2025 AlUla Tour (2.1), Saudi Arabia
Formerly Saudi Tour

5th edition: Jan 28 - Feb 1, 2025

Saudi/AlUla Tour podium history | 2024 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3

2025 AlUla Tour overall map

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Thursday, January 30: Stage 3, Hegra - Tayma Fort, 180.6 km

Stage 3 map & profile

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Weather at Tayma

 

The race:

 

Results:

 

GC after stage 3:

 

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Wednesday, January 29: Stage 2, AlUla Old Town - Bir Jaydah Mountain Wirkah, 130.6 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Tom Pidcock gets his first win in his new Team Q36.5 race kit.

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Weather forecast at AlUla for Wednesday at noon: 19C (65F), Sunny, with the wind from the north at 9 km/hr (5 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: The race was neutralized due to concerns about the road surface. The shortened race resumed for one final climb towards the finish line.

Here's the race organizer's stage two summary:

The first hilly stage of the 2025 AlUla Tour saw double Mountain-bike Olympic champion Tom Pidcock shine under his new Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team colours. The British rider made the best of the final climb up Bir Jaydah Mountain to power away with 500m to go. He eventually crossed the finish line triumphantly beating Rainer Kepplinger (Bahrain Victorious) and World Mountain-bike champion Alan Hatherly (Jayco-AlUla). Thanks to his first win of the season, Pidcock takes command of the GC and will be wearing the overall leader’s Green Jersey.

After a first day of intense racing on Tuesday, some of the 118 riders of the Al Ula Tour had the pleasure of having a stroll in the labyrinth of picturesque streets of the Old Town that welcomed the start of the day’s stage. Moments of calm before the battle on stage 2: a 157kms ride all the way to the south-west of Al Ula where a final difficult circuit including three climbs up Bir Jaydah Mountain Wikrah would welcome the riders for one of the toughest stage of the event.

5 MEN IN THE LEAD
As soon as kilometre 3, five riders pulled away from the pack: Raccani (JCL), Rosli and Abd Halim (TSG), Thimachai (ROI) and Reynders (WB2). Their lead grew to 2’05” as soon as kilometre 7.5. At the first Intermediate Active Sprint (km 77), won by Most Active Rider (Orange Jersey) Muhammad Rosli who was already present in yesterday’s breakaway, the gap had reached 3’20”. The front men then started struggling. Thimachain was the first to be dropped shortly followed by Rosli and Abd Halim, leaving only two men in the lead while the peloton led by teams Q36.5, Jayco-AlUla and Picnic Post.nl moved closer.

RACE NEUTRALISED
Once on the final circuit, after Raccani made it first at the second Intermediate Active Sprint at the first passage of the line (km 103), a decision was taken to shorten the distance of the race due to a lot of gravel on the descent and based on the safety concerns of the riders. There would therefore only be one extra lap to be covered (instead of two) and the descent would be neutralized. After that neutralization, with five kilometres to go, the front two could only count on a lead of 28”. They were eventually caught three kilometres from the finish.

PIDCOCK UNLEASHED
On the final climb up Bir Jaydah Mountain, Rafal Majka (UAD) set up an intense pace with only a few riders managing to follow. After Kepplinger (TBV) was the first to attack, the decisive move came with 500m to go when Tom Pidcock made his effort. He managed to pull away in the last 300m and victoriously crossed the line, beating Kepplinger by 4” and a man who had beaten him at the UCI Mountain-Bike World Championships last year: South-Africa’s Alan Hatherly by 7”.

NEW OVERALL LEADER
Pidcock claims the 6th professional road win of his career after successes such as a stage at the 2022 Tour de France or the Amstel Gold race last year. By doing so the 25-year-old double Olympic Champion (2020 and 2024) captures the overall leader’s Green Jersey and can now enjoy an 8” lead over his closest rival Kepplinger. The Brit also leads the points classification while Adne Holter (UXM) becomes the new best young rider (White Jersey). Muhammad Rosli keeps the Most Active rider’s Orange jersey on his shoulders.

