PREVIEW | AlUla Tour 2024 stage 1 - Tim Merlier and Dylan Groenewegen headline first bunch sprint

Preview. The AlUla Tour has become Saudi Arabia's premier race and will host an array of World Tour teams in the desert over the season's start. It will take place in the hot weather from the 30th of January to the 3rd of February.

The first day of racing in Saudi Arabia starts and ends at the Al Manshiyah Train Station. Put simply, there is nothing to analyse about this day with the exception that it will be an open and exposed day in the desert. A bunch sprint will decide the first leader of the race, most likely. 

*** Tim Merlier, Dylan Groenewegen
** Juan Sebastián Molano, Arvid de Kleijn
* Fred Wright, Soren Waerenskjold, Bryan Coquard, Casper van Uden, Gleb Syritsa, Jason Tesson, Matteo Moschetti

Pick: Tim Merlier