Evenepoel admits 'bittersweet' win after teammate Lipowitz crashed

THONON-LES-BAINS, France, July 21 : Belgium's Remco Evenepoel delivered a crushing performance in Tuesday's individual time trial to claim his second consecutive Tour de France stage victory, but the Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe team's celebrations were dampened by teammate Florian Lipowitz's race-ending crash."That's very unfortunate. It's like a bittersweet pill to swallow with this victory," Evenepoel said after winning stage 16, adding to his triumph two days earlier at the Plateau de Solaison.The Belgian's dominant display cemented his second place behind Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, trailing the yellow jersey holder by four minutes and 32 seconds. Evenepoel holds a commanding lead of two minutes and 19 seconds over third-placed Isaac del Toro of Mexico, who races for UAE Team Emirates-XRG.De