The 2026 AlUla Tour will take place from the 27th to the 31st of January and will open up the action on the Asia Tour. In Saudi Arabia, the young race will host some top sprinters and several other riders throughout its five stages. We take a look at the prize money that will be handed out.
The AlUla Tour has rapidly grown into one of the Middle East’s most prestigious early-season professional cycling stage races, being held right before the Tour of Oman and UAE Tour to form a series of races in the region. The race was first held in 1999 but was short-lived. In 2002, it had its last edition in years, and returned finally in 2020 with a different image and status.
Promoted by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) — the same organisers behind the Tour de France — it has gained a strong reputation and leverage to bring in big names. Former race winners include Phil Bauhaus, Ruben Guerreiro... And in its two most recent editions, none other than Simon Yates and Tom Pidcock. However, its pan-flat stages, combined with the hot weather, provide ideal chances for the sprinters to open up their season with a win.
The race will be handing out €97.674 euros in total, given that €87.350 will be going directly to the riders. This is divided between the results in each stage, the overall classification, points, youth, team, and most active rider classifications, whilst not having a mountain classification to hand out prizes.
The winner of the overall classification will win €8000, whilst the winner of every stage will earn €3615 for all five stages. Winners of the points, youth, team, and most active rider classifications will each be taking home a €1500 award.
Prize Money AlUla Tour 2026
| Order | Overall classification | Stage Classification | Points Classification | Youth Classification | Team classification | Most active rider | |
| 1 | 8000 | 3615 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | |
| 2 | 4800 | 1805 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | |
| 3 | 3000 | 905 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | |
| 4 | 2000 | 455 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| 5 | 1000 | 365 | |||||
| 6 | 900 | 270 | |||||
| 7 | 800 | 270 | |||||
| 8 | 700 | 180 | |||||
| 9 | 600 | 180 | |||||
| 10 | 500 | 95 | |||||
| 11 | 300 | 95 | |||||
| 12 | 300 | 95 | |||||
| 13 | 300 | 95 | |||||
| 14 | 300 | 95 | |||||
| 15 | 300 | 95 | |||||
| 16 | 300 | 95 | |||||
| 17 | 300 | 95 | |||||
| 18 | 300 | 95 | |||||
| 19 | 300 | 95 | |||||
| 20 | 300 | 95 |
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