British Cyclist Pidcock Takes First Place in the AlUla Tour 2025

The Saudi Cycling Federation, in collaboration with ASO and the Royal Commission for AlUla Governorate, under the direction of the Ministry of Sports, organised the AlUla Tour 2025.

Notably, the AlUla Governorate held the event, which was won by British rider Thomas Pidcock, a 36.5-team rider from Switzerland.

Race Dynamics: Key Moments and Strategies

According to the race details, Thomas Pidcock finished first with a time of 17 hours, 26 minutes, and 25 seconds. Norwegian rider Fredrik Duversnes, a Uno-X Mobility team (Norway) member, finished second with a difference of 1 minute and 9 seconds, and his teammate and fellow countryman Johannes Coolset finished third with a difference of just 3 seconds.

The top team, Team Uno-X Mobility (Norway), finished with a time of 52 hours, 23 minutes, and 4 seconds. Bahrain Victories Team (Bahrain) came in second, while Team Kern Pharma (Spain) came in third.

In the Tour of AlUla 2025 races, Thomas Pidcock also topped the rankings by wearing the green and red jerseys and scoring the most points. Jens Reynders of Belgium took home the orange jersey, while Johannes Coolset of Norway took home the white jersey for being the best cyclist under 25.

The camel racing track served as a track for 169.6 km when many cyclists participated in the AlUla Tour 2025’s final stage.

Italian rider Matteo Moschetti, part of the 36.5 Switzerland team, finished first in 3 hours and 32 minutes. Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen, who was part of the Jaico-Al Ghala team from Australia, finished second, and Colombian rider Juan Sebastian Molano, who was part of the Emirates Team from the United Arab Emirates, finished third for the quota.

The expansion of bicycle trails in AlUla is noteworthy; the specialised network has grown from 45 km in the southern half to 68 km, with 23 additional km added in the northern area, including Al-Hijr and Shalal.

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AlUla’s Cycling Landscape

AlUla is now a great place for cyclists of all skill levels, from pros to amateurs, thanks to this significant development. In contrast, the 2025 AlUla Tour events were open to women as well. Several Saudi women have demonstrated their capacity to excel in cycling competitions.

The rider “Dania Sambawa” is among the most well-known Saudi women cyclists. She performed exceptionally well at the 2023 Arab Championship in Egypt when she won six of the Saudi national team’s twenty-four medals, the most wins the women’s team has ever had in an external competition.

Additionally, she took home the silver medal from the Saudi Games in 2023, the bronze medal from West Asia in 2022, and the Gulf, Arab, and Asian medals in 2023. In the individual time trial, she also took the bronze during her Gulf Games participation. She was a member of the Saudi women’s cycling team that took home the silver in the overall individual competition.

In May 2024, she won the Kingdom’s title in the Saudi Cycling Federation’s women’s “individual time trial” competition. Likewise, one of the most well-known Saudi women cyclists is Ahlam Al-Zaid. She placed first in the “Kingdom Championship for Women’s Category” and was a Saudi women’s cycling team member who took home the silver medal from the Qatari third Gulf Games.

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A Historic Event for Women’s Sports

Having won the gold medal in women’s cycling at the Saudi Games 2022, the athlete “Mashael Al-Hazmi” is one of the Kingdom’s cycling champions. She took first place among the winners of the first women’s race in February 2022 and took home the bronze in both the Sprint and Omnium races at the Arab Track Cycling Championship in Cairo. In the Arab global-level “Virtual Races” competition, Al-Hazmi also won first place for women in the C category.

The Saudi player “Munira Al-Dariwish,” a notable member of the Saudi Cycling Federation, won the bronze medal in the Scratch race at the Arab Track Cycling Championship in Cairo, Egypt, in 2022. The last player is “Nouf Al-Qahtani,” who was previously crowned among the victors of the inaugural women’s cycling race conducted in Riyadh as part of the 2021 indoor sports season schedule, as well as winning the silver medal in the third Gulf Games in 2022 in Kuwait.

One of the most significant cycling competitions in the world, the Tour of AlUla is a component of the Asian Cycling Races. In addition to the natural beauty and attractive topography that add to the competition’s beauty, the choice of AlUla Governorate as the race’s host reflects the region’s historical significance and introduces the participants to AlUla, its history, and its antiquities.

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