Scott Thwaites and Phil Bauhaus of BORA – ARGON 18 completed a great team performance with sprinting to 3rd and 4th place at the Belgian one-day race Nokere Koerse. With this result, Thwaites underlines his great form just ahead of the big spring classics. The 25-years old British rider was only defeated by Kris Boeckmans (Lotto-Soudal) and Justin Jules (Veranclassic) in the slightly uphill finish on cobblestones. Bauhaus, 20-years old new addition to the team, rounded off the perfect preparation be his team mates with the 4th place, which is his best result of the season so far.

“That’s a great result for Scott, Phil and the entire team. The race was fast but controlled and so it became clear that we’d see a bunch sprint. We focused completely on the sprint and we didn’t want to waste any energy in attacks. Our tactic was to lead-out the sprint for Scott because this kind of finish -slightly uphill and with cobblestones- suits him. Phil’s duty was to backup Scott’s rear wheel and to look for his own chance when possible. That turned out perfectly and the guys presented their selves excellent on the final kilometers. With thousand meters to go I knew already that we’ll score a top result today because the guys rode so strongly”, said Andre Schulze, Sport Director of BORA – ARGON 18.