The closing day of action at AlUla Tour saw the climbers and GC riders come to the fore with the brutally steep climb towards Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid in the finale. Team dsm-firmenich PostNL rode well as a group to position Casper van Uden ahead of the ascent, where the stage one winner then gave it his all to try and limit his losses against the pure climbers. Fighting to the line in the third main group, Van Uden would lead the team home on the stage, ending the race overall just outside the top 15; a valiant effort over the challenging terrain.
Van Uden expressed: “We knew today was going to be really tough but we wanted to go all out for it and tried our best in the finale. I think the week overall has been a success for us. We showed we were really consistent in the sprint stages and that we had really good teamwork together, so we can take confidence from that into the next races.”