US EditionAlUla Tour: Jan Christen takes final stage victory and overall title with late attack
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Switzerland's Jan Christen, leader of the UAE Team, won the final overall standings of the d'AlUla cycling tour by winning solo on Saturday's 5th and final stage.
The decisive final stage, the 5th, of the Al Ula Tour, as expected, decided the overall winner. On the steep wall of Harat Uwajrida (2.9 km with 12%), the strongest was Swiss Jan Christen, who also won the race in Saudi Arabia for UAE Emirates XRG.
After his 97-pack season last year, UAE-Team Emirates finished the first month of the year by being (already) in the lead in the number of wins. On the AlUla Tour, Jan Christen allowed his team to add two units to the meter, making a double shot on the last day: victory in the stage, and success in the overall classification. On the Saudi race, Switzerland won the pedal. But he could have found himself in a much less favorable situation. At the …
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Jan Christen (UAE Emirates-XRG) won this Saturday the 5th and final stage of the AlUla Tour. Switzerland also won the overall classification. Sergio Higuita (XDS Astana) and Igor Arrieta completed the podium.
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