BAUHAUS TAKES CONSECUTIVE PODIUM ON STAGE 4 OF TOUR DE FRANCE
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Phil Bauhaus impressed again at his first Tour de France, taking another podium result as he sprinted to third on the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro.
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The 181 km stage from Dax always looked like a day for the sprinters, and with no break going away until the final 86km, it was a slow day in the peloton as they kept an eye ahead to the challenging days in the Pyrenees.
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| The finale completely contrasted the stage, offering high speeds and sharp turns on the circuit. With 3.1km to go, Mohoric led the peloton onto the track keeping the pace high as Bauhaus followed his final lead-out man Nikias Ardnt. In the finale, Bauhaus latched onto the wheel of Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) but didn’t quite have the legs as Philipsen took another stage win while Caleb Ewan (Soudal-Dstny) took second place. |
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With six more stages for the sprinters, Bauhaus remains confident: “It’s difficult to say, I think we are already doing pretty well, and my teammates are doing a fantastic job, and we are proving we are one of the best teams here for the sprint. I mean, it was two times Philipsen now, and the couple of van der Poel and Philipsen is super strong. But of course, we keep trying, and we hope that one day over the next two and a half weeks, I’ll be there”
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