Complete results:

130.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.526 km/hr

1	Tom Pidcock	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3hr 18min 15sec
2	Rainer Kepplinger	Bahrain Victorious	@ 4sec
3	Alan Hatherly	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:07
4	Edward Dunbar	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:18
5	Stefan de Bod	Terengganu Cycling Team	0:21
6	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	0:27
7	Yannis Voisard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Rafal Majka	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
9	Hugo Aznar	Equipo Kern Pharma	0:30
10	Alessandro Fancellu	JCL Team Ukyo	0:34
11	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
12	Jordan Jegat	Team TotalEnergies	0:39
13	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
14	Johannes Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	0:40
15	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
16	Diego Uriarte	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
17	Calum Johnston	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
18	Unai Iribar	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
19	Mathias Bregnhøj	Terengganu Cycling Team	0:47
20	Adria Pericas	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:51
21	Pablo Carrascosa	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
22	Nicolo Garibbo	JCL Team Ukyo	0:54
23	Nicolas Vinokurov	XDS Astana Team	0:55
24	Roland Thalmann	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:57
25	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:00
26	Iñigo Elosegui	Equipo Kern Pharma	1:03
27	Joris Delbove	Team TotalEnergies	1:08
28	Thomas Pesenti	Soudal Quick-Step	1:11
29	Oliver Stockwell	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
30	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	1:15
31	Jan Castellon	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1:19
32	Anton Kuzmin	XDS Astana Team	1:20
33	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	1:22
34	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	1:25
35	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
36	Nicolò Buratti	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
37	Lev Gonov	XDS Astana Team	1:33
38	Pierre-Henry Basset	XDS Astana Team	1:37
39	Nickolas Zukowsky	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:39
40	Abner González	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1:42
41	Fabien Grellier	Team TotalEnergies	1:49
42	Sergi Darder	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	2:26
43	Metkel Eyob	Terengganu Cycling Team	2:28
44	Yuma Koishi	JCL Team Ukyo	s.t.
45	Gorka Sorarrain	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
46	Jonathan Vervenne	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
47	Marino Kobayashi	JCL Team Ukyo	s.t.
48	Magnus Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	2:31
49	Aiman Cahyadi	Terengganu Cycling Team	2:51
50	Alessandro Romele	XDS Astana Team	3:03
51	Henri-Francois Haquin	Wagner Bazin WB	3:10
52	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
53	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	3:15
54	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
55	Javier Ibanez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
56	Masaki Yamamoto	JCL Team Ukyo	s.t.
57	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
58	Xabier Azparren	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3:28
59	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
60	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
61	Andreas Miltiadis	Roojai Insurance	3:42
62	Jordi Warlop	Soudal Quick-Step	4:18
63	Andrea Pasqualon	Bahrain Victorious	4:23
64	Dylan Hopkins	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
65	Frederik Frison	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	4:59
66	Emils Liepins	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
67	Marc Brustenga	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
68	Casper van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	5:09
69	John Degenkolb	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
70	Alexandre Vinokurov	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
71	Ivo Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	5:22
72	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	5:30
73	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
74	Alberto Bruttomesso	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
75	Andrea D'Amato	JCL Team Ukyo	s.t.
76	Nicolò Parisini	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
77	Anze Ravbar	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
78	Rasmus Bøgh Wallin	Uno-X Mobility	6:11
79	Simone Raccani	JCL Team Ukyo	6:15
80	Kane Richards	Roojai Insurance	6:28
81	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	6:32
82	Pierre Barbier	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
83	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
84	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
85	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
86	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	6:37
87	Lucas Boniface	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
88	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
89	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
90	Niklas Märkl	Team Picnic PostNL	7:01
91	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
92	Daniel Babor	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	7:04
93	Ibai Azanza	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
94	Shahmir Aiman	Terengganu Cycling Team	7:14
95	Muhammad Haizam Mohd Shabri	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
96	Blake Quick	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
97	Zak Erzen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
98	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
99	Matteo Moschetti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
100	Patompob Phonarjthan	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
101	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	7:51
102	Enzo Leijnse	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
103	Maikel Zijlaard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
104	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
105	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	8:35
106	Sasha Weemaes	Wagner Bazin WB	8:45
107	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	8:53
108	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
109	Kongphob Thimachai	Roojai Insurance	11:22
110	Aiman Rosli	Terengganu Cycling Team	11:24
111	Abdulaziz Azzam Alabdulmunim	Saudi National Team	s.t.
112	Jehad Alfairouz	Saudi National Team	s.t.
113	Alhur Alkulaif	Saudi National Team	s.t.
114	Ali Jassas	Saudi National Team	12:00
115	Bader Almuhanna	Saudi National Team	s.t.
116	Tanawat Saenta	Roojai Insurance	12:36
117	Ali Jehad Alhassan	Saudi National Team	13:00
118	Ali Al Shaikhahmed	Saudi National Team	13:18

