Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is to have its own UCI World Tour stage race in 2014, it has been announced.
The Dubai Tour was announced, according to Colin Simpson of The National, at a press conference to open a new cycling track in the desert.
The new Dubai Cycling Course takes riders on a 50-kilometre loop over the sands. Cyclists who were consulted about the project which was a personal initiative by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai,
The route consists of two sections, an 18-kilometre two-way stretch along Al Qudra Road and the desert loop, which starts near the Bab Al Shams resort.
Top riders in Alberto Contador, Ryder Hesjedal, Vincenzo Nibali and Tony Martin also attended the launch..
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