All eyes have, understandably, been on Remco Evenepoel as the season has got underway fully in Europe, with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s new superstar taking all of the spotlight with his practically perfect opening eight days of racing.
But on a team with so much depth, there’s a lot more to be said for the likes of Tour de France podium-finisher Florian Lipowitz, five-time Grand Tour winner Primož Roglič and former Giro d’Italia winner Jai Hindley, so just how are they faring in the early season?
Jai Hindley
Racing an important contract year in 2026, Hindley has had his season debut pushed back, but he’ll be looking to carry on the form he closed out the last season with, after rediscovering his Grand Tour form with fourth at the Vuelta a España.
“Jai’s had a bit of a setback basically with a cold, like pretty much everyone in Europe at the moment, so we’ve pushed back his season start from the Ruta del Sol to start in Tirreno-Adriatico,” Dempster told Cyclingnews.
“He’s just getting back to make up for lost time, which I think is a good decision. It’s really hard to fight back once you’re racing, so that was an easy decision.”
After racing from one coastline to another in Italy, Hindley’s big focus will remain in the country he loves after winning the 2022 Giro, as he looks to claim another pink jersey alongside Giulio Pellizzarri in May. He is hoping to race the Tour as support for Evenepoel after that, but Red Bull will take their time with selecting the seven riders set to start alongside their new star.
Florian Lipowitz
Instantly elevated to a big name in the sport off the back of his third-place finish on debut at the Tour de France, Lipowitz earned himself a contract extension at his home team as a result, and he will make up a big part of their Grand Tour plans for this season and years to come.
He’s already started his season alongside Evenepoel in Mallorca, with the pair set to be co-leaders in July, also making up part of Red Bull’s flawless team time trial dress rehearsal victory at the Trofeo Ses Salines in January.
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