 

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team)
• Points classification leader: Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team)
• Most active rider: Muhammad Nur Aiman Rosli (Terengganu Cycling Team)
• Best young rider: Ådne Holter (Uno-X Mobility)
• Teams classification leader: Uno-X Mobility

273.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.215 km/hr

1	Tom Pidcock	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	6hr 28min 26sec
2	Rainer Kepplinger	Bahrain Victorious	@ 8sec
3	Alan Hatherly	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:13
4	Edward Dunbar	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:28
5	Stefan de Bod	Terengganu Cycling Team	0:31
6	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	0:34
7	Yannis Voisard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:37
8	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:44
9	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	0:48
10	Unai Iribar	Equipo Kern Pharma	0:50
11	Calum Johnston	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
12	Diego Uriarte	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
13	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
14	Johannes Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
15	Hugo Aznar	Equipo Kern Pharma	0:52
16	Mathias Bregnhøj	Terengganu Cycling Team	0:57
17	Alessandro Fancellu	JCL Team Ukyo	1:01
18	Nicolo Garibbo	JCL Team Ukyo	1:04
19	Nicolas Vinokurov	XDS Astana Team	1:05
20	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:10
21	Iñigo Elosegui	Equipo Kern Pharma	1:13
22	Roland Thalmann	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:19
23	Jordan Jegat	Team TotalEnergies	1:20
24	Thomas Pesenti	Soudal Quick-Step	1:21
25	Pablo Carrascosa	Equipo Kern Pharma	1:22
26	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	1:25
27	Anton Kuzmin	XDS Astana Team	1:30
28	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	1:32
29	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	1:35
30	Nicolò Buratti	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
31	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
32	Adria Pericas	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:42
33	Lev Gonov	XDS Astana Team	1:43
34	Pierre-Henry Basset	XDS Astana Team	1:47
35	Nickolas Zukowsky	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:49
36	Jan Castellon	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1:50
37	Abner González	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1:52
38	Oliver Stockwell	Bahrain Victorious	2:02
39	Joris Delbove	Team TotalEnergies	2:07
40	Sergi Darder	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	2:36
41	Gorka Sorarrain	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	2:38
42	Metkel Eyob	Terengganu Cycling Team	2:59
43	Yuma Koishi	JCL Team Ukyo	s.t.
44	Jonathan Vervenne	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
45	Aiman Cahyadi	Terengganu Cycling Team	3:01
46	Magnus Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	3:02
47	Alessandro Romele	XDS Astana Team	3:13
48	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	3:18
49	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	3:25
50	Javier Ibanez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
51	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
52	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
53	Henri-Francois Haquin	Wagner Bazin WB	3:41
54	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	3:48
55	Fabien Grellier	Team TotalEnergies	3:56
56	Xabier Azparren	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3:59
57	Marino Kobayashi	JCL Team Ukyo	4:22
58	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	4:28
59	Andrea Pasqualon	Bahrain Victorious	4:33
60	Dylan Hopkins	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
61	Andreas Miltiadis	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
62	Jordi Warlop	Soudal Quick-Step	4:45
63	Marc Brustenga	Equipo Kern Pharma	5:09
64	Frederik Frison	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	5:20
