Team Jayco AlUla has revealed its line-up for the upcoming
AlUla Tour, headlined by Eddie Dunbar and Dylan Groenewegen. Dunbar, fresh off
winning two stages at last year’s Vuelta a Espana, will lead the team’s general
classification (GC) efforts, while Groenewegen, a six-time Tour de France stage
winner (including one in 2024) will target stage wins.
The team will also feature 2024 world mountain bike champion
Alan Hatherly, who is set to make his road racing debut. Hailing from South
Africa, Hatherly will join a roster packed with talent and experience.
Team Jayco AlUla Line-Up:
- Eddie Dunbar (IRL)
- Patrick Gamper (AUT)
- Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
- Alan Hatherly (RSA)
- Luka Mezgec (SLO)
- Elmar Reinders (NED)
- Max Walscheid (GER)
Eddie Dunbar shared his excitement about the race in a team press release,
highlighting the unique opportunity to compete in Saudi Arabia. “I’m looking
forward to the whole experience of racing the AlUla Tour. There’s a good few
guys on the team who have been for last few years and from chatting to them,
it’s sounds like a really good trip and it’s a good race as well, so I’m really
looking forward to it looking forward to it.
“It’s a cool place to go racing, in the desert, it’s
definitely an experience and obviously I’ve never been to Saudi Arabia either,
so it’s going to be nice to experience a new country as well. Obviously AlUla
is one of our main sponsors and that’s where we race, so it’s going to be cool
to have a look around there as well.
“There’s a new GC day this year, so I’m happy about that and
I’ve been training well so hopefully I can go there and put in a good
performance and see what happens. From the guys who have raced it, they all say
the climb on stage four is a horrible climb and it’s incredibly steep, it’s
short, but very steep. But as I said, stage two is a tough stage as well, it’s
a new stage this year so I’m really looking forward to that day.”
Sports director Andre Smith outlined the team’s goals for
the race. “With Dylan we will be aiming for more stages wins and he has three
opportunities that should be for him. The GC guys have two opportunities, and
we’ve got Eddie who’s our GC goal.
“We bring in Alan Hatherly for his first race with the team,
he knows that road racing is very different to mountain biking, but it’s a
really good opportunity for him to get into supporting someone like Eddie and
learning from him.”
Fin MajorCycling Journalist
Fin Major is a UK-based writer at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2024. He is the site’s main writer for FAQs and evergreen explainers and has written around 2,000 pieces for the platform. Alongside this work, he focuses on in-depth analysis and covers the biggest races on the calendar, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, providing clear context around performance trends, tactics, and key storylines.
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