Overview
- Team boss Ralph Denk announced on Tuesday that Red‑Bull‑Bora‑hansgrohe will enter the Tour de France with Florian Lipowitz and Remco Evenepoel as a formal dual leadership pairing.
- Denk said the two riders are 'gleichberechtigt' in the race, meaning they are equal leaders, and he stressed that on-road decisions will be settled by race form and the riders themselves.
- Evenepoel is described by the team as the more visible 'frontman' because of his Olympic and world titles while Lipowitz is cast as the quieter 'wingman', a distinction the team says refers to media profile rather than race status.
- The pairing has shown practical cooperation in recent months, notably at the Volta a Catalunya where Evenepoel worked for Lipowitz, a performance the team cites as evidence the duo can function together.
- Uncertainty remains over in-race hierarchy if one rider is stronger in the high mountains, and the team must still overcome the challenge of four-time champion Tadej Pogacar when the Tour starts in Barcelona on July 4th.