65	Emils Liepins	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	5:21
66	Ivo Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	5:32
67	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	5:34
68	Alberto Bruttomesso	Bahrain Victorious	5:40
69	Andrea D'Amato	JCL Team Ukyo	s.t.
70	Nicolò Parisini	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
71	Casper van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
72	Alexandre Vinokurov	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
73	John Degenkolb	Team Picnic PostNL	6:08
74	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	6:37
75	Pierre Barbier	Wagner Bazin WB	6:42
76	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
77	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
78	Lucas Boniface	Team TotalEnergies	6:47
79	Anze Ravbar	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	6:49
80	Rafal Majka	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	6:51
81	Simone Raccani	JCL Team Ukyo	7:06
82	Niklas Märkl	Team Picnic PostNL	7:11
83	Matteo Moschetti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	7:24
84	Blake Quick	Roojai Insurance	7:24
85	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
86	Zak Erzen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
87	Rasmus Bøgh Wallin	Uno-X Mobility	7:30
88	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	7:33
89	Shahmir Aiman	Terengganu Cycling Team	7:45
90	Kane Richards	Roojai Insurance	7:47
91	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	7:51
92	Maikel Zijlaard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	7:57
93	Patompob Phonarjthan	Roojai Insurance	8:05
94	Masaki Yamamoto	JCL Team Ukyo	8:10
95	Muhammad Haizam Mohd Shabri	Terengganu Cycling Team	8:33
96	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	8:50
97	Sasha Weemaes	Wagner Bazin WB	8:55
98	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	9:03
99	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	9:03
100	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	9:07
101	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	9:26
102	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	10:48
103	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	10:58
104	Enzo Leijnse	Team Picnic PostNL	11:26
105	Daniel Babor	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	11:54
106	Ibai Azanza	Equipo Kern Pharma	12:24
107	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	13:09
108	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	14:23
109	Ali Al Shaikhahmed	Saudi National Team	14:37
110	Abdulaziz Azzam Alabdulmunim	Saudi National Team	s.t.
111	Jehad Alfairouz	Saudi National Team	s.t.
112	Tanawat Saenta	Roojai Insurance	15:10
113	Ali Jassas	Saudi National Team	15:13
114	Bader Almuhanna	Saudi National Team	s.t.
115	Kongphob Thimachai	Roojai Insurance	16:42
116	Alhur Alkulaif	Saudi National Team	16:55
117	Aiman Rosli	Terengganu Cycling Team	18:12
118	Ali Jehad Alhassan	Saudi National Team	20:46

 

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Tuesday, January 28: Stage 1, Al Manshiyah Train Station - Al Manshiyah Train Station, 142.7 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Tim Merlier wins the first stage. Photo: AlUla Tour/Pauline Ballet

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Weather at AlUla at 8:00 AM, local time: 9C (49F), fair, with no wind. The forecast is for the temperature to climb to 22C (72F) in the afternoon.

The race: here's the report from stage winner Tim Merlier's Team Soudal Quick-Step.

Tim Merlier was unstoppable on the opening stage of the Middle East race, delivering Soudal Quick-Step’s first victory of the year and confirming he remains the fastest man in the sport, after an excellent 2024 during which he racked up a total of 16 wins.

“It’s always great to start the season with a victory, especially on your first day of racing. I like this event and the weather and I’m happy I could win on the first day here. I knew I was in a good shape coming to the start, but I wanted to see exactly where I was after the winter, and I’m delighted with the outcome.”

