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 4.
Stage 4 is completely flat until the final ascent to the Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid. It is 2.5 kilometers at 12% average gradient and a maximum of... 22%. In the desert and which such gradients, we can certainly expect explosive racing - with the final flat 8.5 kilometers providing a tactical aspect to this day.
Prediction AlUla Tour 2025 stage 4:
*** Tom Pidcock
** Alan Hatherly, Frank van den Broek, Rafal Majka
* Fredrik Dversnes, Rainer Kepplinger, Eddie Dunbar, Yannis Voisard
Pick: Tom Pidcock
Original: Rúben Silva