PLATEAU DU MONT-CENIS, FRANCE - JUNE 15: (L-R) Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike on second place, race winner Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG - Yellow leader jersey and Florian Lipowitz of Germany and Team Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe on third place pose on the podium ceremony after the 77th Criterium du Dauphine 2025, Stage 8 a 133.3km stage from Val-d'Arc to Plateau du Mont-Cenis 2095m / #UCIWT / on June 15, 2025 in Plateau du Mont-Cenis, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).
When cycling's superstars lined up to take on the Critérium du Dauphiné, few would have expected anyone other than Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Remco Evenepoel to finish on the overall podium.
But that eventually came to fruition, as young German Florian Lipowitz put together a solid eight-day performance to beat the Olympic champion Evenepoel to third spot.
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