The Dubai Tour is an annual professional
road bicycle racing
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stage race held in
Dubai
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, which began in 2014 as part of the
UCI Asia Tour
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.
History
The race was classified as a 2.1. in 2014. The race is organized by the
Dubai Sports Council in partnership with
RCS Sport, 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
UCI World Tour
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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 to become the
UAE Tour.
Past winners
References
External links
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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