Saudi Tour podium history | Start list | 2023 edition
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Saturday, Febraury 5: 5th & Final Stage, Alula Old Town - Alula Old Town, 138.9 km
Dylan Groenewegen wins the final stage and the race's points classification. Getty Sport Photo
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Weather at the start/finish city of Alula at 3:30 PM, local time: 18C (64F), fair, with the wind from the southwest at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the race organizer's final summary.
The final stage of the 2022 Saudi Tour ended, as expected by a bunched sprint and Dylan Groenewegen proved he was the fastest man of the pack claiming a second success on the event. After his master piece on the decisive hilltop finish of stage 4, Maxim Van Gils wins this 2nd edition of the Saudi Tour. In the final general classification, the young Belgian wins by 36’’ over Santiago Buitrago and 48’’ over Rui Costa.
For the final stage of the 2022 Saudi Tour, the 86 remaining riders had the opportunity to discover the splendid Old Town of Al Ula where the start was set. A quick stroll through the picturesque cobbled streets before taking off for a 138-km stage.
Soon after crossing the km 0 line several riders blasted away. In vain at first. Eventually Jannik Steimle (QST) made his move. The German was later caught by three other men at km 14: Charmig, Blue jersey Urianstad (both UXT) and of course the untiring Tzortzakis ready to battle it out for the Most Active rider’s jersey. At km 25 their advantage over the pack had reached 1’55’’. A gap that was rapidly stabilised by the likes of teams Lotto-Soudal and BikeExchange-Jayco.
At the first Intermediate Active sprint, Tzortzakis captured 3 precious points ahead of his rival Urianstad while the pack had the escapees under control at 1’35’’. After so many efforts this week, Tzortzakis was the first to be dropped. The Greek was swallowed by the chasing pack with 25kms to go. The leading three could then still count on a 50’’ advantage.
The second Intermediate sprint was claimed by Urianstad which meant he was guaranteed to win the Blue Jersey. Eventually only one man remained in the lead, Steimle, but he was finally caught with exactly one lap to go, on the line where the bonus sprint was claimed by Van Poppel (BOH).
The pack mainly controlled by team Bahrain Victorious remained bunched all the way to the last straight. With just under 3kms to go, Caleb Ewan (LTS) lost all hopes of a second success when he punctured. Well led out by his new BikeExchange team mates, Dylan Groenewegen powered to the line beating Dan McLay (ARK) and Davide Ballerini (QST). The Dutchman wins again on this Saudi Tour and adds a 58th success to his career record. He also wins the Red jersey (point’s classification) ahead of Caleb Ewan by just one point.
Perfectly surrounded by his Lotto-Soudal squad Maxim Van Gils made it to the finish within the peloton and that of course meant a first overall victory in the Middle-East. The young Belgian who had made the difference yesterday at the Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid wins the general classification ahead of Santiago Buitrago (TBV) and Rui Costa. As well as the Green jersey, the 22-year-old also wins the White jersey for the best young rider. Martin Urianstad (UXT) finishes most active rider of this 2nd edition.
Complete results:
138.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.307 km/hr
1 | DYLAN GROENEWEGEN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 2hr 56min 10sec |
2 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
3 | DAVIDE BALLERINI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
4 | FERNANDO GAVIRIA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
5 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
6 | NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
7 | JASPER DE BUYST | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
8 | JÉRÉMY LECROQ | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
9 | ERLEND BLIKRA | UNO-X | s.t. |
10 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
11 | SIMONE CONSONNI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
12 | JAKUB MARECZKO | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
13 | SAM WELSFORD | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
14 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
15 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
16 | DONAVAN GRONDIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
17 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
18 | DANIEL OSS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
19 | CASPER VAN UDEN | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
20 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
21 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
22 | TIM DECLERCQ | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
23 | CYRIL BARTHE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
24 | YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
25 | RUI COSTA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
26 | XANDRO MEURISSE | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
27 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
28 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
29 | ELIOT LIETAER | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
30 | JORDI MEEUS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
31 | MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
32 | ALEXANDRE GENIEZ | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
33 | BENJAMIN DECLERCQ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
34 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
35 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | s.t. |
36 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
37 | LUKA MEZGEC | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
38 | FELIX GROSS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
39 | RUI FELIPE ALVES OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
40 | ROGER KLUGE | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
41 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | @ 15sec |
42 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
43 | MARKUS PAJUR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
44 | JAMES JOBBER | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
45 | VICTOR DE LA PARTE | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
46 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
47 | ANDREA BAGIOLI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
48 | TIM NABERMAN | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
49 | JULIUS JAYDE | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 0' 24'' |
50 | MUHAMAD NUR AIMAN MOHD ZARIFF | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
51 | MOHD SHAHRUL MAT AMIN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
52 | SYVER WÆRSTED | UNO-X | s.t. |
53 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
54 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | s.t. |
55 | ALEXANDER EDMONDSON | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
56 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
57 | ILJO KEISSE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
58 | MARTIN LAAS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
59 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
60 | JULIEN MORICE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
61 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
62 | CHRISTOPHE NOPPE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
63 | ALEXANDER KONYCHEV | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 0' 37'' |
64 | JENS DEBUSSCHERE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 0' 40'' |
65 | MICHAEL HEPBURN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 0' 46'' |
66 | JORIS NIEUWENHUIS | TEAM DSM | 0' 51'' |
67 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
68 | MATTEO FABBRO | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
69 | MUHAMAD AFIQ HUZNIE OTHMAN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
70 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 0' 57'' |
71 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-FENIX | 1' 01'' |
72 | NIKI TERPSTRA | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
73 | LARS SAUGSTAD | UNO-X | s.t. |
74 | JONAS ABRAHAMSEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
75 | CYRIL LEMOINE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
76 | JANNIK STEIMLE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
77 | NICO DENZ | TEAM DSM | 1' 16'' |
78 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1' 36'' |
79 | G LAWSON CRADDOCK | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 1' 42'' |
80 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 3' 11'' |
81 | CALEB EWAN | LOTTO SOUDAL | @ 0sec |
82 | JAN MAAS | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 4' 22'' |
83 | MARTIN BUGGE URIANSTAD | UNO-X | s.t. |
84 | ABDULHADI ALAJMI | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
85 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO SOUDAL | 5' 41'' |
86 | POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 9' 33'' |
Final GC after stage 5:
831.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.365 km/hr
1 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO SOUDAL | 20hr 5min 48sec |
2 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | @ 36sec |
