Abu Dhabi announces Monday road closures for UAE Tour
Rolling road closures in Madinat Zayed in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi have been announced as the UAE Tour cycling race kicks off on Monday.
The closures will run from 12.50 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. throughout the eight phases of the first stage of the tour.
The event starts at Shams solar power plant, with Sheikha Salama Bint Butti Road being closed from 12.50 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. and subsequent phases of the stage will see further parts of the road closed by Liwa Palace and Liwa Hospital from 2.00 p.m. to 3.55 p.m.
After reaching Liwa, the race enters an area of very pronounced dunes, which make up most of the stage. A series of ups and downs leads to Moreeb Dune, where the race will take two laps of the Moreeb Dune cycle path (18.1 km each lap), marked by steep climbs and descents with double digit gradients. It then returns to Liwa for the finish, with the final closure on Sheikha Salama Bint Butti Road between 3.45 p.m. and 4.30pm.
ROLLING CLOSURES FOR UAE TOUR EVENT
IN MADINAT ZAYED - AL DHAFRA REGION
MONDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2025
FROM 12:50 - 16:30 pic.twitter.com/NEiV7Y1cKh
— أبوظبي للتنقل | AD Mobility (@ad_mobility) February 15, 2025
The UAE Tour runs from Monday to Sunday, with seven stages across the United Emirates, finishing at Jebel Hafeet after covering a total distance of 1,013km.
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