Phil Bauhaus made history today as the first ever winner of the Saudi Tour as he came first in final stage which finished in Al Masnak.
Phil Bauhuas makes history as he claims victory at first Saudi Tour. Photo: Saudi Tour twitter.
An impressive bunch sprint saw Bauhuas (Bahrain-McLaren) take the lead ahead of Nacer Bouhanni (Team Arkéa Samsic) and Arvid de Kleijn (Riwal Readynez Cycling Team).
Bauhaus took the overall lead from Nacer Bouhanni by a mere two seconds, with Rui Costa (UAE-Team Emirates) in third.
South Africa’s Reinhardt Janse van Resnburg (NTT Pro Cycling) finished eighth in the final stage and 45th overall.
View results below.
Stage five results
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus | GER | Bahrain-McLaren | 3:18:57 |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni | FRA | Team Arkéa Samsic | |
| 3 | Arvid de Kleijn | NLD | Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | |
| 4 | Timothy Dupont | BEL | Circus-Wanty Gobert | |
| 5 | Imerio Cima | ITA | Gazprom-RusVelo | |
| 6 | Matteo Malucelli | ITA | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| 7 | Youcef Reguigui | ALG | Terengganu Inc. TSG Cycling Team | |
| 8 | Reinhardt Janse van Resnburg | RSA | NTT Pro Cycling | |
| 9 | Carlos Barbero | ESP | NTT Pro Cycling | |
| 10 | Jetse Bol | NLD | Burgos-BH |
*Selected results
| 89 | Clint Hendricks | RSA | Bike Aid |
General classification
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus | GER | Bahrain-McLaren | 17:53:38 |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni | FRA | Team Arkéa Samsic | +0:02 |
| 3 | Rui Costa | PRT | UAE-Team Emirates | +0:13 |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui | ALG | Terengganu Inc. TSG Cycling Team | +0:22 |
| 5 | Heinrich Haussler | AUS | Bahrain-McLaren | +0:23 |
| 6 | Carlos Barbero | ESP | NTT Pro Cycling | +0:24 |
| 7 | Sergei Chernetski | RUS | Gazprom - RusVelo | +0:25 |
| 8 | Andreas Kron | DEN | Riwal Readynez Cycling Team | |
| 9 | Geoffrey Soupe | FRA | Team Total Direct Energie | +0:26 |
| 10 | August Jensen | NOR | Riwal Readynez Cycling Team |
*Selected results
| 45 | Reinhardt Janse van Resnburg | RSA | +5:28 |
| 107 | Clint Hendricks | RSA | +33:45 |