3 | RUI COSTA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 48'' |
4 | TIM DECLERCQ | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 0' 52'' |
5 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0' 54'' |
6 | DANIEL OSS | TOTALENERGIES | 0' 57'' |
7 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | 1' 29'' |
8 | ALEXANDRE GENIEZ | TOTALENERGIES | 1' 36'' |
9 | BENJAMIN DECLERCQ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 45'' |
10 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
11 | SIMONE CONSONNI | COFIDIS | 1' 46'' |
12 | CYRIL BARTHE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
13 | ELIOT LIETAER | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 1' 51'' |
14 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 11'' |
15 | DONAVAN GRONDIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 13'' |
16 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 58'' |
17 | XANDRO MEURISSE | ALPECIN-FENIX | 3' 22'' |
18 | LUKA MEZGEC | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 3' 30'' |
19 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 4' 03'' |
20 | G LAWSON CRADDOCK | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 4' 15'' |
21 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM | 5' 17'' |
22 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 5' 20'' |
23 | ALEXANDER EDMONDSON | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 5' 36'' |
24 | RUI FELIPE ALVES OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 6' 17'' |
25 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-FENIX | 6' 18'' |
26 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 7' 42'' |
27 | JASPER DE BUYST | LOTTO SOUDAL | 8' 04'' |
28 | JÉRÉMY LECROQ | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 8' 12'' |
29 | CASPER VAN UDEN | TEAM DSM | 8' 22'' |
30 | JANNIK STEIMLE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 8' 32'' |
31 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | 8' 52'' |
32 | MICHAEL HEPBURN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 9' 19'' |
33 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | 9' 22'' |
34 | ROGER KLUGE | LOTTO SOUDAL | 9' 51'' |
35 | FERNANDO GAVIRIA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 9' 57'' |
36 | DAVIDE BALLERINI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 10' 08'' |
37 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 10' 59'' |
38 | MAXIMILIANO ARIEL RICHEZE | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 11' 08'' |
39 | NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO | TOTALENERGIES | 11' 17'' |
40 | SAM WELSFORD | TEAM DSM | 11' 26'' |
41 | ILJO KEISSE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 11' 27'' |
42 | ALEXANDER KONYCHEV | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 11' 35'' |
43 | YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 11' 38'' |
44 | VICTOR DE LA PARTE | TOTALENERGIES | 12' 24'' |
45 | DYLAN GROENEWEGEN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 12' 53'' |
46 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | 13' 02'' |
47 | JULIEN MORICE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 13' 12'' |
48 | JORDI MEEUS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 13' 48'' |
49 | FELIX GROSS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 14' 26'' |
50 | NIKI TERPSTRA | TOTALENERGIES | 14' 41'' |
51 | JAKUB MARECZKO | ALPECIN-FENIX | 15' 09'' |
52 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-FENIX | 15' 27'' |
53 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 15' 32'' |
54 | CALEB EWAN | LOTTO SOUDAL | 15' 40'' |
55 | MARKUS PAJUR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 16' 16'' |
56 | JORIS NIEUWENHUIS | TEAM DSM | 16' 28'' |
57 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | 16' 41'' |
58 | JONAS ABRAHAMSEN | UNO-X | 17' 06'' |
59 | CYRIL LEMOINE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 17' 40'' |
60 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | 17' 42'' |
61 | TIM NABERMAN | TEAM DSM | 17' 57'' |
62 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 18' 15'' |
63 | MUHAMAD NUR AIMAN MOHD ZARIFF | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 18' 16'' |
64 | MARTIN LAAS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 18' 30'' |
65 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | 18' 33'' |
66 | MARTIN BUGGE URIANSTAD | UNO-X | 18' 56'' |
67 | CHRISTOPHE NOPPE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 19' 02'' |
68 | JULIUS JAYDE | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 19' 29'' |
69 | JAN MAAS | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 19' 53'' |
70 | ERLEND BLIKRA | UNO-X | 20' 02'' |
71 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 20' 03'' |
72 | NICO DENZ | TEAM DSM | 20' 41'' |
73 | MATTEO FABBRO | BORA-HANSGROHE | 21' 28'' |
74 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO SOUDAL | 21' 46'' |
75 | LARS SAUGSTAD | UNO-X | 21' 48'' |
76 | ANDREA BAGIOLI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 22' 22'' |
77 | MOHD SHAHRUL MAT AMIN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 25' 02'' |
78 | JAMES JOBBER | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 25' 37'' |
79 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO SOUDAL | 26' 11'' |
80 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 27' 36'' |
81 | SYVER WÆRSTED | UNO-X | 29' 41'' |
82 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 30' 41'' |
83 | JENS DEBUSSCHERE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 35' 27'' |
84 | ABDULHADI ALAJMI | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 35' 59'' |
85 | MUHAMAD AFIQ HUZNIE OTHMAN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 39' 33'' |
86 | POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 45' 24'' |
Stage five profile:
Stage five profile
Friday, February 4: Stage 4, Winter Park - Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid, 149.3 km
Maxim Van Gils wins with no other riders in sight.
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Weather at Alula near the start/finish at 4:00 PM, local time: 17C (63F), fair, with the wind from the southwest at 40 km/hr (25 mph). No rain.
The race: Here's the stage four report from the race organizer:
More wind and more drama in the Saudi Tour. After a fierce battle on the flat part of this fourth stage where several teams made the best of the tough conditions to create chaos in the pack, a group of 15 reached the bottom of the final climb to the Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid. Andrea Bagioli (QST) was the first to attack but was later caught and dropped by young Maxim Van Gils (LTS). The 22-year-old went on to claim his first professional victory ahead of Mezgec (BEX) and Declercq (QST). The Belgian also takes command of the general classification and will be wearing the Green Jersey on the final day of the event tomorrow.
After an action-packed stage 3 due to the strong wind blowing across the Al Ula region, it was slightly calmer this morning at the start of day 4 of the Saudi Tour set at the Winter Park. The 90 remaining riders took off just before 11 AM for a 149-km stage all the way to the spectacular Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid, in other words a demanding summit finish awaited the peloton.
As soon as the first kilometre, ‘’mister breakaway’’ Polychronis Tzortzakis (KUW) took off from the pack. He was rapidly caught by Muhamad Othman (TSG). Both men reached km 21 enjoying a 2’30’’ lead. While Tzortzakis made it first to the first Intermediate sprint (km 57) the pack had lost more time: 3’20’’.
The situation changed dramatically with the wind picking up. Under the influence of teams DSM and of course Quickstep-Alpha Vynil, the pack broke up into several groups, leaving only 16 riders in the first one at km 80. Six kilometres later the front two were caught and eventually dropped. The leading 16 continued pushing hard. In that leading group were the likes of Bonifazio, Oss, Turgis (TEN), Mezgec (BEX), Van Gils (LTS), Bagioli (QST) and four team mates, Van Poppel (BOH) and Consonni (COF).
The front group reached the second Intermediate sprint (km 120) led out by Turgis with a 1’20’’ advantage over the chasing pack led by the Bahrain Victorious squad of Green Jersey Santiago Buitrago. With 25kms to go, fifteen riders remained in the lead (Denz dropped) enjoying a 1’25’’ advantage. With 10kms to go Andrea Bagioli attacked on the steep climb of the day. The Italian was later caught and dropped by Maxim Van Gils. The Belgian reached the summit claiming the bonus sprint (km 140) with a 30” lead over Bagioli and 1’ over Rui Costa (UAE) and the Green Jersey group.
Van Gils enjoys his wn.
Despite the strong wind blowing on the last 8kms, Van Gils continued his impressive solo effort. The 22-year-old eventually crossed the finish line victoriously, beating Luka Mezgec (BEX) and Tim Declercq (QST) by 40”. Van Gils claims his first ever pro win on this Saudi Tour and takes command of the general classification. He’ll therefore be defending the Green Jersey (and the White Jersey for best young rider) on tomorrow’s final stage enjoying a rather comfortable lead of 36” over Buitrago and 48” over Rui Costa. The Red Jersey (point’s classification) remains on the shoulders of Caleb Ewan (LTS) while Urianstad is still the leader of the Most Active rider classification.
