German Phil Bauhaus won stage one of the Adriatica Ionica Race that took place in Mestre, Italy, yesterday.
He completed the stage, which consisted of 30 laps of a 2.7km circuit, in 1:43:36.
Colombian Alvaro Hodeg was runner-up, with Belgian Sep Vanmarcke rounding out the podium.
“My team worked smoothly,” said Bauhaus.
“We were on time to take the leading positions in the bunch, so I picked Hodeg’s wheel and overtook him eventually. It’s my very first victory with Team Bahrain after a tough race.”
View more results below.
Phil Bauhaus won stage one of the Adriatica Ionica Race in Mestre, Italy, yesterday. Photo: Bettini Photo
Stage one
1. Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Merida) 1:43:36
2. Alvaro Jose Hodeg Chagui (Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
3. Sep Vanmarcke (EF Education First)
4. Davide Martinelli (Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
5. Sacha Modolo (EF Education First)
6. Boy van Poppel (Roompot-Charles)
7. Frolich Mikkel Honore (Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
8. Roberto Ferrari (UAE Team Emirates)
9. Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates)
10. Florian Senechal (Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
*Selected
25. Ryan Gibbons (Team Dimension Data) +0:00:11
DNF Louis Meintjes (Team Dimension Data)
General classification
1. Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Merida) 1:43:36
2. Alvaro Jose Hodeg Chagui (Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
3. Sep Vanmarcke (EF Education First)
4. Davide Martinelli (Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
5. Sacha Modolo (EF Education First)
6. Boy van Poppel (Roompot-Charles)
7. Frolich Mikkel Honore (Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
8. Roberto Ferrari (UAE Team Emirates)
9. Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates)
10. Florian Senechal (Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
*Selected
25. Ryan Gibbons (Team Dimension Data) +0:00:11
DNF Louis Meintjes (Team Dimension Data)
