People noticed. I mean, it would be hard not to when Evenepoel made his comments not to Lipowitz, this wasn\u2019t some hot mic situation like Poga\u010dar and Del Toro, but directly to an international media\u2019s live broadcast.<\/p>\n
That forced Red Bull into spin mode. Not on the trainer, but in front of the media\u2019s microphones. Team staff spun Evenepoel\u2019s outburst as passion, as hot headedness, and insisted that all was well within RBBH ranks.<\/p>\n
As further proof of this general state of accord, the team shared a brief interview on its social media account. Because nothing says \u201cwe\u2019re all getting along just fine\u201d like having to publicly say \u201cWe\u2019re all getting along just fine,\u201d right?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a stunning bit of theatre. You can watch the exchange on the team\u2019s socials<\/a>. If you\u2019re not on Instagram, we\u2019ve tried to present it here as faithfully as possible.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, happy with the result?\u201d asks someone from Red Bull who has clearly been sent to do damage control.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, of course\u201d Lipowitz jumps in. \u201cI think we can be happy with yesterday. Luckily today we have an easier day. I think everyone is looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRemco, happy also?\u201d the voice follows up, in a tone somewhere between director and school headmaster.<\/p>\n \u201cYes yes. Fourth place for me, sixth place for Lipo. So, pretty good. Two guys were a bit in front,\u201d Evenepoel adds, somewhat downplaying the stunning show from Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/a>. \u201cBut we arrived with all the other favourites for the podium, so that\u2019s good for us. The first mountain stage is always special but we managed to do well. Now, two easy days, which we will need.<\/p>\n \u201cOutside the bus they are waiting that you are in big fighting, but inside the bus it doesn\u2019t look like it,\u201d Red Bull\u2019s man behind the camera says, somewhat leadingly.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, all good,\u201d Remco says with a smile.<\/p>\n \u201cYou speak and you forget,\u201d suggests the voice, only to be met by \u2026 silence from both riders.<\/p>\n After two easier days of post-Tourmalet racing, Stage 9 is promising to crank the heat right back up to 11. Or maybe a hard 10, now that organizers have shortened the stage<\/a>. But both the course and the temperatures are promising to test the GC favourites.<\/p>\n How will Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe\u2019s team unity hold up? Their bit of theatre brings up an old rule of storytelling: If there\u2019s a gun in the first act, it must be fired by the third act. After an outburst in week 1, can Evenepoel and Lipowitz make it to the Tour\u2019s third week with their relationship, and the team\u2019s Tour ambitions intact?<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1279693758.jpg\")
<\/a>Evenepoel after the Tourmalet. Photo: Sirotti
\nAct I, Scene III: The Tour Bus<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1279689010.jpg\")
<\/a>Florian Lipowitz wasn\u2019t showing too much emotion, good or bad, after Thursday\u2019s finish. Photo: Sirotti
\nChekhov\u2019s Tour?<\/p>\n