"Hopefully it’s nothing too serious" - Mixed day on stage 1 of AlUla Tour 2025 for UAE as Rafal Majka crashes hard and Juan Sebastian Molano misses out on victory

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Tuesday, 28 January 2025 at 21:30
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Tim Merlier emerged victorious in a frantic bunch sprint finale on stage 1 of the 2025 AlUla Tour on Tuesday afternoon. For UAE Team Emirates - XRG though, it was a bit more of a mixed day as Juan Sebastian Molano finished 2nd, whilst GC hopeful Rafal Majka crashed hard in the finale.

In fact, Majka wasn't the only UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider to go down in the crash towards the end of the stage. "On the final run-in there was a crash inside -5km involving several riders including Rafal Majka and Adria Pericas who both came down," explains the team in a post-stage press release on their official website. "Majka was the worse-off of the pair with an impact to his ribs and some abrasions to his right knee. Both riders finished the stage and are expected to be okay for tomorrow’s stage 2 from AlUla Old Town to Bir Jaydah Mountain Wirkah."

As for Molano himself, the Colombian sees positives in a 2nd place on just his second race day of the 2025 season. "It was a very fast finish. I knew Merlier would be the man the watch and I managed to get on his wheel on the final straight," Molano assesses. "He was very strong today and I couldn’t get around him. I’m satisfied with the result although I’m eager and hungry to get the first win of the season on the board. Overall I’m happy with my shape and I’ll be looking for more opportunities this week. We had a couple of our guys caught up in a crash at the end but hopefully it’s nothing too serious and we’ll live to fight another day.”

Stage 1 - AlUla Tour 2025 Results:

