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'I think I was justifiably angry' Remco Evenepoel blasts team-mate after Tour de France stage six
Remco Evenepoel said he felt he was justifiably angry at his Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe team-mate Florian Lipowitz after cooperation between the pair appeared to collapse on stage six of the Tour de France. According to Evenepoel, speaking after the stage in the Pyrenees to the Belgian press, Lipowitz refused to give him a lead-out to the line in Gavarnie. If Evenepoel had won the sprint for third, he would have gained four bonus seconds in the general classification. Instead, stage winner Tadej Pogaar's team-mate Isaac del Toro dashed ahead to take more time. "I had asked for a lead-out, and I didn't get one," Evenepoel told Sporza. "I think I was justifiably angry. At the Volta a Catalunya, I rode at the front for him for 30 kilometres. I asked him to ride at the front for one kilometre, and that wasn't possible. That made me angry, and that will need to be discussed thoroughly tonight."Evenepoel placed fourth on stage six, 2:57 behind the stage winner Tadej Pogaar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). Lipowitz, who finished third overall at the race last year, crossed the line sixth, at the same time difference. Lipowitz had a different view of how the day unfolded, claiming that "we didn't manage to bring Jonas back, but the team performance was top-notch today. Now we have to fight for third place, the battle will be incredibly tough."I can be very happy, my legs just weren't quite up to par on the Tourmalet."Pogaar won with a 43km solo attack in Gavarnie. He now leads the general classification by 2:42 to Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), while Evenepoel is fourth overall 3:30 behind. Lipowitz is a further 30 seconds in arrears.
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