Sprinter Phil Bauhaus gave up after 105 kilometers on the tough 17th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday morning (07/19/2023) on two mountains above the 2000m mark.
On the stage to Courchevel, the sprinter was alone at the end of the field after the first of a total of four climbs. The 28-year-old threatened to fall out of the time limit.
According to information from the sports show, there is no current injury, Bauhaus was completely exhausted after the exertions of the past few days, including the individual time trial on Tuesday.
Once second and twice third
Too bad for him and his Bahrain/Victorious team The 18th stage on Thursday was seen as his last chance before Paris to trump Belgian Jasper Philipsen, who has won the Tour four times.
In the first week of the tour, Bauhaus had achieved top results from a German perspective, coming second once and third twice.