2025 Alula Tour

Tom Pidcock Extends AlUla Tour Lead After Second Stage Win

Tom Pidcock Extends AlUla Tour Lead After Second Stage Win

Tom Pidcock wins AlUla Tour’s queen stage, extending his overall lead before the final sprint stage, as he eyes his first general classification victory.

Feb 1, 2025 by AFP Report
Tom Pidcock Extends AlUla Tour Lead After Second Stage Win

Tom Pidcock took a big step towards winning the Al-Ula Tour when he claimed his second win of the week in Friday's fourth 'queen stage' in Saudi Arabia.


Dominant Climbing Performance

The 25-year-old Briton, who also won Wednesday's second stage where he dropped his rivals impressively on the Bir Jaydah mountain, again went solo on a steep climb up to the desert high plateau of Harrat Uwayrid.

Pidcock finished 12 seconds ahead of South African Alan Hatherly, with Austrian Rainer Kepplinger in third.

"On such a steep climb, I just went at my own pace. Attack is the best defence. I'm very happy to be able to extend my lead overall," commented Pidcock, who has switched this season from Ineos to Swiss team Q36.5.

Final Stage Challenge Ahead

He now has a 29-second lead over Kepplinger, with Hatherly a further 3 seconds behind, as the final stage is expected to favor the sprinters.

"I had already looked at tomorrow's stage a bit, perhaps I shouldn't have," said double Olympic mountain bike champion Pidcock.

"It promises to be very windy and it will be stressful to keep the (leader's) jersey. I have a little head start but this is not finished."