The AlUla Tour, a 5-stage race (2.1) in Saudi Arabia, starts tomorrow.

The big favourite to win the general classification is Thomas Pidcock , making his first appearance in the new Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team jersey: the two most challenging stages, in fact, have two altimetric profiles that are very suited to the characteristics of the British rider, with short, explosive climbs, with gradients well into double figures.

The most likely challenger will be Dunbar , although the Irishman is a climber who prefers longer climbs to make the difference. Other riders who could get a good placing in the classification are Majka , Voisard, Jegat, Kulset and Holter.

The field is much richer with interesting names as regards the sprinters , in fact there will be three arrivals suitable for fast wheels. Among these we point out Merlier , Groenewegen , Jakobsen, De Kleijn, Molano and Van Uden.

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