Complete results:
149.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.126 km/hr
1 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO SOUDAL | 3hr 32min 39sec |
2 | LUKA MEZGEC | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | @ 40sec |
3 | TIM DECLERCQ | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
4 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
5 | RUI COSTA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
6 | DANIEL OSS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
7 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
8 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
9 | ANDREA BAGIOLI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 0' 44'' |
10 | ALEXANDRE GENIEZ | TOTALENERGIES | 1' 19'' |
11 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
12 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | 1' 20'' |
13 | DONAVAN GRONDIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 29'' |
14 | BENJAMIN DECLERCQ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
15 | XANDRO MEURISSE | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
16 | LAWSON CRADDOCK | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
17 | CYRIL BARTHE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
18 | ELIOT LIETAER | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
19 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
20 | SIMONE CONSONNI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
21 | MATTEO FABBRO | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1' 32'' |
22 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 2' 48'' |
23 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
24 | NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
25 | NIKI TERPSTRA | TOTALENERGIES | 3' 35'' |
26 | ALEXANDER EDMONDSON | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
27 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-FENIX | 4' 12'' |
28 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
29 | JANNIK STEIMLE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
30 | MICHAEL HEPBURN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
31 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
32 | CASPER VAN UDEN | TEAM DSM | 6' 00'' |
33 | RUI FELIPE ALVES | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
34 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 6' 03'' |
35 | SAM WELSFORD | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
36 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
37 | JÉRÉMY LECROQ | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
38 | ROGER KLUGE | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
39 | JASPER DE BUYST | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
40 | ALEXANDER KONYCHEV | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
41 | DAVIDE BALLERINI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 7' 37'' |
42 | ILJO KEISSE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
43 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
44 | YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
45 | FELIX GROSS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 9' 29'' |
46 | FERNANDO GAVIRIA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
47 | MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
48 | JAKUB MARECZKO | ALPECIN-FENIX | 10' 38'' |
49 | MARTIN BUGGE | UNO-X | s.t. |
50 | JULIEN MORICE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
51 | DYLAN GROENEWEGEN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
52 | JORDI MEEUS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 10' 56'' |
53 | MARTIN LAAS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
54 | JAN MAAS | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 11' 25'' |
55 | JONAS ABRAHAMSEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
56 | VICTOR DE LA PARTE | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
57 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO SOUDAL | 12' 21'' |
58 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
59 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | s.t. |
60 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | s.t. |
61 | NIKLAS MÄRKL | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
62 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
63 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
64 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 12' 51'' |
65 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
66 | MARKUS PAJUR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 13' 47'' |
67 | MUHAMAD NUR AIMAN MOHD ZARIFF | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
68 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
69 | SYVER WÆRSTED | UNO-X | s.t. |
70 | JULIUS JAYDE | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
71 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
72 | TIM NABERMAN | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
73 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
74 | JORIS NIEUWENHUIS | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
75 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
76 | MOHD SHAHRUL MAT AMIN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 14' 39'' |
77 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
78 | JAMES JOBBER | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
79 | JENS DEBUSSCHERE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
80 | CHRISTOPHE NOPPE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
81 | CYRIL LEMOINE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
82 | ERLEND BLIKRA | UNO-X | 15' 30'' |
83 | POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
84 | NICO DENZ | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
85 | LARS SAUGSTAD | UNO-X | 15' 33'' |
86 | CALEB EWAN | LOTTO SOUDAL | 15' 41'' |
87 | ABDULHADI ALAJMI | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 20' 20'' |
88 | MUHAMAD AFIQ HUZNIE OTHMAN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
89 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
GC after stage 4:
692.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.348 km/hr
1 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO SOUDAL | 17hr 9min 38sec |
2 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | @ 36sec |
3 | RUI COSTA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 48'' |
4 | TIM DECLERCQ | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 0' 52'' |
5 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0' 57'' |
6 | DANIEL OSS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
7 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | 1' 29'' |
8 | ALEXANDRE GENIEZ | TOTALENERGIES | 1' 36'' |
9 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 1' 45'' |
10 | SIMONE CONSONNI | COFIDIS | 1' 46'' |
11 | CYRIL BARTHE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
12 | BENJAMIN DECLERCQ | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
13 | ELIOT LIETAER | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 1' 51'' |
14 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 11'' |
15 | DONAVAN GRONDIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 13'' |
16 | LAWSON CRADDOCK | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 2' 33'' |
17 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 58'' |
18 | XANDRO MEURISSE | ALPECIN-FENIX | 3' 22'' |
19 | LUKA MEZGEC | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 3' 30'' |
20 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 3' 48'' |
21 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 4' 56'' |
22 | ALEXANDER EDMONDSON | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 5' 12'' |
23 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM | 5' 17'' |
24 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
25 | RUI FELIPE ALVES | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 6' 17'' |
26 | JANNIK STEIMLE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 7' 33'' |
27 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 7' 42'' |
28 | JASPER DE BUYST | LOTTO SOUDAL | 8' 04'' |
29 | JÉRÉMY LECROQ | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 8' 12'' |
30 | CASPER VAN UDEN | TEAM DSM | 8' 22'' |
31 | MICHAEL HEPBURN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 8' 33'' |
32 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | 8' 52'' |
33 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | 8' 58'' |
34 | ROGER KLUGE | LOTTO SOUDAL | 9' 51'' |
35 | FERNANDO GAVIRIA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 9' 57'' |
36 | DAVIDE BALLERINI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 10' 12'' |
37 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 10' 35'' |
38 | ALEXANDER KONYCHEV | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 10' 58'' |
39 | ILJO KEISSE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 11' 03'' |
40 | MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 11' 08'' |
41 | NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO | TOTALENERGIES | 11' 17'' |
42 | SAM WELSFORD | TEAM DSM | 11' 26'' |
43 | YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 11' 38'' |
44 | VICTOR DE LA PARTE | TOTALENERGIES | 12' 09'' |
45 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | 12' 38'' |
46 | JULIEN MORICE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 12' 48'' |
47 | DYLAN GROENEWEGEN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 13' 03'' |
48 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | 13' 05'' |
49 | NIKI TERPSTRA | TOTALENERGIES | 13' 40'' |
50 | JORDI MEEUS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 13' 48'' |
51 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 13' 56'' |
52 | FELIX GROSS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 14' 26'' |
53 | MARTIN BUGGE | UNO-X | 14' 34'' |
54 | JAKUB MARECZKO | ALPECIN-FENIX | 15' 09'' |
55 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-FENIX | 15' 27'' |
56 | JAN MAAS | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 15' 31'' |
57 | JORIS NIEUWENHUIS | TEAM DSM | 15' 37'' |
58 | CALEB EWAN | LOTTO SOUDAL | 15' 40'' |
59 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 15' 47'' |
60 | MARKUS PAJUR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 16' 01'' |
61 | JONAS ABRAHAMSEN | UNO-X | 16' 05'' |
62 | NIKLAS MÄRKL | TEAM DSM | 16' 22'' |
63 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | 16' 26'' |
64 | CYRIL LEMOINE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 16' 39'' |
65 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 16' 52'' |
66 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | 17' 18'' |
67 | TIM NABERMAN | TEAM DSM | 17' 42'' |
68 | MUHAMAD NUR AIMAN MOHD ZARIFF | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 17' 52'' |
69 | MARTIN LAAS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 18' 06'' |
70 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | 18' 18'' |
71 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 18' 21'' |
72 | CHRISTOPHE NOPPE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 18' 38'' |
73 | JULIUS JAYDE | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 19' 05'' |
74 | NICO DENZ | TEAM DSM | 19' 25'' |
75 | ERLEND BLIKRA | UNO-X | 20' 02'' |
76 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO SOUDAL | 20' 30'' |
77 | MATTEO FABBRO | BORA-HANSGROHE | 20' 37'' |
78 | LARS SAUGSTAD | UNO-X | 20' 47'' |
79 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO SOUDAL | 20' 55'' |
80 | ANDREA BAGIOLI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 22' 07'' |
81 | MOHD SHAHRUL MAT AMIN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 24' 38'' |
82 | JAMES JOBBER | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 25' 22'' |
83 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 27' 36'' |
84 | SYVER WÆRSTED | UNO-X | 29' 17'' |
85 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 29' 44'' |
86 | ABDULHADI ALAJMI | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 31' 37'' |
87 | JENS DEBUSSCHERE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 34' 47'' |
88 | POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 35' 51'' |
89 | MUHAMAD AFIQ HUZNIE OTHMAN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 38' 42'' |
Stage 4 profile:
Thursday, February 3: Stage 3, Tayma Hadaj Well - Alula Old Town, 181.2 km
Dylan Groenewegen takes the third stage. Photo: Getty Images
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Weather at Alula near the start/finish at 1:45 PM, local time: 23C (73F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the west at 29 km/hr (18 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from the race organizer:
After a fabulous battle in the windy conditions of Saudi Arabia, stage 3 ended once again with a bunched sprint. For his third race under his new BikeExchange-Jayco colours Dylan Groenewegen managed to deliver. In the old town of AlUla, the Dutchman outsprinted Dan McLay and Caleb Ewan to conquer victory. Despite suffering all day in the echelons, Santiago Buitrago keeps the overall leader’s Green Jersey.
