Bauhaus Takes 3rd as Omrzel Retains White Jersey on Stage 3 of Tour of Slovenia

Phil Bauhaus secured third place behind stage winner Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AlUla) and runner-up Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE Team Emirates) on Stage 3 of the Tour of Slovenia. The peloton covered 172 kilometres, starting in Majšperk in Styria and finishing in Ormož on the Croatian border, with part of the route briefly crossing into Croatia.

Early in the stage, a breakaway of six riders established a gap of over four minutes. Around 50 kilometres from the finish, one of the escapees crashed, and the group began to lose time. Four riders remained, including two young Slovenians, with Nejc Komac (Factor Racing) eventually going solo and holding on the longest. The 21-year-old put up a strong fight, but the peloton reeled him in just four kilometres from the finish.

Team Bahrain Victorious was consistently active at the front, working alongside Lidl-Trek and Jayco AlUla to set up the expected sprint finish.

Tour of Slovenia 2025 – 31st Edition – 3rd stage Majsperk – Ormoz 172 km – 06/06/2025 – Phil Bauhaus (GER – Bahrain – Victorious) – photo Tommaso Pelagalli/SprintCyclingAgency©2025

Phil Bauhaus commented on his third-place result:

“Today we rode well as a team, with a big improvement compared to the first stage. I’m really happy with the effort everyone put in. I was in a perfect position behind the Jayco AlUla lead-out. Unfortunately, just before the uphill section of the finale, my chain dropped, and I had to focus on getting it back on. I lost both my position and the speed, and from that point, the fight for the win was over for me. In the end, third place was the best I could manage today.”

Tour of Slovenia 2025 – 31st Edition – 3rd stage Majsperk – Ormoz 172 km – 06/06/2025 – Jakob Omrzel (SLO – Bahrain – Victorious) – photo Tommaso Pelagalli/SprintCyclingAgency©2025

Jakob Omrzel, who continues to lead the white jersey classification, said:

“Even the wind was strong today, this stage was much easier than the previous two. We rode from the beginning at an easier tempo, but the last 30 kilometres we went hard tempo and the wind was once from behind, from aside and in front. I kept the white jersey and I am satisfied with today’s racing.”

Tomorrow’s stage is the Queen Stage. It starts in Maribor and finishes atop Golte, with the riders facing the Podvolovljek climb (5.1 km at 8.4%) before tackling the demanding final ascent to Golte (13.8 km at 7.4%).

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