour of Slovenia, stage 5 (Litija–Novo mesto)1st Source
21 June 2026Tour of Slovenia1st overall and 1st in the mountains classification Source
21 July 2026Tour de FranceAbandoned during the stage 16 time trial after a crash (broken collarbone) Source
27 September 2026UCI Road World Championships, road race47th Source

Palmarès

2023Czech Tour1st overall Source
2024Sibiu Cycling Tour1st overall Source
2024Tour de Romandie3rd overall Source
2024Vuelta a España7th overall and 2nd in the young rider classification Source
2025Paris–Nice2nd overall and 1st in the young rider classification Source
2025Critérium du Dauphiné3rd overall and 1st in the young rider classification Source
2025Tour de France3rd overall and 1st in the young rider classification Source
2026Volta a Catalunya3rd overall Source
2026Itzulia Basque Country2nd overall Source
2026Tour of Slovenia1st overall, with stages 4 and 5 and the mountains classification Source

Biography

Florian Lipowitz is a German stage-race rider who rides for Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe. He was born in Laichingen on 21 September 2000 and is classed as a climbing specialist. In 2025 he finished third overall at the Tour de France and won the young rider classification.

Lipowitz came to road cycling from biathlon. He started biathlon at the age of eight, became a German youth champion and went to the Schigymnasium Stams in Austria. Injuries, including a torn cruciate ligament, meant he trained mostly on the bike, and in 2019 he won long-distance cycling events such as the Engadin and Imster marathons. He joined the Continental team Tirol KTM Cycling in 2020. He rode for Bora–hansgrohe as a stagiaire from August 2022 and turned professional with the team in 2023, winning the Czech Tour overall that July.

In 2024 he was third at the Tour de Romandie, won the Sibiu Cycling Tour and finished second in the German road race championship. At the Vuelta a España he helped Primož Roglič to the overall win and finished seventh himself, second in the young rider classification. In 2025 he was second overall at Paris–Nice, third at the Critérium du Dauphiné and third at the Tour de France, winning the young rider classification in all three races.

His 2026 season began with a win in the Trofeo Ses Salines in January, which German Wikipedia describes as a team time trial. In the spring he finished eighth overall at the Volta ao Algarve, third at the Volta a Catalunya, and second at both the Itzulia Basque Country and the Tour de Romandie. In June he won the Tour of Slovenia overall, with the mountains classification and stages 4 and 5. At the Tour de France he started as one of two leaders of the team, alongside Remco Evenepoel. He was fifth on stage 15 and was reported to be fifth overall when he crashed on the descent of the stage 16 time trial. He broke his collarbone and left the race. He returned to racing on 9 September at the Giro della Toscana and finished 47th in the world championship road race on 27 September.