Beth:in front of the Elephant Mountain; Today, Monday evening in Al-Ula, the "Saudi Tour 2022" race, which is being held in the Kingdom for the second time, was inaugurated and organized by the Ministry of Sports, in cooperation with the Saudi Cycling Federation, and under the umbrella of the International Federation (UCI), in the presence of Deputy Sports Minister Badr bin Abdulrahman Al-Qadi.

The previous one starts on Tuesday in its first phase, and continues until next Saturday, February 5, 2022 AD, with the participation of 15 international teams, with a distance of 831.3 km.

The opening ceremony witnessed the presentation of the participating teams, represented by (Team Bahrain Victorious (Britain), Team Bora-Hansgrohe (Germany), Team Cofidis (France), Team Lotto Soudal (Belgium), Team Quick Step Alpha Vinyl (Belgium), and Team BAIC Xing-Gecko (Australia), Team DSM (Netherlands), Team Emirates (UAE), Team Alpsin-Phoenix (Belgium), Team B&B Hotels - KTM (France), Team Arkia-Samsek (France), Team Total Energies (France), UNO X Pro Cycling Team (Norway), Kuwaiti Professional Cycling Team (Kuwait), Terengganu Polygen Cycling Team (Malaysia).

The race is accompanied by a number of sports events and races, including the public race, the women's race, and the junior race organized by the Saudi Bicycle Federation, as well as a race for children.

The "Saudi Tour 2022" is part of the quality of life program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia