2024_AlUla_Tour
2024 AlUla Tour
Cycling race
The 2024 AlUla Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 30 January and 3 February 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2024 UCI Asia Tour calendar and is the eighth edition of the Saudi Tour.
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| Dates | 30 January – 3 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 812.5 km (504.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18h 37' 05" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eighteen teams entered the race, which included nine UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams, three UCI Continental teams and the Saudi Arabian National Team. All teams entered a full squad of seven riders, with the exception of Bora–Hansgrohe, who only entered five.[1] In total, 111 riders started the race.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National team
- Saudi Arabia
More information Stage, Date ...
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 30 January | Al Manshiyah Train Station to Al Manshiyah Train Station | 149.5 km (92.9 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Casper van Uden (NED) |
| 2 | 31 January | Winter Park to Sharaan Natural Reserve | 199.5 km (124.0 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) |
| 3 | 1 February | Alula Airport to Camel Cup Track | 170.5 km (105.9 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Tim Merlier (BEL) |
| 4 | 2 February | Hegra to Maraya | 142.5 km (88.5 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Tim Merlier (BEL) |
| 5 | 3 February | Al Ula Old Town to Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid | 150.5 km (93.5 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Simon Yates (GBR) |
| Total | 812.5 km (504.9 mi) | |||||
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Stage 1
- 30 January 2024 — Al Manshiyah Train Station to Al Manshiyah Train Station, 149.5 km (92.9 mi)[4]
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Stage 2
- 31 January 2024 — Winter Park to Sharaan Natural Reserve, 199.5 km (124.0 mi)[6]
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Stage 3
- 1 February 2024 — AlUla International Airport to Camel Cup Track, 170.5 km (105.9 mi)[8]
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
- 3 February 2024 — Al Ula Old Town to Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid, 150.5 km (93.5 mi)[12]
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| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Active rider classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification |
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| 1 | Casper van Uden | Casper van Uden | Casper van Uden | Unai Zubeldia | Casper van Uden | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 2 | Søren Wærenskjold | Søren Wærenskjold | Søren Wærenskjold | Atsushi Oka | Søren Wærenskjold | Uno-X Mobility |
| 3 | Tim Merlier | Casper van Uden | Casper van Uden | Polychronis Tzortzakis | Casper van Uden | Soudal–Quick-Step |
| 4 | Tim Merlier | Tim Merlier | Tim Merlier | Atsushi Oka | Team Jayco–AlUla | |
| 5 | Simon Yates | Simon Yates | William Junior Lecerf | Bora–Hansgrohe | ||
| Final | Simon Yates | Tim Merlier | Atsushi Oka | William Junior Lecerf | Bora–Hansgrohe | |
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General classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) |
Team Jayco–AlUla | 18h 37' 05" |
| 2 | William Junior Lecerf (BEL) |
Soudal–Quick-Step | + 3" |
| 3 |  Finn Fisher-Black (NZL) |
UAE Team Emirates | + 3" |
| 4 |  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) |
Bora–Hansgrohe | + 12" |
| 5 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) |
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 18" |
| 6 | Davide Formolo (ITA) |
Movistar Team | + 22" |
| 7 |  Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
Cofidis | + 32" |
| 8 | Rick Pluimers (NED) |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 40" |
| 9 |  Iván Romeo (ESP) |
Movistar Team | + 40" |
| 10 |  Merhawi Kudus (ERI) |
Terengganu Cycling Team | + 45" |
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Points classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Tim Merlier (BEL) |
Soudal–Quick-Step | 39 |
| 2 | Casper van Uden (NED) |
Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | 39 |
| 3 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) |
Uno-X Mobility | 25 |
| 4 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
Cofidis | 22 |
| 5 | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 17 |
| 6 | Simon Yates (GBR) |
Team Jayco–AlUla | 15 |
| 7 |  Luka Mezgec (SLO) |
Team Jayco–AlUla | 13 |
| 8 | William Junior Lecerf (BEL) |
Soudal–Quick-Step | 12 |
| 9 | Rick Pluimers (NED) |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 11 |
| 10 |  Dušan Rajović (SRB) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 11 |
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Active rider classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 |  Atsushi Oka (JPN) |
JCL Team Ukyo | 11 |
| 2 |  Tegshbayar Batsaikhan (MGL) |
Roojai Insurance | 11 |
| 3 |  Polychronis Tzortzakis (GRE) |
Roojai Insurance | 7 |
| 4 | Matteo Sobrero (ITA) |
Bora–Hansgrohe | 6 |
| 5 | Iker Bonillo (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 6 |
| 6 | Unai Zubeldia (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 6 |
| 7 | Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 5 |
| 8 |  Carter Bettles (AUS) |
Roojai Insurance | 5 |
| 9 | Finn Fisher-Black (NZL) |
UAE Team Emirates | 4 |
| 10 | Xabier Azparren (ESP) |
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 3 |
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Young rider classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | William Junior Lecerf (BEL) |
Soudal–Quick-Step | 18h 37' 08" |
| 2 | Finn Fisher-Black (NZL) |
UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Rick Pluimers (NED) |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 37" |
| 4 | Iván Romeo (ESP) |
Movistar Team | + 37" |
| 5 | Fred Wright (GBR) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 49" |
| 6 | Casper van Uden (NED) |
Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 1' 11" |
| 7 | Anders Halland Johannessen (NOR) |
Uno-X Mobility | + 1' 18" |
| 8 | Thomas Pesenti (ITA) |
JCL Team Ukyo | + 1' 49" |
| 9 | Enekoitz Azparren (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 49" |
| 10 | Edoardo Zambanini (ITA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 55" |
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Teams classification
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| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Bora–Hansgrohe |
55h 53' 03" |
| 2 |  UAE Team Emirates |
+ 25" |
| 3 | Team Jayco–AlUla |
+ 46" |
| 4 |  Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
+ 52" |
| 5 | Cofidis |
+ 1' 38" |
| 6 | Movistar Team |
+ 1' 39" |
| 7 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
+ 1' 53" |
| 8 | Team TotalEnergies |
+ 3' 04" |
| 9 |  Team Bahrain Victorious |
+ 3' 07" |
| 10 | JCL Team Ukyo |
+ 3' 54" |
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- "List of starters - AlUla 2024". Saudi Tour. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- "Startlist for AlUla Tour 2024". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- "2024 Route". Saudi Tour. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- "Stage 1 – Al Manshiyah Train Station > Al Manshiyah Train Station". Saudi Tour. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- Ostanek, Daniel (30 January 2024). "Casper van Uden holds off Groenewegen to win AlUla Tour stage 1". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- "Stage 2 – Winter park > Sharaan nature reserve". Saudi Tour. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- Ostanek, Daniel (31 January 2024). "Søren Wærenskjold powers to AlUla Tour stage 2 victory". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- "Stage 3 – AIUIa International Airport > Alula camel cup track". Saudi Tour. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- Moultrie, James (1 February 2024). "Tim Merlier scores sprint win on AlUla Tour stage 3". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- "Stage 4 – Hegra > Maraya". Saudi Tour. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- Ostanek, Daniel (2 February 2024). "Tim Merlier takes back-to-back sprint wins on AlUla Tour stage 4". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- "Stage 5 – AIUIa Old Town > Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid". Saudi Tour. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- Farrand, Stephen (3 February 2024). "Simon Yates wins AlUla Tour with sprint on final hilltop finish". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 4 February 2024.