1Merlier TimSoudal Quick-Step1403:10:21
2Molano SebastianUAE Team Emirates XRG5+ 00
3Zijlaard MaikelTudor Pro Cycling Team3+ 00
4Moschetti MatteoQ36.5 Pro Cycling Team+ 00
5Groenewegen DylanTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
6Walscheid MaxTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
7Barbier PierreWagner Bazin WB+ 00
8Bruttomesso AlbertoBahrain Victorious+ 00
9Weemaes SashaWagner Bazin WB+ 00
10D'Amato AndreaJCL Team Ukyo+ 00
11Jakobsen FabioTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
12Darder SergiCaja Rural-Seguros RGA+ 00
13Brustenga MarcEquipo Kern Pharma+ 00
14Gonov LevXDS Astana Team+ 00
15Boniface LucasTeam TotalEnergies+ 00
16Abrahamsen JonasUno-X Mobility+ 00
17Fedorov YevgeniyXDS Astana Team+ 00
18Romele AlessandroXDS Astana Team+ 00
19Sorarrain GorkaCaja Rural-Seguros RGA+ 00
20Quick BlakeRoojai Insurance+ 00
21Hatherly AlanTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
22Van Hautegem LeanderWagner Bazin WB+ 00
23Iribar UnaiEquipo Kern Pharma+ 00
24Oliveira IvoUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 00
25Dauphin FlorianTeam TotalEnergies+ 00
26Mezgec LukaTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
27Van Rooy KennethWagner Bazin WB+ 00
28Kepplinger RainerBahrain Victorious+ 00
29Van Lerberghe BertSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
30Märkl NiklasTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
31Reynders JensWagner Bazin WB+ 00
32Cahyadi AimanTerengganu Cycling Team+ 00
33Reinders ElmarTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
34Ibanez JavierCaja Rural-Seguros RGA+ 00
35Pesenti ThomasSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
36Erzen ZakBahrain Victorious+ 00
37Johnston CalumCaja Rural-Seguros RGA+ 00
38Basset Pierre-HenryXDS Astana Team+ 00
39Vinokurov NicolasXDS Astana Team+ 00
40Elosegui IñigoEquipo Kern Pharma+ 00
41Dunbar EdwardTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
42González AbnerCaja Rural-Seguros RGA+ 00
43Garibbo NicoloJCL Team Ukyo+ 00
44Pidcock TomQ36.5 Pro Cycling Team+ 00
45Uriarte DiegoEquipo Kern Pharma+ 00
46Buratti NicolòBahrain Victorious+ 00
47van den Broek FrankTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
48Bregnhøj MathiasTerengganu Cycling Team+ 00
49Voisard YannisTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 00
50Zukowsky NickolasQ36.5 Pro Cycling Team+ 00
51Pasqualon AndreaBahrain Victorious+ 00
52de Bod StefanTerengganu Cycling Team+ 00
53Dversnes FredrikUno-X Mobility+ 00
54Hopkins DylanRoojai Insurance+ 00
55Kuzmin AntonXDS Astana Team+ 00
56van der Meulen MaxBahrain Victorious+ 00
57Eekhoff NilsTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
58Parisini NicolòQ36.5 Pro Cycling Team+ 00
59Holter ÅdneUno-X Mobility+ 00
60Desal CérielWagner Bazin WB+ 00
61Frison FrederikQ36.5 Pro Cycling Team+ 11
62Aznar HugoEquipo Kern Pharma+ 12
63Liepins EmilsQ36.5 Pro Cycling Team+ 12
64Thalmann RolandTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 12
65Fancellu AlessandroJCL Team Ukyo+ 17
66Warlop JordiSoudal Quick-Step+ 17
67Castellon JanCaja Rural-Seguros RGA+ 21
68Carrascosa PabloEquipo Kern Pharma+ 21
69Azparren XabierQ36.5 Pro Cycling Team+ 21
70Haquin Henri-FrancoisWagner Bazin WB+ 21
71van Uden CasperTeam Picnic PostNL+ 21
72Eyob MetkelTerengganu Cycling Team+ 21
73Aiman ShahmirTerengganu Cycling Team+ 21
74Vinokurov AlexandreXDS Astana Team+ 21
75Kulset MagnusUno-X Mobility+ 21
76Koishi YumaJCL Team Ukyo+ 21
77Vervenne JonathanSoudal Quick-Step+ 21
78Kulset JohannesUno-X Mobility+ 00
79Jegat JordanTeam TotalEnergies+ 31
80Leroux SamuelTeam TotalEnergies+ 40
81Stockwell OliverBahrain Victorious+ 41
82Phonarjthan PatompobRoojai Insurance+ 41
83Pericas AdriaUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 41
84Raccani SimoneJCL Team Ukyo+ 41
85Miltiadis AndreasRoojai Insurance+ 41
86Marcerou NicolaTeam TotalEnergies+ 46
87Mikutis AivarasTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 49
88Delbove JorisTeam TotalEnergies+ 49
89Degenkolb JohnTeam Picnic PostNL+ 49
90Staes GibbeUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 01:09
91Al Shaikhahmed AliSaudi Arabia+ 01:09
92Ravbar AnzeUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 01:09
93Mohd Shabri Muhammad HaizamTerengganu Cycling Team+ 01:09
94Richards KaneRoojai Insurance+ 01:09
95Wallin Rasmus BøghUno-X Mobility+ 01:09
96Bjerg MikkelUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 00
97Kobayashi MarinoJCL Team Ukyo+ 01:44
98Gamper PatrickTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 01:56
99Grellier FabienTeam TotalEnergies+ 01:57
100Kolze Changizi SebastianTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 02:13
101Saenta TanawatRoojai Insurance+ 02:24
102Bastiaens AycoSoudal Quick-Step+ 02:44
103Jassas AliSaudi Arabia+ 03:03
104Almuhanna BaderSaudi Arabia+ 03:03
105Alfairouz JehadSaudi Arabia+ 03:03
106Alabdulmunim Abdulaziz AzzamSaudi Arabia+ 03:03
107Leijnse EnzoTeam Picnic PostNL+ 03:25
108Babor DanielCaja Rural-Seguros RGA+ 04:40
109Yamamoto MasakiJCL Team Ukyo+ 04:45
110Kristoff AlexanderUno-X Mobility+ 05:08
111de Kleijn ArvidTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 05:08
112Azanza IbaiEquipo Kern Pharma+ 05:10
113Thimachai KongphobRoojai Insurance+ 05:10
114Alkulaif AlhurSaudi Arabia+ 05:21
115Majka RafalUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 06:14
116Rosli AimanTerengganu Cycling Team+ 06:38
117Alhassan Ali JehadSaudi Arabia+ 07:36
118Vangheluwe WarreSoudal Quick-Step+ 07:36
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