The finish in Al Manshiyah Train Station was identical with the one of last year, when Tim came from the back in a spectacular manner to clinch a solid third place despite a late bike change. This time, everything went smoothly for the European Champion, who unleashed his sprint with 150 meters to go and gave no chance to the other riders, taking a clear and comfortable victory Tuesday afternoon.

“Getting a victory early in the season is good because it motivated the team even more. The sprint was nervous and it wasn’t easy to get everything in place, but we managed it in the end. The guys did a tremendous amount of work controlling the breakaway and Bert provided another perfect lead-out when it mattered. I lost him a bit with two kilometers to go, but came back in his wheel in the U-turn and he took me in an ideal position from where I started my sprint at the right moment. I’m happy with this result, it’s a really nice confidence-boost”, said Tim, who leads the GC, but also the points classification at the AlUla Tour.

Complete results:

142.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.980 km/hr

1	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	3hr 10min 21sec
2	Juan Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
3	Maikel Zijlaard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Matteo Moschetti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
6	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
7	Pierre Barbier	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
8	Alberto Bruttomesso	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
9	Sasha Weemaes	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
10	Andrea D'Amato	Jcl Team Ukyo	s.t.
11	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
12	Sergi Darder Gari	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
13	Marc Brustenga Masague	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
14	Lev Gonov	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
15	Lucas Boniface	Totalenergies	s.t.
16	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
17	Yevgeniy Fedorov	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
18	Alessandro Romele	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
19	Gorka Sorarrain Agirrezabala	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
20	Blake Quick	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
21	Alan Hatherly	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
22	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
23	Unai Iribar Jauregi	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
24	Ivo Alves Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
25	Florian Dauphin	Totalenergies	s.t.
26	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
27	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
28	Rainer Kepplinger	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
29	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
30	Niklas Märkl	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
31	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
32	Aiman Cahyadi	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
33	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
34	Javier Ibañez Beltran De Salazar	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
35	Thomas Pesenti	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
36	Zak Erzen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
37	Calum Johnston	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
38	Pierre Henry Basset	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
39	Nicolya Vinokurov	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
40	Iñigo Elosegui Momeñe	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
41	Edward Dunbar	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
42	Abner González Rivera	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
43	Nicolò Garibbo	Jcl Team Ukyo	s.t.
44	Tom Pidcock	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
45	Diego Uriarte Belzunegi	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
46	Nicolo' Buratti	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
47	Frank Van Den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
48	Mathias Bregnhøj	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
49	Yannis Voisard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
