Simon Yates Secures AlUla Tour Victory

Simon Yates won the AlUla Tour by just three seconds after winning the final stage atop the steep climb to Harrat Uwayrid. Britain's Simon Yates needed the vital bonus seconds on the line that came with victory on stage 5 to edge out main GC threats William Junior Lecerf and Finn Fisher-Black. The AlUla Tour took place under the direction of Simon Yates, who at the moment of truth asserted his favoritism and achieved his first overall victory in the Arabian round. The stage was dominated by the final climb that peaked out with around 8km remaining. At that point, Yates, Fisher-Black, Lecerf and Rafal Majka were clear of the field.