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Saudi Tour 2023: Schedule, Stages, How to watch, Course and how to follow

The 3rd edition of Saudi Tour is announced to return this Monday in Al-Ula. Here you can find latest details related to the schedule, venue, and streaming info of the upcoming Saudi Tour 2023 cycling event. This category 2.1 race on the UCI calendar, sanctioned by the Saudi Arabia Cycling Federation, features five epic stages throughout the beautiful, yet challenging terrain of AlUla.

Preview

The Tour of Saudi Arabia is currently titled “Saudi Tour”. It is an annual professional road-bicycle racing event held under the authorization of Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The event is a part of the UCI Continental Circuit’s Asian Tour series.

While The Saudi Arabia-based tour was initially staged in 1999, it became a regular part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2020. The upcoming 2023 Tour of Saudi Arabia will be the 3rd official iteration of the event. This year’s event is being promoted by the Amaury Sport Organization.

There will be five different stages in this year’s Saudi Tour. A total of 16 professional road cycling teams will participate in the event. The participating teams contain 7 professional participants in each.

When will be Saudi Tour 2023 be held?

  • Start Date: Monday, January 30, 2023
  • Time: 06:30 a.m. ET

The latest iteration of the Tour of Saudi Arabia is scheduled to begin this Monday, January 30, 2023. The first stage will commence at 06:30 a.m. ET on the first day and end around 08:30 a.m. ET.

Saudi Tour 2023 Schedule:

Stage Date Start Time (ET) End Time (ET)
1st January 30, 2023 6:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
2nd January 31, 2023 6:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
3rd February 1, 2023 6:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
4th February 2, 2023 7:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m.
5th February 3, 2023 6:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.

Where will the event be held?

  • Location: Saudi Arabia

The upcoming Tour of Saudi Arabia 2023 is planned to be held in 5 different stages over 5 days. The stages and their description are listed below –

Stage Start Area End Area Distance
1st Al-Ula International Airport Khaybar 180 km
2nd Winter Park Shalal Sijlyat Rocks 184 km
3rd Al-Manshiyah Plaza Abu Rakah 160 km
4th Maraya Harrat Viewpoint 163 km
5th Al-Ula Old Town Maraya 144 km

How to watch the Saudi Tour 2023 on TV?

The official organizers of the Saudi Tour 2023 have announced multiple broadcast partnerships with media channels in various countries to provide fans with live tv broadcasts of the upcoming cycling event. These are listed below –

  • SBS – Australia
  • FloBikers – Canada
  • L’Equipe – France
  • JSports – Japan
  • NBCUni – USA
  • Sports Channel Network – UK

How to Live Stream the event?

  • GCN+

The definitive online cycling streaming platform, Global Cycling Network or GCN will provide live stream of all the stages from the upcoming Saudi Tour 2023 event. With a GCN+ subscription, live streams of the event can be accessed from any international location.

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