The Dubai Tour is an annual professional

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held in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

, which began in 2014 as part of the

UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, th ...

History

The race was classified as a 2.1. in 2014. The race is organized by the

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in partnership with

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, and was held for the first time between 5 and 8 February 2014. The race is a men's competition consisting of four stages. The race contains mainly flat stages, with some hillier parts. In 2015, the second edition of the race has been upgraded to 2.HC, meaning that more

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teams can compete in the event. During the race, the leader of the general classification wears a blue jersey, the leader of points classification is denoted by a red jersey and best young rider by white. The race does not award a mountains jersey. In 2019, the Dubai Tour was merged with the nearby

Abu Dhabi Tour The Abu Dhabi Tour was a men's cycling stage race that took place in the United Arab Emirates, held annually between 2015 and 2018. In 2019 The Abu Dhabi Tour merged with the Dubai Tour to become the UAE Tour. History When inaugurated, it was p ...

to become the

UAE Tour The UAE Tour ( ar, جولة الإمارات) is a road cycling stage race in the United Arab Emirates. It was first held in 2019 as part of the UCI World Tour. It was created as a result of the merging of the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour. ...

Past winners

References

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Tour of Dubai Cycling
{{Dubai Tour UCI Asia Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 2014 Sports competitions in Dubai Cycle races in the United Arab Emirates 2014 establishments in the United Arab Emirates Winter events in the United Arab Emirates Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2018 2018 disestablishments in the United Arab Emirates Defunct cycling races the United Arab Emirates