| 2025 UCI Asia Tour, race 4 of 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 28 January – 1 February 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 764.4 km (475.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 17h 26' 25" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 AlUla Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 28 January and 1 February 2025 in Saudi Arabia. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2025 UCI Asia Tour calendar and is the ninth edition of the Saudi Tour.
Seventeen teams entered the race, including six UCI WorldTeams, seven 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 Tudor Pro Cycling Team, who entered six. In total, 118 riders started the race. [1] [2] 106 riders finished all five stages. [3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National team
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 28 January | Al Manshiyah Train Station to Al Manshiyah Train Station | 142.7 km (88.7 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Tim Merlier (BEL) |
| 2 | 29 January | AlUla Old Town to Bir Jaydah Mountain Wirkah | 157.7 km (98.0 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Tom Pidcock (GBR) |
| 3 | 30 January | Hegra to Tayma Fort | 180.6 km (112.2 mi) | | Flat stage | Tim Merlier (BEL) |
| 4 | 31 January | Maraya to Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid | 140.9 km (87.6 mi) | | Hilly stage | Tom Pidcock (GBR) |
| 5 | 1 February | AlUla Camel Cup Track to AlUla Camel Cup Track | 169.6 km (105.4 mi) | | Flat stage |  Matteo Moschetti (ITA) |
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| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Points classification  | Active rider classification | Young rider classification  | Team classification |
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| 1 | Tim Merlier | Tim Merlier | Tim Merlier | Nur Aiman Rosli | Frank van den Broek | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| 2 | Tom Pidcock | Tom Pidcock | Tom Pidcock | Adne Holter | Uno-X Mobility | |
| 3 | Tim Merlier | Tim Merlier | Jens Reynders | |||
| 4 | Tom Pidcock | Tom Pidcock | Johannes Kulset | |||
| 5 | Matteo Moschetti' | |||||
| Final | Tom Pidcock | Tom Pidcock | Jens Reynders | Johannes Kulset | Uno-X Mobility | |
| Legend | |||
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| Denotes the winner of the general classification | | Denotes the winner of the points classification |
| Denotes the winner of the active rider classification | | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 17h 26' 25" |
| 2 |  Fredrik Dversnes (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | Johannes Kulset (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | + 1' 12" |
| 4 | Adne Holter (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | + 1' 22" |
| 5 |  Rainer Kepplinger (AUT) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 23" |
| 6 |  Alan Hatherly (RSA) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 1' 26" |
| 7 |  Frank van den Broek (NED) | Team Picnic PostNL | + 1' 26" |
| 8 | Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) | JCL Team Ukyo | + 1' 39" |
| 9 |  Diego Uriarte (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 1' 51" |
| 10 |  Jordan Jegat (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 1' 58" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 30 |
| 2 | Tim Merlier (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 30 |
| 3 |  Sebastian Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 30 |
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 30 |
| 5 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 29 |
| 6 | Rainer Kepplinger (AUT) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 21 |
| 7 | Alan Hatherly (RSA) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 21 |
| 8 |  Edward Dunbar (IRL) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 13 |
| 9 |  Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) | XDS Astana Team | 10 |
| 10 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | Wagner Bazin WB | 10 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jens Reynders (BEL) | Wagner Bazin WB | 21 |
| 2 |  Nur Aiman Rosli (MAS) | Terengganu Cycling Team | 8 |
| 3 | Fredrik Dversnes (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | 6 |
| 4 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 4 |
| 5 | Johannes Kulset (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | 4 |
| 6 | Shahmir Aiman (MAS) | Terengganu Cycling Team | 4 |
| 7 |  Kane Richards (AUS) | Roojai Insurance | 4 |
| 8 |  Aivaras Mikutis (LTU) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 3 |
| 9 |  Emils Liepins (LAT) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 3 |
| 10 | Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | 3 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Johannes Kulset (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | 17h 27' 37" |
| 2 | Adne Holter (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | + 10" |
| 3 | Frank van den Broek (NED) | Team Picnic PostNL | + 14" |
| 4 | Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) | JCL Team Ukyo | + 27" |
| 5 | Diego Uriarte (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 39" |
| 6 | Max van der Meulen (NED) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) | XDS Astana Team | + 1' 13" |
| 8 | Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ) | XDS Astana Team | + 1' 59" |
| 9 | Nicolo Buratti (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 2' 20" |
| 10 | Hugo Aznar (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 2' 38" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Uno-X Mobility | 52h 23' 04" |
| 2 |  Team Bahrain Victorious | + 2' 26" |
| 3 | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 2' 26" |
| 4 |  UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 2' 27" |
| 5 | Team TotalEnergies | + 4' 05" |
| 6 | XDS Astana Team | + 4' 16" |
| 7 |  Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 5' 27" |
| 8 | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 5' 50" |
| 9 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 7' 14" |
| 10 | Wagner Bazin WB | + 8' 24" |
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