Seeing the riders show up close to 20min before the flag was dropped on the start line said it all… A windy day was expected and there was a tense feeling in the peloton. Indeed, shortly after leaving the impressive Tayma Hadaj well, chaos struck. The strong sidewind on the opening 30kms created all sorts of damage. Crashes (Selig and Laas), dropped riders and of course echelons. Eventually after 14kms only 26 riders remained at the front including: Ewan (LTS), second overall, Gaviria (UAE), Oss, Turgis (TEN), Groenewegen (BEX), Bagioli, Ballerini, Senechal and three other Quickstep riders, Van Poppel (TBV), Consonni (COF) as well as White jersey and 3rd man overall Charmig (UXT), but not the overall leader Santiago Buitrago (TBV). And what a battle it would be. The front 26 reached km 30 with a 1’05’’ advantage over the Green Jersey group. Slowly that gap started dropping but it still took close to 30kms to close that gap.
After a very short moment of calm, three riders took off: Turgis (TEN), Planckaert (AFC) and Declercq (ARK). They reached the first Intermediate sprint (km 83) led out by Planckaert with a 3’20’’ advantage. After another change in direction the wind specialists of Quickstep decided to create more drama. Again the pack broke into several echelons with only 16 riders in the front group including the Green Jersey and 6 Quickstep men, but no Caleb Ewan this time. While the front three were caught, a grueling battle continued. Finally things settled down at km100 and the pack bunched up together again.
Once again, there was no stopping Anthony Turgis. The Frenchman decided to give it another go at km 102, but this time on his own. He reached the second Intermediate sprint with a 3’ lead over counter-attackers Bonifazio (TEN) and Keisse (QST) and 5’ over the pack. While the two chasers were caught, Turgis bravely continued his effort despite the strong headwind. He still had a 2’ advantage with 25kms to go. The TotalEnergies rider managed to make it to the bonus sprint with a 40’’ lead but was caught shortly after.
Despite a solo effort from Niki Terpstra with 5kms to go, the pack remained bunched all the way to the old town of Al Ula. Well led out by his new BikeExchange-Jayco team mates, Dylan Groenewegen powered to the line, beating Dan McLay (ARK) and Caleb Ewan (LTS) to win his first success of 2022, his 57th overall. After an intense battle all day long, Santago Buitrago manages to keep his overall leader’s Green Jersey and the best young rider’s White Jersey and will have a 3” advantage over Caleb Ewan when he starts tomorrow’s decisive stage 4. The Australian remains the leader of the point’s classification while Martin Urianstad keeps his Blue Jersey (most active rider).
Comlete results:
181.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 34.917 km/hr
1 | DYLAN GROENEWEGEN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 5hr 11min 22sec |
2 | DANIEL MCLAY | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
3 | CALEB EWAN | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
4 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
5 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
6 | FERNANDO GAVIRIA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
7 | ERLEND BLIKRA | UNO-X | s.t. |
8 | JASPER DE BUYST | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
9 | SIMONE CONSONNI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
10 | DAVIDE BALLERINI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
11 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
12 | JÉRÉMY LECROQ | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
13 | CYRIL BARTHE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
14 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
15 | LUKA MEZGEC | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
16 | JORDI MEEUS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
17 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
18 | DANIEL OSS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
19 | DONAVAN GRONDIN | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
20 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
21 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
22 | ELIOT LIETAER | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
23 | NICO DENZ | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
24 | JORIS NIEUWENHUIS | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
25 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
26 | JULIEN MORICE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
27 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
28 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
29 | MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
30 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
31 | JONAS ABRAHAMSEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
32 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
33 | BENJAMIN DECLERCQ | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
34 | VICTOR DE LA PARTE | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
35 | SYVER WÆRSTED | UNO-X | s.t. |
36 | RUI COSTA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
37 | MARKUS PAJUR | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
38 | CASPER VAN UDEN | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
39 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | s.t. |
40 | TIM NABERMAN | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
41 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | s.t. |
42 | ALEXANDRE GENIEZ | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
43 | TIM DECLERCQ | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
44 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
45 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
46 | RUI FELIPE ALVES | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
47 | ROGER KLUGE | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
48 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | @ 18sec |
49 | CYRIL LEMOINE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 0' 21'' |
50 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0' 23'' |
51 | XANDRO MEURISSE | ALPECIN-FENIX | 0' 29'' |
52 | ALEXANDER EDMONDSON | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 0' 34'' |
53 | ILJO KEISSE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
54 | G LAWSON CRADDOCK | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 0' 47'' |
55 | CHRISTOPHE NOPPE | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 24'' |
56 | JANNIK STEIMLE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
57 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
58 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
59 | ANDREA BAGIOLI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 1' 44'' |
60 | ALEXANDER KONYCHEV | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
61 | MICHAEL HEPBURN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
62 | NIKI TERPSTRA | TOTALENERGIES | 2' 20'' |
63 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 22'' |
64 | YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
65 | FELIX GROSS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
66 | NIKLAS MÄRKL | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
67 | JULIUS JAYDE | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
68 | JAKUB MARECZKO | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
69 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
70 | JAN MAAS | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
71 | SAM WELSFORD | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
72 | POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
73 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
74 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
75 | ABDULHADI ALAJMI | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
76 | JAMES JOBBER | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
77 | MARTIN BUGGE URIANSTAD | UNO-X | s.t. |
78 | LARS SAUGSTAD | UNO-X | s.t. |
79 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | s.t. |
80 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
81 | JENS DEBUSSCHERE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
82 | MOHD SHAHRUL MAT AMIN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
83 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
84 | MATTEO FABBRO | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
85 | MUHAMAD AFIQ HUZNIE OTHMAN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
86 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
87 | MUHAMAD NUR AIMAN MOHD ZARIFF | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
88 | MATTHEW CLEMENTS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
89 | MARTIN LAAS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 36'' |
90 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
91 | NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO | TOTALENERGIES | 5' 27'' |
GC after stage 3:
543.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.889 km/hr
1 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 13hr 36min 55sec |
2 | CALEB EWAN | LOTTO SOUDAL | @ 3'sec |
3 | RUI COSTA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 13'' |
4 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | s.t. |
5 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO SOUDAL | 0' 17'' |
