Jan Christen wins AlUla Tour, Modern Adventure takes second on final stage
The AlUla Tour culminated on Saturday with a tricky finale to stage 5, a brutal late climb capped with a bonus sprint 9 km from the line. Pre-race favourite Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) took the stage and overall victory after attacking with about 6 km remaining, winning the second-tier stage race by 15 seconds over Sergio Higuita (XDS Astana), UAE teammate Igor Arrieta in third.
Runner-up on the final stage was Byron Munton of Modern Adventure, the brand new American ProTeam that was making its professional debut at the AlUla Tour. Munton's second place on stage 5 was the team's best result of the week, with his compatriot Stefan De Bod's seventh on the same stage leaving Modern Adventure just off the overall podium in fourth.
AlUla Tour stage 5
- Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 3:36:05
- Byron Munton (Modern Adventure) +0:11
- Igor Arrieta (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +0:32
- Juan Pedro Lozano (Terengganu Cycling Team) "
- Federico Iacomoni (Team UKYO) "
AlUla Tour final GC
- Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
- Sergio Higuita (XDS Astana) +0:15
- Igor Arrieta (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +0:21
- Stefan De Bod (Modern Adventure) +0:25
- Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain-Victorious) +0:29
