Double delight for Bahrain Victorious!

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Team Bahrain Victorious had twice the reason to celebrate yesterday after two of their riders claimed stage victories in their respective road races held in Europe.

Phil Bauhaus sprinted to success in the fifth and final stage of the Tour of Slovenia, while Gino Mader clinched a fine win in the eighth and final stage of the Tour de Suisse.

The Slovenia event was part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour, while the Switzerland race was part of this year’s UCI World Tour calendar.

His Majesty the King’s humanitarian work and youth affairs representative His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa lauded Team Bahrain Victorious’ success.

HH Shaikh Nasser expressed confidence in the ability of the team to continue their fine form, thanks to the cyclists’ keenness to achieve the best results, represent the Kingdom in the best way, and contribute to achieving the goals of Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030.

In Slovenia, Bauhaus claimed a victory for the second time on the tour.

The German was led out superbly by his teammates to the final sprint and made no mistake winning by a clear margin.

Teammate Matej Mohoric was also rewarded for his strong performances throughout the five-stage race, securing the points jersey for Team Bahrain Victorious.

Bauhaus was quoted as saying: “It’s incredible. The team did a fantastic job once again today.

We did the last two km pulling on the front, and then it was a perfect one into the finish…Happily, it was a good one!” Mohoric added: “We are delighted to conclude the Tour of Slovenia like that, with Phil’s win and my red jersey.

I think we can look forward to the Tour de France, where I will target the stage wins.” In Switzerland, Mader won what was the event’s queen stage.

He put in a perfectly timed move over the final climb to break away from the general classification group and beat his closest rival to the finish line.

The Swiss rider said: “I was looking forward to this stage. I wanted to finish off my home race with a win, and I achieved it.

The team worked well from the beginning, with Wout Poels in the breakaway, then Hermann Pernsteiner jumping across to him and having two riders in the front was perfect. “All the other teammates were helping me behind, bringing food and water and mental support as well.

They positioned me perfectly into the last climb.

It was incredible teamwork from everybody.”