Phil Bauhaus grabbed the overall lead of the Saudi Tour with victory in a bunch sprint at the end of the third stage in Riyadh.
The 25-year-old was given an excellent lead-out by Bahrain McLaren teammates Heinrich Haussler and Mark Cavendish before pipping Reinardt Janse van Rensburg on the line after the 119km ride from King Saud University.
Bauhaus now leads Rui Costa by three seconds in the overall standings with two stages remaining.
Friday’s fourth stage is a hilly 137km run from Wadi Namar Park back to King Saud University.
Saudi Tour 2020 – stage 3 results (Riyadh – Al Bujairi):
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain McLaren) | 2:48:27 |
| 2 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (NTT) | ,, |
| 3 | Youcef Reguigui (Terengganu Inc. TSG) | ,, |
| 4 | Carlos Barbero (NTT) | ,, |
| 5 | Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea – Samsic) | ,, |
| 6 | August Jensen (Riwal Readynez) | ,, |
| 7 | Matteo Malucelli (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) | ,, |
| 8 | Timothy Dupont (Circus-Wanty Gobert) | ,, |
| 9 | Geoffrey Soupe (Total Direct Energie) | ,, |
| 10 | Lucas Carstensen (Bike Aid) | ,, |
Saudi Tour 2020 – general classification after stage 3:
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain McLaren) | 11:12:56 |
| 2 | Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) | +03” |
| 3 | Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea – Samsic) | +08” |
| 4 | Youcef Reguigui (Terengganu Inc. TSG) | +12” |
| 5 | Heinrich Haussler (Bahrain McLaren) | +13” |
| 6 | Carlos Barbero (NTT) | +14” |
| 7 | Sergei Chernetskii (Gazprom-Rusvelo) | +15” |
| 8 | Andreas Lorentz Kron (Riwal Readynez) | ,, |
| 9 | Matteo Malucelli (Caja Rural – Seguros RGA) | +16” |
| 10 | Jens Debusschere (B&B Hotels – Vital Concept) | ,, |