50	Nickolas Zukowsky	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
51	Andrea Pasqualon	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
52	Stefan De Bod	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
53	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
54	Dylan Hopkins	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
55	Anton Kuzmin	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
56	Max Van Der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
57	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
58	Nicolo' Parisini	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
59	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
60	Ceriel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
61	Frederik Frison	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	@ 11sec
62	Hugo Aznar Vijuesca	Equipo Kern Pharma	0' 12''
63	Emils Liepins	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
64	Roland Thalmann	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
65	Alessandro Fancellu	Jcl Team Ukyo	0' 17''
66	Jordi Warlop	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
67	Jan Castellón Ribalta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0' 21''
68	Pablo Carrascosa Miller	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
69	Xabier Azparren Irurzun	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
70	Henri François Renard Haquin	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
71	Casper Van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
72	Metkel Eyob	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
73	Muhammad Shahmir Aiman Abd Halim	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
74	Alexandr Vinokurov	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
75	Magnus Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
76	Yuma Koishi	Jcl Team Ukyo	s.t.
77	Jonathan Vervenne	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
78	Johannes Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	@ 0sec
79	Jordan Jegat	Totalenergies	0' 31''
80	Samuel Leroux	Totalenergies	0' 40''
81	Thomas Oliver Stockwell	Bahrain Victorious	0' 41''
82	Patompob Phonarjthan	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
83	Adria Pericas	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
84	Simone Raccani	Jcl Team Ukyo	s.t.
85	Andreas Miltiadis	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
86	Nicola Marcerou	Totalenergies	0' 46''
87	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0' 49''
88	Joris Delbove	Totalenergies	s.t.
89	John Degenkolb	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
90	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1' 09''
91	Ali Al Shaikhahmed	Saudi National Team	s.t.
92	Anže Ravbar	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
93	Muhammad Haizam Mohd Shabri	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Kane Richards	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
95	Rasmus Bøgh Wallin	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
96	Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	@ 0sec
97	Marino Kobayashi	Jcl Team Ukyo	1' 44''
98	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco Alula	1' 56''
99	Fabien Grellier	Totalenergies	1' 57''
100	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	2' 13''
101	Tanawat Saenta	Roojai Insurance	2' 24''
102	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	2' 44''
103	Ali Jassas	Saudi National Team	3' 03''
104	Bader Abdulaziz Almuhanna	Saudi National Team	s.t.
105	Jehad Alfairouz	Saudi National Team	s.t.
106	Abdulaziz Azzam Alabdulmunim	Saudi National Team	s.t.
107	Enzo Leijnse	Team Picnic PostNL	3' 25''
108	Daniel Babor	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	4' 40''
109	Masaki Yamamoto	Jcl Team Ukyo	4' 45''
110	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	5' 08''
111	Arvid De Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Ibai Azanza Burusco	Equipo Kern Pharma	5' 10''
113	Kongphob Thimachai	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
114	Wavel Alhur Alkulaif	Saudi National Team	5' 21''
115	Rafal Majka	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	6' 14''
116	Muhammad Nur Aiman Rosli	Terengganu Cycling Team	6' 38''
117	Ali Jehad Alhassan	Saudi National Team	7' 36''
118	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.