6 | TIM DECLERCQ | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 0' 20'' |
7 | SIMONE CONSONNI | COFIDIS | 0' 21'' |
8 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
9 | CYRIL BARTHE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
10 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
11 | BENJAMIN DECLERCQ | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
12 | RUI FELIPE ALVES | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
13 | DANIEL OSS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
14 | ALEXANDRE GENIEZ | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
15 | ELIOT LIETAER | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 0' 26'' |
16 | FERNANDO GAVIRIA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 32'' |
17 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 0' 46'' |
18 | DONAVAN GRONDIN | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 0' 48'' |
19 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X | s.t. |
20 | VICTOR DE LA PARTE | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
21 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1' 04'' |
22 | G LAWSON CRADDOCK | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 1' 08'' |
23 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM | 1' 09'' |
24 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
25 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
26 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
27 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | 1' 25'' |
28 | ALEXANDER EDMONDSON | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 1' 41'' |
29 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 1' 43'' |
30 | MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
31 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
32 | JORIS NIEUWENHUIS | TEAM DSM | 1' 54'' |
33 | XANDRO MEURISSE | ALPECIN-FENIX | 1' 57'' |
34 | CYRIL LEMOINE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 2' 04'' |
35 | JASPER DE BUYST | LOTTO SOUDAL | 2' 05'' |
36 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 2' 12'' |
37 | JÉRÉMY LECROQ | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 2' 13'' |
38 | JULIEN MORICE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 2' 14'' |
39 | MARKUS PAJUR | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 18'' |
40 | CASPER VAN UDEN | TEAM DSM | 2' 26'' |
41 | DYLAN GROENEWEGEN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 2' 29'' |
42 | DAVIDE BALLERINI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 2' 39'' |
43 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | 2' 43'' |
44 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 54'' |
45 | JORDI MEEUS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 56'' |
46 | LUKA MEZGEC | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 3' 00'' |
47 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
48 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 3' 09'' |
49 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-FENIX | 3' 10'' |
50 | JANNIK STEIMLE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 3' 25'' |
51 | ILJO KEISSE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 3' 30'' |
52 | DANIEL MCLAY | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3' 46'' |
53 | ROGER KLUGE | LOTTO SOUDAL | 3' 52'' |
54 | NICO DENZ | TEAM DSM | 3' 59'' |
55 | TIM NABERMAN | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
56 | MARTIN BUGGE URIANSTAD | UNO-X | 4' 00'' |
57 | CHRISTOPHE NOPPE | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 4' 03'' |
58 | NIKLAS MÄRKL | TEAM DSM | 4' 05'' |
59 | YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
60 | MUHAMAD NUR AIMAN MOHD ZARIFF | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 4' 09'' |
61 | JAN MAAS | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 4' 10'' |
62 | MICHAEL HEPBURN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 4' 25'' |
63 | JAKUB MARECZKO | ALPECIN-FENIX | 4' 35'' |
64 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
65 | ERLEND BLIKRA | UNO-X | 4' 36'' |
66 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
67 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | 4' 44'' |
68 | JONAS ABRAHAMSEN | UNO-X | s.t. |
69 | ALEXANDER KONYCHEV | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 4' 59'' |
70 | FELIX GROSS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 5' 01'' |
71 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | s.t. |
72 | LARS SAUGSTAD | UNO-X | 5' 18'' |
73 | JULIUS JAYDE | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 5' 22'' |
74 | SAM WELSFORD | TEAM DSM | 5' 27'' |
75 | MARTIN LAAS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 7' 14'' |
76 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 7' 20'' |
77 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO SOUDAL | 8' 13'' |
78 | NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO | TOTALENERGIES | 8' 33'' |
79 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO SOUDAL | 8' 38'' |
80 | MATTHEW CLEMENTS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 9' 48'' |
81 | MOHD SHAHRUL MAT AMIN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 10' 03'' |
82 | NIKI TERPSTRA | TOTALENERGIES | 10' 09'' |
83 | JAMES JOBBER | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 10' 47'' |
84 | ABDULHADI ALAJMI | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 11' 21'' |
85 | SYVER WÆRSTED | UNO-X | 15' 34'' |
86 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 16' 01'' |
87 | MUHAMAD AFIQ HUZNIE OTHMAN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 18' 26'' |
88 | MATTEO FABBRO | BORA-HANSGROHE | 19' 09'' |
89 | JENS DEBUSSCHERE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 20' 12'' |
90 | POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 20' 25'' |
91 | ANDREA BAGIOLI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 21' 29'' |
Stage 3 profile:
Wednesday, February 2: Stage 2, Taibah University - Abu Rakah, 163.9 km
Santiago Buitrago wins stage two.
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Weather at Alula near the start/finish at 4:00 PM, local time: 23C (73F), fair, with the wind from the south at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain.
The race: Here's the race organizer's stage two summary.
Stage 2 of the 2022 Saudi Tour will be a day that Santiago Buitrago will remember for a very long time. The 22-year-old Colombian captured his very first professional victory in Abu Rakha. Making the best of the final decisive climb, the Bahrain Victorious rider powered away from the pack and eventually beat to the line Andrea Bagioli (QST) and Charmig (UXT). A fine day for Buitrago who also takes the overall leader’s Green Jersey.
After yesterday’s breathtaking stage that included a passage through the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hegra, the 96 riders of the 2022 Saudi Tour gathered together in front of the Taibah University for the start of stage 3. And a fast start it would be as the peloton headed towards the north west of the Al Ula region.
Things settled down when Jeroen Meijers (TSG) broke away at km2. He was rapidly caught by two other brave escapees: Best young rider of the Tour, Martin Urianstad (UXT) and Polychronis Tzortzakis (KUW), both already present in yesterday’s two breakaways. In their quest for the Most Active rider’s jersey there would be quite a battle for points between these two men. Round 1 would go Urianstad’s way when he claimed the first Intermediate Active sprint (km16) ahead of rival Tzortzakis while the peloton, not too concerned, remained 3’15’’ adrift.
The gap grew to 4’10’’ at km 30 before gradually dropping down as Thomas De Gendt took control of the peloton’s stage. With the leading trio under control, the race could go on quietly as the riders enjoyed a pleasant tailwind. At the second Intermediate Active sprint (km94), Urianstad again captured the most points comforting his lead in the blue jersey classification. Meanwhile the chasing pack led by UAE Team Emirates and Lotto-Soudal moved closer: 2’10’’. The gap dropped down to 30’’ with 25kms to go. The front men still managed to make it clear to the bonus sprint (km 142) with Urianstad beating Meijers while Tzortzakis was dropped and caught by the pack.
The last rider to survive would be Meijers but he too was gobbled up by the pack at km 150.
With just over 6 kilometres to go Julius Jayde (KUW) gave it a go on his own but the South African’s solo effort only lasted two kilometres. Eventually on the final climb of the day to reach Abu Rakha at 1273m in altitude, Santiago Buitrago (TBV) and Daniel Oss (TEN) pulled away. They were soon caught by Andrea Bagioli who had clearly recovered from his crash yesterday. While Oss failed to follow, Buitrago remained smatrly in the wheel of his Italian companion. The Colombian made his decisive move in the final 100m, beating Bagioli by just a second while Anthon Charmig (UXT) finished third at 7”. Buitrago claims his first ever pro success in his second year under the Bahrain Victorious colours. He also captures the overall leader’s Green Jersey but only has a slim 7” advantage over Caleb Ewan (LTS), sixth today and still in the lead of the point’s classification. Alongside the overall lead, Buitrago also becomes the best young rider of the event while Urianstad keeps the Blue Jersey.
