Bauhaus early season Tour de la Provence win takes pressure off Bahrain Victorious

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Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) wins the final stage of the Tour de la Provence 2021 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Bahrain Victorious is heading into the season with a confidence boost after sprinter Phil Bauhaus took the team’s first win of 2021 on the frantic finish of stage four of the Tour de la Provence.

After a late-catch of the break of the day, on the 163.2 km final stage from Avignon to Salon-de-Provence, Heinrich Haussler helped keep Bauhaus up the front and out of trouble so that on the run into the line the German rider was in a position to come from behind and edge ahead of the well-placed Davide Ballerini (Deceuninck-QuickStep) just before the line. 

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