Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain McLaren) won the final stage of Saudi Tour after holding off Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea-Samsic) in the sprint, allowing him to leapfrog him the Frenchman to the top of the GC.
A tight and tense finish left Bouhanni visibly frustrated with Bauhaus, who appeared to deviate from his sprint line ever so slightly in the final 100 metres.
Despite the furious Frenchman’s best attempts to contest the manner of the finish, the jury confirmed Bauhaus had not committed any infringement in the lead up to his victory.
“We were unlucky yesterday so we knew that I had to win today to take the overall win, and we worked hard for that,” Bauhaus said after the race.
“I’m super happy and proud of my team and how we did it today.
“We were always one step in the front, and showed that we are one of the strongest here, and I’m really happy that we could also win the GC.”
Saudi Tour 2020 – stage 5 results (Princess Nourah University – Al Masnak):
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain McLaren) | 3:18:57 |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea-Samsic) | ,, |
| 3 | Arvid De Kleijn (Riwal Readynez) | ,, |
| 4 | Timothy Dupont (Circus-Wanty Gobert) | ,, |
| 5 | Imerio Cima (Gazprom-Rusvelo) | ,, |
| 6 | Matteo Malucelli (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) | ,, |
| 7 | Youcef Reguigui (Terengganu inc. TSG) | ,, |
| 8 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (NTT) | ,, |
| 9 | Carlos Barbero (NTT) | ,, |
| 10 | Jetse Bol (Burgos-BH) | ,, |
Saudi Tour 2020 – final general classification:
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain McLaren) | 17:53:38 |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea-Samsic) | +02” |
| 3 | Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) | +13” |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui (Terengganu inc. TSG) | +22” |
| 5 | Heinrich Haussler (Bahrain McLaren) | +23” |
| 6 | Carlos Barbero (NTT) | +24” |
| 7 | Sergei Chernetskii (Gazprom-Rusvelo) | +25” |
| 8 | Andreas Lorentz Kron (Riwal Readynez) | ,, |
| 9 | Geoffrey Soupe (Total Direct Energie) | +26” |
| 10 | Fabien Doubey (Circus-Wanty Gobert) | ,, |