Complete results:
163.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.690 km/hr
1 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 3hr 43min 51sec |
2 | ANDREA BAGIOLI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | @ 1sec |
3 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | 0' 07'' |
4 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
5 | RUI COSTA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
6 | CALEB EWAN | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
7 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | 0' 11'' |
8 | RUI FELIPE ALVES | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
9 | CYRIL BARTHE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
10 | BENJAMIN DECLERCQ | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
11 | DANIEL OSS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
12 | LAWSON CRADDOCK | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
13 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
14 | SIMONE CONSONNI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
15 | ALEXANDRE GENIEZ | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
16 | TIM DECLERCQ | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
17 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
18 | JAN MAAS | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 0' 16'' |
19 | ELIOT LIETAER | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
20 | JORIS NIEUWENHUIS | TEAM DSM | 0' 22'' |
21 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
22 | FERNANDO GAVIRIA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 26'' |
23 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0' 28'' |
24 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 0' 38'' |
25 | DONAVAN GRONDIN | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
26 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
27 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
28 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
29 | ALEXANDER EDMONDSON | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
30 | VICTOR DE LA PARTE | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
31 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 0' 54'' |
32 | CASPER VAN UDEN | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
33 | JULIEN MORICE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 0' 59'' |
34 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
35 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
36 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
37 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
38 | MICHAEL HEPBURN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 1' 09'' |
39 | XANDRO MEURISSE | ALPECIN-FENIX | 1' 18'' |
40 | JAMES JOBBER | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
41 | JANNIK STEIMLE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
42 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
43 | NIKLAS MÄRKL | TEAM DSM | 1' 33'' |
44 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
45 | CYRIL LEMOINE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
46 | YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
47 | MAXIMILIANO ARIEL RICHEZE | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
48 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
49 | SYVER WÆRSTED | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
50 | MARTIN BUGGE URIANSTAD | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
51 | SAM WELSFORD | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
52 | MUHAMAD NUR AIMAN MOHD ZARIFF | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 1' 37'' |
53 | MOHD SHAHRUL MAT AMIN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
54 | JASPER DE BUYST | LOTTO SOUDAL | 1' 55'' |
55 | MATTHEW CLEMENTS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 2' 03'' |
56 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
57 | JÉRÉMY LECROQ | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
58 | JAKUB MARECZKO | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
59 | MUHAMAD AFIQ HUZNIE OTHMAN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
60 | MARKUS PAJUR | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 08'' |
61 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO SOUDAL | 2' 29'' |
62 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | s.t. |
63 | FELIX GROSS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
64 | DYLAN GROENEWEGEN | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
65 | CHRISTOPHE NOPPE | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
66 | ALEXANDER KONYCHEV | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
67 | DAVIDE BALLERINI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
68 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 41'' |
69 | JORDI MEEUS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 46'' |
70 | MATTEO FABBRO | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
71 | LARS SAUGSTAD | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
72 | ILJO KEISSE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
73 | JULIUS JAYDE | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 2' 50'' |
74 | LUKA MEZGEC | BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
75 | NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO | TOTALENERGIES | 2' 56'' |
76 | ROGER KLUGE | LOTTO SOUDAL | 03' 42'' |
77 | DANIEL MCLAY | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
78 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
79 | NICO DENZ | TEAM DSM | 3' 49'' |
80 | TIM NABERMAN | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
81 | JENS DEBUSSCHERE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
82 | ERLEND BLIKRA | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | 4' 26'' |
83 | JONAS ABRAHAMSEN | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | 4' 34'' |
84 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
85 | MARTIN LAAS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
86 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
87 | SIMON DEHAIRS | ALPECIN-FENIX | 5' 12'' |
88 | ABDULHADI ALAJMI | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
89 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO SOUDAL | 5' 17'' |
90 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
91 | NIKI TERPSTRA | TOTALENERGIES | 6' 17'' |
92 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 6' 34'' |
93 | MEHDI TIGRINE | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 9' 55'' |
94 | POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 10' 57'' |
95 | AHMED MADAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 11' 21'' |
GC after stage 2:
361.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.95 km/hr
1 | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain Victorious | 8hr 25min 33sec |
2 | Caleb Ewan | Lotto Soudal | @ 7sec |
3 | Anthon Charmig | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:13 |
4 | Rui Costa | UAE Team Emirates | 0:14 |
5 | Maxim Van Gils | Lotto Soudal | 0:17 |
6 | Tim Declercq | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl | 0:20 |
7 | Simone Consonni | Cofidis | 0:21 |
8 | Cyril Barthe | B&B Hotels-KTM | s.t. |
9 | Danny van Poppel | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
10 | Ruben Fernandez | Cofidis | s.t. |
11 | Rui Oliveira | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
12 | Benjamin Declercq | Team Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
13 | Alexandre Geniez | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
14 | Axel Zingle | Cofidis | s.t. |
15 | Daniel Oss | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
16 | Lawson Craddock | BikeExchange-Jayco | s.t. |
17 | Eliot Lietaer | B&B Hotels-KTM | 0:26 |
18 | Fernando Gaviria | UAE Team Emirates | 0:32 |
19 | Fred Wright | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
20 | Cian Uijtdebroeks | BORA-hansgrohe | 0:38 |
21 | Jasha Sütterlin | Bahrain Victorious | 0:48 |
22 | Donavan Grondin | Team Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
23 | Maurice Ballerstedt | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
24 | Fredrik Dversnes | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
25 | Victor De La Parte | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
26 | Florian Sénéchal | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl | s.t. |
27 | Filip Maciejuk | Bahrain Victorious | 1:04 |
28 | Alex Edmondson | BikeExchange-Jayco | 1:07 |
29 | Alberto Dainese | Team DSM | 1:09 |
30 | Jonathan Milan | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
31 | Edward Planckaert | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
32 | Alexis Renard | Cofidis | s.t. |
33 | Anthony Turgis | TotalEnergies | 1:28 |
34 | Xandro Meurisse | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
35 | Martin Urianstad | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 1:38 |
36 | Cyril Lemoine | B&B Hotels-KTM | 1:43 |
37 | Bert Van Lerberghe | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl | s.t. |
38 | Lennard Kämna | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
39 | Maximiliano Richeze | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
40 | Niklas Märkl | Team DSM | s.t. |
41 | Yousef Mirza | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
42 | Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff | Terengganu Polygon | 1:47 |
43 | Jan Maas | BikeExchange-Jayco | 1:48 |
44 | Joris Nieuwenhuis | Team DSM | 1:54 |
45 | Jannik Steimle | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl | 2:01 |
46 | Jasper De Buyst | Lotto Soudal | 2:05 |
47 | Jérémy Lecroq | B&B Hotels-KTM | 2:13 |
48 | Jakub Mareczko | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
49 | Davide Cimolai | Cofidis | s.t. |
50 | Julien Morice | B&B Hotels-KTM | 2:14 |
51 | Markus Pajur | Team Arkéa-Samsic | 2:18 |
52 | Casper Van Uden | Team DSM | 2:26 |
53 | Felix Gross | UAE Team Emirates | 2:39 |
54 | Davide Ballerini | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl | s.t. |
55 | Dylan Groenewegen | BikeExchange-Jayco | s.t. |
56 | Christophe Noppe | Team Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
57 | Wesley Kreder | Cofidis | s.t. |
58 | Michael Hepburn | BikeExchange-Jayco | 2:41 |
59 | Kamil Gradek | Bahrain Victorious | 2:51 |
60 | Lars Saugstad | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 2:56 |
61 | Jordi Meeus | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
62 | Iljo Keisse | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl | s.t. |
63 | Luka Mezgec | BikeExchange-Jayco | 3:00 |
64 | Jayde Julius | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
65 | Sam Welsford | Team DSM | 3:05 |
66 | Niccolo Bonifazio | TotalEnergies | 3:06 |
67 | Alexander Konychev | BikeExchange-Jayco | 3:12 |
68 | Daniel McLay | Team Arkéa-Samsic | 3:52 |
69 | Roger Kluge | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
70 | Nico Denz | Team DSM | 3:59 |
71 | Tim Naberman | Team DSM | s.t. |
72 | Ryan Mullen | BORA-hansgrohe | 4:11 |
73 | Erlend Blikra | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 4:36 |
74 | Martin Laas | BORA-hansgrohe | 4:38 |
75 | Mohd Harrif Saleh | Terengganu Polygon | 4:44 |
76 | Dries van Gestel | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
77 | Jonas Abrahamsen | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
78 | Simon Dehairs | Alpecin-Fenix | 5:22 |
79 | Rüdiger Selig | Lotto Soudal | 5:27 |
80 | Thomas De Gendt | Lotto Soudal | 6:16 |
81 | Jarrad Drizners | Lotto Soudal | 6:49 |
82 | Matthew Clements | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | 7:26 |
83 | Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin | Terengganu Polygon | 7:41 |
84 | Niki Terpstra | TotalEnergies | 7:49 |
85 | James Jobber | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | 8:25 |
86 | Abdulhadi Alajmi | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | 8:59 |
87 | Jeroen Meijers | Terengganu Polygon | 13:39 |
88 | Syver Wærsted | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 15:34 |
89 | Afiq Othman | Terengganu Polygon | 16:04 |
90 | Matteo Fabbro | BORA-hansgrohe | 16:47 |
91 | Mehdi Tigrine | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | 17:02 |
92 | Jens Debusschere | B&B Hotels-KTM | 17:50 |
93 | Polychronis Tzortzakis | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | 18:03 |
94 | Ahmed Madan | Bahrain Victorious | 18:28 |
95 | Andrea Bagioli | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl | 19:45 |
Stage 2 profile:
Stage 2 profile
Tuesday, February 1: Stage 1, Winter Park - Winter Park, 198 km
Caleb Ewan is the day's fast man. Photo: ASO/Alex Broadway
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Weather at Alula near the start/finish of Winter Park at 4:00 PM, local time: 18C (64F), fair, with the wind from the north at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain.
