In the beingness and nether the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Private Office of His Highness the Ruler of Dubai contiguous organised the ‘Ruler’s Court Elite Men’s Cycling Race’.
Featuring exceptional method standards and attracting wide participation, the lawsuit formed portion of the ninth Al Salam Cycling Championship, the largest assemblage cycling contention globally successful presumption of diverseness and prize value.
The contention began extracurricular His Highness The Ruler’s Court successful the historical Al Fahidi district, with peculiar arrangements made by the Supreme Organising Committee for the Al Salam Cycling Championship.
The authoritative motorboat of the contention was attended by His Excellency Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, Director General of His Highness The Ruler’s Court, and His Excellency Omair bin Jumaa Al Falasi, Director General of the Private Office of His Highness the Ruler of Dubai, and Chairman of the Supreme Organising Committee for the Al Salam Cycling Championship, who officially flagged disconnected the race.
Also contiguous were His Excellency Essa Al Mutaiwei, Deputy Director General of His Highness The Ruler’s Court, His Excellency Saeed Hareb, Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, and members of the Supreme Organising Committee for the Al Salam Cycling Championship.
Cyclists displayed their competitory tone arsenic they raced on a 193-kilometre way passing done Dubai’s astir iconic landmarks, including the Old Dubai Customs Building, the Ministry of Defence, Dubai Creek, Al Seef Street, Creek Park, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Frame, Za’abeel Park, Future Street, Dubai World Trade Centre, Emirates Towers, Museum of the Future, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Tower, and Za’abeel Palace, earlier concluding astatine the Al Marmoom Conservation Reserve.
His Excellency Omair bin Jumaa Al Falasi and His Excellency Essa Al Mutaiwee, crowned the winners astatine the extremity of the race. Matevz Govekar from the Shabab Al Ahli Umniah Cycling Team claimed archetypal spot successful the idiosyncratic category, followed by Tim Wellens from the MyWhoosh Cycling Team successful 2nd place, and Abdulla Jassim from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs Cycling Team 1 successful 3rd place.
In the squad category, the Shabab Al Ahli Umniah squad was placed first, followed by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs successful 2nd place, and the MyWhoosh Cycling Team successful 3rd place.
Tariq Al Blooshi from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs Cycling Team 2 won the over-40s category.
His Excellency Omair bin Jumaa Al Falasi expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Ruler’s Court for hosting the lawsuit and its opening ceremony, emphasising the value of collaboration with authorities entities successful promoting nationalist achievements. He highlighted the Championship’s relation successful educating aboriginal generations astir Dubai’s affluent heritage, history, and the visionary enactment that has propelled the metropolis to planetary prominence.
Al Falasi besides praised the cyclists and participating teams for their awesome performances. He emphasised the Championship’s relation successful encouraging the assemblage to follow healthier, much active, and happier lifestyles. Special acknowledgment were extended to the strategical partners, including Dubai Police, Dubai Municipality, the Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai Sports Council, Dubai Sports Channel, UAE Cycling Federation (General Referee), and Dubai Film Company.
The ninth variation of the Al Salam Cycling Championship volition proceed with the Desert Race connected 9 February, 2025, followed by the Women’s Race connected 16 February, 2025.
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