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Christen hits back to win 2026 AlUla Tour
The 105 remaining riders of the 2026 Al Ula Tour (one non-starter: Egholm) were treated to a picturesque start for the final stage of the event. Indeed, like on previous editions, the Old Town of Al Ula was the scene of the last sign-in and a final opportunity for a group picture before taking on the 164km stage and the extremely steep climb up...
Malucelli delivers at last, Voisard still in command
For the second consecutive day, Winter Park hosted the start of a stage of this 2026 Al Ula Tour. In a picturesque landscape the 108 remaining riders (3 non starters: Theuns, Rex and Hamdan) took off for the 171km stage 4, all the way to Hegra. The battle started as soon as kilometre 1 and it took a few kilometres for 16 riders to bunch up together at the front. In the leading...
Voisard times it to perfection
After two very fast stages made for sprinters, the Al Ula headed south for its third day in the desert when the GC contenders were expected to shine on the final climb up Bir Jaydah Mountain. After the 113 remaining riders took off from Winter Park for their 142km journey, a fierce battle started as soon as km0 to be in the breakaway. And it wasn’t before km 13 that four...
Unstoppable Milan
After the very eventful first stage of the Al Ula Tour that saw Jonathan Milan conquer the victory and the overall leader’s Green Jersey, it was back to business for the 115 riders of the race as they took off from the Al Manshiyah Train Station for a 152km loop. Like on the previous day, wind and spectacular landscapes were on the menu. As soon as kilometre 0, five men...
Milan first to strike
While last year the Camel Cup Race track hosted the final stage of the Al Ula Tour, crowning Tom Pidcock, this year, that similar big loop was on the menu of stage 1 for what promised to be a spectacular and possibly windy day. The 117 riders therefore gathered by the Camel Cup Race Track eager to take on this 2026 edition of the event. It just took a kilometre for four riders...
Info with one day to go
JEAN-MARC MARINO: “A GREAT BATTLE TO START THE SEASON” The five stages of the AlUla Tour offer a variety of characteristics, suiting different types of riders. Starting with the circuit stage of the Camel Cup Track, spectators accustomed to betting on camels will be tempted to put their money on a sprinter, but the choice may not be as simple as it seems. Jean-Marc...
Back to racing in the sun
MILAN, THE STAR SPRINTER
Standing at 1.94 metres tall, Jonathan Milan clearly stands out among the favourites for the three sprint stages. The Italian rarely misses his target, whether at the beginning or the end of the season, and he has already raised his arms during his only participation in the AlUla Tour in 2023. Even without facing Tim Merlier, sidelined by a knee...
A major early-season target for team Jayco-AlUla
As it begins its 15th season, the only Australian team in the UCI WorldTour once again races under the name Team Jayco–AlUla for the fourth year running. “Obviously, the AlUla Tour is very important to us, as AlUla is part of our team’s name,” explains Brent Copeland. “We are returning with the clear intention of performing well, because it has...
An odyssey at the heart of the desert's jewels
A ROUTE AT THE HEART OF AN OPEN-AIR MUSEUM
At each stage, the riders will pass through AlUla’s iconic panoramas:
Monumental sandstone cliffs, naturally sculpted over time, forming one of the most striking desert landscapes on the Arabian Peninsula. The plateaus and rugged terrain around Hegra, Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage site, bearing witness...Milan vs Merlier, a ProSeries clash of the titans
The promotion of the AlUla Tour to ProSeries status, for the sixth edition of the event launched in 2020 under the name Saudi Tour, comes with the first participation of Lidl-Trek and the return of Jonathan Milan, who vividly remembers winning at Shalal Sijlyat Rocks—his third victory among the 25 that now make up his professional palmarès. In 2022 and...
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