The race: Here's the race organizer's report:
The Saudi Tour is back and it returns with a bang. The opening stage of this second edition that now takes place in the region of AlUla, north-west of the Kingdom, ended as expected with a bunched sprint. After surviving the 7-km long gravel section through the spectacular site of Hegra the pack made it bunched to Winter Park where Caleb Ewan (LTS) conquered his first win of the year. The Australian beats Martin Laas (BOR) and Fernando Gaviria (UAE) to claim the first Green Jersey of this Saudi Tour.
Two years after the inaugural Saudi Tour took place in and around Riyadh, it was back to racing in Saudi Arabia but this time in the north western part of the Kingdom around AlUla. A splendid setting and perfect weather conditions for the start of stage 1 at the Winter Park. After the strong wind blowing during the opening ceremony a day prior in front of the impressive Elephant Rock, it was far calmer for this opening stage.
THREE IN THE LEAD
Shortly after 11 AM, the 96 riders representing 15 teams took off for a 198-km race that would include a gravel sequence while going through the picturesque Hegra zone. It took just a kilometre for Polychronis Tzortzakis (KUW) to break away from the pack. The Greek was rapidly caught by two other escapees: Urianstad (UXT) and Mat Amin (TSG). The leading trio reached the first Intermediate Most Active Rider sprint (km 18) with an advantage of 3’40’’ as Urianstad captured the most points. The pack eventually started chasing led out by teams BikeExchange-Jayco and Lotto-Soudal. Just before a change in direction the gap had dropped down to 1’30’’ and with the wind that had picked up blowing from the side, the pack accelerated. After a brave first effort, the front men were caught at km 75.5.
UNTIRING DUO
Another left turn meant the wind would be even more favourable and the pace of the pack continued picking up. There was no breaking away at this speed... at least until km 102 when Urianstad and Tzortzakis again powered away. At the second Intermediate Active sprint won by Urianstad, the gap over the peloton had reached 1’30’’. Their second effort was once again vain as the Norwegian and his Greek companion were caught again at km 147. The pack remained bunched as it entered the splendid site of Hegra.
SPLENDID HEGRA
Once on the 7-km long gravel section of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hegra, drama occurred early. Indeed, a crash sent several riders to the ground including Italy’s Andrea Bagioli (QST). Among the dropped riders was also Ronde Van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix champion Niki Terpstra (TEN). Meanwhile teams Lotto-Soudal and Quickstep were pushing hard at the front.
MIRZA IN THE LEAD
With 11 kms to go, UAE’s Youssif Mirza managed to take off. The rider from the Emirates saw his lead grow gradually to 15” just five kilometres from the line. But it wouldn’t be enough to stay clear of the hungry pack. He was caught just before the final 3-km sign. Well led out by his Lotto-Soudal sprint train, Caleb Ewan flew to victory. For his debut at the Saudi Tour, the Australian crossed the line with a comfortable lead over Marttin Laas (BOR) and Fernando Gaviria. Ewan naturally captures the first overall leader’s Green Jersey of this edition. He also takes command of the point’s classification while Martin Urianstad claims the Blue Jersey for the Most Active Rider as well as the White Jersey for the best young rider.
Complete results:
198 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.148 km/hr
1 | CALEB EWAN | LOTTO SOUDAL | 4Hr 41min 52sec |
2 | MARTIN LAAS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
3 | FERNANDO GAVIRIA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
4 | JASPER DE BUYST | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
5 | NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
6 | FELIX GROSS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
7 | SIMON DEHAIRS | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
8 | DAVIDE BALLERINI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
9 | JÉRÉMY LECROQ | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
10 | SIMONE CONSONNI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
11 | DANIEL MCLAY | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
12 | DYLAN GROENEWEGEN | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
13 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
14 | ERLEND BLIKRA | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
15 | JAKUB MARECZKO | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
16 | CYRIL LEMOINE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
17 | CYRIL BARTHE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
18 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
19 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
20 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
21 | CHRISTOPHE NOPPE | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
22 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
23 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
24 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
25 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
26 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
27 | ELIOT LIETAER | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
28 | MAXIM VAN GILS | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
29 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
30 | DONAVAN GRONDIN | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
31 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
32 | MAXIMILIANO ARIEL RICHEZE | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
33 | RUI COSTA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
34 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
35 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
36 | MARKUS PAJUR | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
37 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO SANCHEZ | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
38 | BENJAMIN DECLERCQ | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
39 | RUI FELIPE ALVES OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
40 | LUKA MEZGEC | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
41 | NIKLAS MÄRKL | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
42 | JONAS ABRAHAMSEN | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
43 | TIM DECLERCQ | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
44 | YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
45 | FREDRIK DVERSNES | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
46 | WESLEY KREDER | COFIDIS | s.t. |
47 | ALEXANDRE GENIEZ | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
48 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
49 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
50 | MARTIN BUGGE URIANSTAD | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
51 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
52 | MUHAMAD NUR AIMAN MOHD ZARIFF | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
53 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
54 | LARS SAUGSTAD | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
55 | VICTOR DE LA PARTE | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
56 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
57 | NICO DENZ | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
58 | TIM NABERMAN | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
59 | RÜDIGER SELIG | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
60 | JORDI MEEUS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
61 | XANDRO MEURISSE | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
62 | SJOERD BAX | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
63 | JULIUS JAYDE | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
64 | AXEL ZINGLE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
65 | DANIEL OSS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
66 | ROGER KLUGE | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
67 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
68 | ILJO KEISSE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | s.t. |
69 | G LAWSON CRADDOCK | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
70 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
71 | ALEXANDER EDMONDSON | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | @ 19sec |
72 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0' 21'' |
73 | JANNIK STEIMLE | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 0' 33'' |
74 | ALEXANDER KONYCHEV | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | 0' 36'' |
75 | JULIEN MORICE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | 1' 05'' |
76 | NIKI TERPSTRA | TOTALENERGIES | 1' 22'' |
77 | CASPER VAN UDEN | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
78 | MICHAEL HEPBURN | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
79 | JAN MAAS | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | s.t. |
80 | JORIS NIEUWENHUIS | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
81 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
82 | SAM WELSFORD | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
83 | ABDULHADI ALAJMI | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 3' 37'' |
84 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
85 | MATTHEW CLEMENTS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 5' 13'' |
86 | MOHD SHAHRUL MAT AMIN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | 5' 54'' |
87 | MEHDI TIGRINE | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | 6' 57'' |
88 | AHMED MADAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
89 | JAMES JOBBER | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
90 | POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS | KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
