The route for the 2016 Dubai Tour has been announced.
There will be four stages with the first stage finishing in Fujairah, in the neighbouring Gulf of Oman, having first past through the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah.
The race will be over 671 kilometres and will finish on Saturday February 6th with stage three having a finish on the 17% uphill sprint at Hatta Dam.
“We are not interested in one-off events but in regular annual appointments and the Dubai Tour is part of this vision: thanks to the riders we’re going to show our beautiful territory to the World again,” said Dubai Sports Council General Secretary, H.E. Saeed Hareb.
“Year after year one more secret can be unveiled: in 2015 we climbed the Hatta Dam, in 2016 we will discover Fujairah. But let’s not forget all our traditional and distinctive landmarks.”
Stage 1: February 3 – Fujairah Stage (Dubai-Fujairah): 179km
Stage 2: February 4 – Nakheel Stage (Dubai-Palm Jameirah): 188km
Stage 3: February 5 – The Westin Stage (Dubai-Hatta Dam): 172km
Stage 4: February 6 – Burj stage (Dubai-Dubai): 132km