Sheikh Zayed Road to temporarily close on Nov 12

Sheikh Zayed Road will close in the early hours on Sunday, November 12, transforming into a gigantic cycling track for Dubai Ride, the annual Dubai Fitness Challenge cycling event.

Dubai Ride presented by DP World is part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge, an initiative launched in 2017 by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai.

Last year’s edition saw 34,897 cyclists come together as one community as part of the annual city-wide challenge to commit to 30 minutes of daily exercise for 30 consecutive days.

Take note

Dubai Ride will take place from 6.15am until 8.15am and will be open only for cyclists taking part in the event. This means no cars will be allowed for the duration of the race.

The event features two routes: the longer route kicks off from Dubai World Trade Centre all the way to Safa Park and back again.

The shorter 4km route follows Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard and goes past Dubai Mall, Dubai Opera and the Burj Khalifa – so there will be closures on these routes during the cycling event.