91 | JEROEN MEIJERS | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
92 | MATTEO FABBRO | BORA-HANSGROHE | 13' 51'' |
93 | JENS DEBUSSCHERE | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
94 | SYVER WÆRSTED | UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
95 | MUHAMAD AFIQ HUZNIE OTHMAN | TERENGGANU POLYGON | s.t. |
96 | ANDREA BAGIOLI | QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL | 19' 40'' |
GC after stage one:
1 | Caleb Ewan | Lotto Soudal | 4hr 41min 42sec |
2 | Martin Laas | BORA-hansgrohe | @ 4sec |
3 | Fernando Gaviria | UAE Team Emirates | 0:06 |
4 | Rui Costa | UAE Team Emirates | 0:07 |
5 | Martin Urianstad | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:08 |
6 | Tim Declercq | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 0:09 |
7 | Jasper De Buyst | Lotto Soudal | 0:10 |
8 | Niccolo Bonifazio | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
9 | Felix Gross | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
10 | Simon Dehairs | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
11 | Davide Ballerini | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | s.t. |
12 | Jérémy Lecroq | B&B Hotels-KTM | s.t. |
13 | Simone Consonni | Cofidis | s.t. |
14 | Daniel McLay | Team Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
15 | Dylan Groenewegen | Team BikeExchange-Jayco | s.t. |
16 | Alberto Dainese | Team DSM | s.t. |
17 | Erlend Blikra | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
18 | Jakub Mareczko | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
19 | Cyril Lemoine | B&B Hotels-KTM | s.t. |
20 | Cyril Barthe | B&B Hotels-KTM | s.t. |
21 | Mohd Harrif Saleh | Terengganu Polygon | s.t. |
22 | Danny van Poppel | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
23 | Jasha Sütterlin | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
24 | Christophe Noppe | Team Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
25 | Bert Van Lerberghe | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | s.t. |
26 | Fred Wright | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
27 | Anthony Turgis | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
28 | Jonathan Milan | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
29 | Ruben Fernandez | Cofidis | s.t. |
30 | Eliot Lietaer | B&B Hotels-KTM | s.t. |
31 | Maxim Van Gils | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
32 | Lennard Kämna | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
33 | Donavan Grondin | Team Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
34 | Dries van Gestel | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
35 | Maximiliano Richeze | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
36 | Anthon Charmig | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
37 | Maurice Ballerstedt | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
38 | Markus Pajur | Team Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
39 | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
40 | Benjamin Declercq | Team Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
41 | Rui Oliveira | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
42 | Luka Mezgec | Team BikeExchange-Jayco | s.t. |
43 | Niklas Märkl | Team DSM | s.t. |
44 | Jonas Abrahamsen | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
45 | Yousef Mirza | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
46 | Fredrik Dversnes | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
47 | Wesley Kreder | Cofidis | s.t. |
48 | Alexandre Geniez | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
49 | Kamil Gradek | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
50 | Edward Planckaert | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
51 | Alexis Renard | Cofidis | s.t. |
52 | Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff | Terengganu Polygon | s.t. |
53 | Filip Maciejuk | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
54 | Lars Saugstad | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
55 | Victor De La Parte | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
56 | Cian Uijtdebroeks | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
57 | Nico Denz | Team DSM | s.t. |
58 | Tim Naberman | Team DSM | s.t. |
59 | Rüdiger Selig | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
60 | Jordi Meeus | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
61 | Xandro Meurisse | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
62 | Sjoerd Bax | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
63 | Jayde Julius | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
64 | Axel Zingle | Cofidis | s.t. |
65 | Daniel Oss | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
66 | Roger Kluge | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
67 | Florian Sénéchal | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | s.t. |
68 | Iljo Keisse | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | s.t. |
69 | Lawson Craddock | Team BikeExchange-Jayco | s.t. |
70 | Davide Cimolai | Cofidis | s.t. |
71 | Alex Edmondson | Team BikeExchange-Jayco | 0:29 |
72 | Ryan Mullen | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
73 | Jannik Steimle | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 0:43 |
74 | Alexander Konychev | Team BikeExchange-Jayco | s.t. |
75 | Julien Morice | B&B Hotels-KTM | 1:15 |
76 | Niki Terpstra | TotalEnergies | 1:32 |
77 | Casper Van Uden | Team DSM | s.t. |
78 | Michael Hepburn | Team BikeExchange-Jayco | s.t. |
79 | Jan Maas | Team BikeExchange-Jayco | s.t. |
80 | Joris Nieuwenhuis | Team DSM | s.t. |
81 | Jarrad Drizners | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
82 | Sam Welsford | Team DSM | s.t. |
83 | Abdulhadi Alajmi | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | 3:47 |
84 | Thomas De Gendt | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
85 | Matthew Clements | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | 5:23 |
86 | Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin | Terengganu Polygon | 6:04 |
87 | Mehdi Tigrine | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | 7:07 |
88 | Ahmed Madan | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
89 | James Jobber | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
90 | Polychronis Tzortzakis | Kuwait Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
91 | Jeroen Meijers | Terengganu Polygon | s.t. |
92 | Matteo Fabbro | BORA-hansgrohe | 14:01 |
93 | Jens Debusschere | B&B Hotels-KTM | s.t. |
94 | Syver Wærsted | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
95 | Afiq Othman | Terengganu Polygon | s.t. |
96 | Andrea Bagioli | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 19:50 |
Stage one profile
Start list with back numbers, January 31, 2022:
UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
1 | RUI COSTA |
2 | RUI FELIPE ALVES OLIVEIRA |
3 | FERNANDO GAVIRIA |
4 | FELIX GROß |
5 | YOUSIF MIRZA AL-HAMMADI |
6 | MAXIMILIANO ARIEL RICHEZE |
TOTALENERGIES | |
11 | NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO |
12 | VICTOR DE LA PARTE |
13 | ALEXANDRE GENIEZ |
14 | DANIEL OSS |
15 | NIKI TERPSTRA |
16 | ANTHONY TURGIS |
17 | DRIES VAN GESTEL |
TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | |
21 | DYLAN GROENEWEGEN |
22 | G LAWSON CRADDOCK |
23 | ALEXANDER EDMONDSON |
24 | MICHAEL HEPBURN |
25 | ALEXANDER KONYCHEV |
26 | JAN MAAS |
27 | LUKA MEZGEC |
LOTTO SOUDAL | |
31 | CALEB EWAN |
32 | JASPER DE BUYST |
33 | THOMAS DE GENDT |
34 | JARRAD DRIZNERS |
35 | ROGER KLUGE |
36 | RÜDIGER SELIG |
37 | MAXIM VAN GILS |
QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL TEAM | |
41 | ANDREA BAGIOLI |
42 | DAVIDE BALLERINI |
43 | TIM DECLERCQ |
44 | ILJO KEISSE |
45 | FLORIAN SENECHAL |
46 | JANNIK STEIMLE |
47 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE |
BORA-HANSGROHE | |
51 | LENNARD KÄMNA |
52 | MATTEO FABBRO |
53 | MARTIN LAAS |
54 | JORDI MEEUS |
55 | RYAN MULLEN |
56 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS |
57 | DANNY VAN POPPEL |
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | |
61 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO SANCHEZ |
62 | KAMIL GRADEK |
63 | FILIP MACIEJUK |
64 | AHMED MADAN |
65 | JONATHAN MILAN |
66 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN |
67 | FRED WRIGHT |
COFIDIS | |
71 | SIMONE CONSONNI |
72 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI |
73 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ |
74 | WESLEY KREDER |
75 | ALEXIS RENARD |
76 | AXEL ZINGLE |
ALPECIN-FENIX | |
81 | JAKUB MARECZKO |
82 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT |
83 | SJOERD BAX |
84 | SIMON DEHAIRS |
85 | XANDRO MEURISSE |
86 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT |
TEAM DSM | |
91 | ALBERTO DAINESE |
92 | NICO DENZ |
93 | NIKLAS MÄRKL |
94 | TIM NABERMAN |
95 | JORIS NIEUWENHUIS |
96 | CASPER VAN UDEN |
97 | SAM WELSFORD |
TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | |
101 | DANIEL MCLAY |
102 | BENJAMIN DECLERCQ |
103 | DONAVAN GRONDIN |
104 | CHRISTOPHE NOPPE |
105 | MARKUS PAJUR |
B&B HOTELS-KTM | |
111 | CYRIL BARTHE |
112 | JENS DEBUSSCHERE |
113 | JÉRÉMY LECROQ |
114 | CYRIL LEMOINE |
115 | ELIOT LIETAER |
116 | JULIEN MORICE |
UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
121 | SYVER WÆRSTED |
122 | JONAS ABRAHAMSEN |
123 | ERLEND BLIKRA |
124 | ANTHON CHARMIG |
125 | FREDRIK DVERSNES |
126 | LARS SAUGSTAD |
127 | MARTIN BUGGE URIANSTAD |
TERENGGANU POLYGON CYCLING TEAM | |
131 | MOHD SHAHRUL MAT AMIN |
132 | JEROEN MEIJERS |
133 | MUHAMAD NUR AIMAN MOHD ZARIFF |
134 | MUHAMAD AFIQ HUZNIE OTHMAN |
135 | MOHD HARRIF SALEH |
KUWAIT PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
141 | POLYCHRONIS TZORTZAKIS |
142 | ABDULHADI ALAJMI |
143 | MATTHEW CLEMENTS |
144 | JAMES JOBBER |
145 | JULIUS JAYDE |
146 | MEHDI TIGRINE |