Riders complete 15th Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge
Riders have completed the 15th edition Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge, held in partnership with the Dubai Sports Council.
Cyclists filled the traffic-free streets on Sunday morning across Dubai for a pulsating race, culminating in an exciting sprint finish, family fun and an incredible atmosphere in the Eat Well Live Well Village at Expo City Dubai.
15th edition of the Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge, saw exceptional racing in the Elite Invitational Category and Group 1 - Elite Seeded competition.
Thousands of riders set off for the 96.4 km race from Expo City Dubai and the last rider successfully crossed the finish line around 1 p.m. completing the event.
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In the elite category, male athlete Francesco Lamon and female athlete Makhabbat Umutzhanova were fastest across the finish line with respective times of 2:01:47 and 2:01:49, taking top spot in the standings and earning AED 10,000 each from the lucrative AED 36,000 prize pot. Lamon was followed closely by Maksim Orekhov and Jasper Verkuijl both securing podium positions with finishing times of 2:01:47. respectively. Similarly, Ebtissam Zayed and Akvile Gedraityte took second and third place with close margins, finishing with times of 2:01:49.
To cap off a remarkable Aster Pharmacy BIG 5 competition, the overall winners saw Shaun Carey and Helle Bachofen Von Echt emerge as the male and female winners with times of 2:01:49 and 2:02:26. respectively.
In the Open Category it was Emmauel Cabanas and Tania Rodrigues who took home the wins in the grand finale, with Cabanas crossing the finishing line in 2:01:49 and Rodrigues completing the 96.4km course in 2:02:28. In the Vets Category it was Simon Cox and Adriana Sanchez who took home the wins in the grand finale, with Cox crossing the finishing line in 2:01:51 and Sanchez completing the 96.4km course in 2:15:46.
Held in partnership with Dubai Sports Council, Spinneys and Dubai 92, the Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge is one of the Middle East's premium sporting races, regularly attracting thousands of riders from all over the world.
The 2025 Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge, a key qualifying race in the 2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Series season, saw elite cyclists take to the streets of Dubai, with 346 riders earning their spot in the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in Lorne, Australia.
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