 

GC after stage 1:

1	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	3hr 10min 11sec
2	Juan Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	@ 4sec
3	Maikel Zijlaard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0' 06''
4	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	0' 07''
5	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	0' 08''
6	Frank Van Den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	0' 09''
7	Matteo Moschetti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0' 10''
8	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
9	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
10	Pierre Barbier	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
11	Alberto Bruttomesso	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
12	Sasha Weemaes	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
13	Andrea D'Amato	Jcl Team Ukyo	s.t.
14	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
15	Sergi Darder Gari	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
16	Marc Brustenga Masague	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
17	Lev Gonov	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
18	Lucas Boniface	Totalenergies	s.t.
19	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
20	Yevgeniy Fedorov	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
21	Alessandro Romele	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
22	Gorka Sorarrain Agirrezabala	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
23	Blake Quick	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
24	Alan Hatherly	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
25	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
26	Unai Iribar Jauregi	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
27	Ivo Alves Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
28	Florian Dauphin	Totalenergies	s.t.
29	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
30	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
31	Rainer Kepplinger	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
32	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
33	Niklas Märkl	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
34	Aiman Cahyadi	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
35	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
36	Javier Ibañez Beltran De Salazar	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
37	Thomas Pesenti	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
38	Zak Erzen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
39	Calum Johnston	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
40	Pierre Henry Basset	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
41	Nicolya Vinokurov	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
42	Iñigo Elosegui Momeñe	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
43	Edward Dunbar	Team Jayco Alula	s.t.
44	Abner González Rivera	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
45	Nicolò Garibbo	Jcl Team Ukyo	s.t.
46	Tom Pidcock	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
47	Diego Uriarte Belzunegi	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
48	Nicolo' Buratti	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
49	Mathias Bregnhøj	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
50	Yannis Voisard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
51	Nickolas Zukowsky	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
52	Andrea Pasqualon	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
53	Stefan De Bod	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
54	Dylan Hopkins	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
55	Anton Kuzmin	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
56	Max Van Der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
57	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
58	Nicolo' Parisini	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
59	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
60	Ceriel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
61	Johannes Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
62	Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
63	Frederik Frison	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0' 21''
64	Hugo Aznar Vijuesca	Equipo Kern Pharma	0' 22''
65	Emils Liepins	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
66	Roland Thalmann	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
67	Alessandro Fancellu	Jcl Team Ukyo	0' 27''
68	Jordi Warlop	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
69	Jan Castellón Ribalta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0' 31''
70	Pablo Carrascosa Miller	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
71	Xabier Azparren Irurzun	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
72	Henri François Renard Haquin	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
73	Casper Van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
74	Metkel Eyob	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
75	Muhammad Shahmir Aiman Abd Halim	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
76	Alexandr Vinokurov	Xds Astana Team	s.t.
77	Magnus Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
78	Yuma Koishi	Jcl Team Ukyo	s.t.
79	Jonathan Vervenne	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
80	Jordan Jegat	Totalenergies	0' 41''
81	Samuel Leroux	Totalenergies	0' 50''
82	Thomas Oliver Stockwell	Bahrain Victorious	0' 51''
83	Patompob Phonarjthan	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
84	Adria Pericas	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
85	Simone Raccani	Jcl Team Ukyo	s.t.
86	Andreas Miltiadis	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
87	Nicola Marcerou	Totalenergies	0' 56''
88	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0' 59''
89	Joris Delbove	Totalenergies	s.t.
90	John Degenkolb	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
91	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1' 19''
92	Ali Al Shaikhahmed	Saudi National Team	s.t.
93	Anže Ravbar	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
94	Muhammad Haizam Mohd Shabri	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
95	Kane Richards	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
96	Rasmus Bøgh Wallin	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
97	Marino Kobayashi	Jcl Team Ukyo	1' 54''
98	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco Alula	2' 06''
99	Fabien Grellier	Totalenergies	2' 07''
100	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	2' 23''
101	Tanawat Saenta	Roojai Insurance	2' 34''
102	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	2' 54''
103	Ali Jassas	Saudi National Team	3' 13''
104	Bader Abdulaziz Almuhanna	Saudi National Team	s.t.
105	Jehad Alfairouz	Saudi National Team	s.t.
106	Abdulaziz Azzam Alabdulmunim	Saudi National Team	s.t.
107	Enzo Leijnse	Team Picnic PostNL	3' 35''
108	Daniel Babor	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	4' 50''
109	Masaki Yamamoto	Jcl Team Ukyo	4' 55''
110	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	5' 18''
111	Arvid De Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Ibai Azanza Burusco	Equipo Kern Pharma	5' 20''
113	Kongphob Thimachai	Roojai Insurance	s.t.
114	Wavel Alhur Alkulaif	Saudi National Team	5' 31''
115	Rafal Majka	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	6' 24''
116	Muhammad Nur Aiman Rosli	Terengganu Cycling Team	6' 48''
117	Ali Jehad Alhassan	Saudi National Team	7' 46''
118	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

Start list with back numbers, January 27, 2025:

