The UAE Tour 2023 cycling competition will cause several hours of closures on major highways in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, February 23. The cycling event will pass through various major districts in Dubai and other places. The restrictions could interrupt daily activities. The roads won’t all be shut down simultaneously, though. From 11:50 AM until 4:30 PM, they will be intermittently closed. The Ras Al Khaimah Police…

On the Tour of Algarves last day, Britain’s slipped from first to seventh as Dani Martinez of the Ineos Grenadiers won the competition. In order to maintain his overall lead, Pidcock won the last stage four, but his lack of time-trial experience was exposed when he finished 19th in the battle against the clock. During the 24.4km route, Colombia’s Martinez came in fourth, which was enough to give him the…

The conservative Gulf monarchy and its neighbours are investing heavily in sport to improve their national reputations and diversify their economies, and cycling is the newest sporting pearl in Saudi Arabia’s growing collection. The Saudi Tour is the first of three stage races that will take place in the Arabian Peninsula in February. Other events are planned in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. One of the riders is Dutch…