PREVIEW | AlUla Tour 2025 stage 3 - Tim Merlier big favourite for another bunch sprint
CyclingWednesday, 29 January 2025 at 22:52
The AlUla Tour will be the second stage-race of the season, and the first outside of Australia for the men's peloton. Saudi Arabia's most important race in the calendar attracts a few good names every year, with an interesting route that will be raced from the 28th January to the 1st of Feburary. We preview stage 3.
Stage 3 takes place from Hegra to the Tayma Fort, another flat and exposed day where a sprint is virtually certain but crosswinds can also shape up the race and the overall classification quite a lot.
Stage 3: Hegra - Tayma Fort, 179 kilometers
Prediction AlUla Tour 2025 stage 3:
*** Tim Merlier
** Dylan Groenewegen, Juan Sebastián Molano, Arvid de Kleijn
* Alexander Kristoff, Fabio Jakobsen, Casper van Uden, Matteo Moschetti, Pierre Barbier, Alberto Bruttomesso
** Dylan Groenewegen, Juan Sebastián Molano, Arvid de Kleijn
* Alexander Kristoff, Fabio Jakobsen, Casper van Uden, Matteo Moschetti, Pierre Barbier, Alberto Bruttomesso
Pick: Tim Merlier
Original: Rúben Silva
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