	TEAM JAYCO ALULA
1	DYLAN GROENEWEGEN
2	EDWARD DUNBAR
3	PATRICK GAMPER
4	ALAN HATHERLY
5	LUKA MEZGEC
6	ELMAR REINDERS
7	MAX WALSCHEID
	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
11	TIM MERLIER
12	AYCO BASTIAENS
13	THOMAS PESENTI
14	WARRE VANGHELUWE
15	BERT VAN LERBERGHE
16	JONATHAN VERVENNE
17	JORDI WARLOP
	UAE TEAM EMIRATES - XRG
21	RAFAL MAJKA
22	IVO ALVES OLIVEIRA
23	MIKKEL NORSGAARD BJERG
24	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO
25	ADRIA PERICAS
26	ANŽE RAVBAR
27	GIBBE STAES
	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
31	TOM PIDCOCK
32	XABIER AZPARREN IRURZUN
33	FREDERIK FRISON
34	EMILS LIEPINS
35	MATTEO MOSCHETTI
36	NICOLO' PARISINI
37	NICKOLAS ZUKOWSKY
	TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
41	ARVID DE KLEIJN
42	SEBASTIAN KOLZE CHANGIZI
43	AIVARAS MIKUTIS
44	ROLAND THALMANN
45	YANNIS VOISARD
46	MAIKEL ZIJLAARD
	TEAM PICNIC POSTNL
51	FABIO JAKOBSEN
52	JOHN DEGENKOLB
53	NILS EEKHOFF
54	ENZO LEIJNSE
55	NIKLAS MÄRKL
56	FRANK VAN DEN BROEK
57	CASPER VAN UDEN
	UNO-X MOBILITY
61	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF
62	JONAS ABRAHAMSEN
63	FREDRIK DVERSNES
64	ÅDNE HOLTER
65	JOHANNES KULSET
66	MAGNUS KULSET
67	RASMUS BØGH WALLIN
	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
71	MAX VAN DER MEULEN
72	ALBERTO BRUTTOMESSO
73	NICOLO' BURATTI
74	ZAK ERZEN
75	RAINER KEPPLINGER
76	ANDREA PASQUALON
77	THOMAS OLIVER STOCKWELL
	XDS ASTANA TEAM
81	YEVGENIY FEDOROV
82	PIERRE HENRY BASSET
83	LEV GONOV
84	ANTON KUZMIN
85	ALESSANDRO ROMELE
86	ALEXANDR VINOKUROV
87	NICOLYA VINOKUROV
	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA
91	UNAI IRIBAR JAUREGI
92	IBAI AZANZA BURUSCO
93	HUGO AZNAR VIJUESCA
94	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE
95	PABLO CARRASCOSA MILLER
96	IÑIGO ELOSEGUI MOMEÑE
97	DIEGO URIARTE BELZUNEGI
	TOTALENERGIES
101	JORDAN JEGAT
102	LUCAS BONIFACE
103	FLORIAN DAUPHIN
104	JORIS DELBOVE
105	FABIEN GRELLIER
106	SAMUEL LEROUX
107	NICOLA MARCEROU
	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA
111	ABNER GONZÁLEZ RIVERA
112	DANIEL BABOR
113	JAN CASTELLÓN RIBALTA
114	SERGI DARDER GARI
115	JAVIER IBAÑEZ BELTRAN DE SALAZAR
116	CALUM JOHNSTON
117	GORKA SORARRAIN AGIRREZABALA
	SAUDI NATIONAL TEAM
121	ALI AL SHAIKHAHMED
122	ABDULAZIZ AZZAM ALABDULMUNIM
123	JEHAD ALFAIROUZ
124	ALI JEHAD ALHASSAN
125	WAVEL ALHUR ALKULAIF
126	BADER ABDULAZIZ ALMUHANNA
127	ALI JASSAS
	JCL TEAM UKYO
131	MARINO KOBAYASHI
132	ANDREA D'AMATO
133	ALESSANDRO FANCELLU
134	NICOLÒ GARIBBO
135	YUMA KOISHI
136	SIMONE RACCANI
137	MASAKI YAMAMOTO
	TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM
141	MUHAMMAD NUR AIMAN ROSLI
142	MUHAMMAD SHAHMIR AIMAN ABD HALIM
143	MATHIAS BREGNHØJ
144	AIMAN CAHYADI
145	STEFAN DE BOD
146	METKEL EYOB
147	MUHAMMAD HAIZAM MOHD SHABRI
	ROOJAI INSURANCE
151	BLAKE QUICK
152	DYLAN HOPKINS
153	ANDREAS MILTIADIS
154	PATOMPOB PHONARJTHAN
155	KANE RICHARDS
156	TANAWAT SAENTA
157	KONGPHOB THIMACHAI
	WAGNER BAZIN WB
161	CERIEL DESAL
162	PIERRE BARBIER
163	HENRI FRANÇOIS RENARD HAQUIN
164	JENS REYNDERS
165	LEANDER VAN HAUTEGEM
166	KENNETH VAN ROOY
167	SASHA WEEMAES