"Emirates Tour" An exceptional platform to highlight the country touristically

Abu Dhabi, January 11, 2019 – Since its launch in 2019, the UAE Cycling Tour has been an exceptional sporting and tourism event on the agenda of major events that the UAE witnesses annually, amid wide global participation.

The Tour enjoys a prominent status as a global sporting event. It succeeded in conveying a realistic picture of the development renaissance witnessed by the country in all fields, and supporting domestic and foreign tourism by passing through the most prominent landmarks in the country such as the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, the Louvre Museum, Jebel Hafeet, Yas Island, Hatta, and other tourist areas and attractions.

Over the past years, the Tour has contributed to strengthening strategic partnerships with many international companies sponsoring the event, playing a prominent role in attracting investments that support sports infrastructure. It has also succeeded in creating promising job opportunities in various fields such as logistics, marketing, hospitality, and transportation in all aspects. Its types.

Statistics issued by the Tour’s organizing committee indicate that the last edition in 2024 witnessed the booking of approximately 4,000 hotel nights during the Men’s Tour, and 2,000 nights during the Women’s Tour, in addition to the use of 90 cars provided by sponsors, in addition to the creation of job opportunities for about 1,000. People worked on all tours, including teams, staff and other logistical support providers.

In terms of the champions of the event, the name of the Slovenian Primoz Roglic, who won the title of the inaugural edition of the Tour, which was held in February 2019, emerged, followed in the second edition of 2020 by the British Adam Bates, then Tadi Pogacar, the UAE team rider, twice in a row in the 2021 and 2022 editions, and in The fifth edition: Belgian Remco Evenepoel was crowned champion, and his compatriot Lennart van Eetvelt was the last to be crowned in the fifth edition. 2024.

Arif Hamad Al Awani, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, confirmed that the UAE Cycling Tour has become an exceptional sporting event that conveys to millions of followers around the world the image of social, cultural and economic diversity in the UAE, and highlights the extent of its development.

He expressed his pride in reaching the seventh edition, which begins next February with the participation of elite stars, stressing that the success of the tour and its wide spread is the result of collective effort and work throughout the year, in order to emerge in the image that followers from all over the world see.

He said that the Council aspires to develop the event from year to year, by providing all means of success for it, and seeking to highlight the various landmarks of the Emirates throughout its days, to continue its position as a milestone in the history of Emirati and Arab sports, as it is the only world tour approved by the International Federation in the Middle East.

For his part, Italian Fabrizio D’Amico, Director of the UAE Tour, said that the event develops annually thanks to the great support of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and those responsible for the technical and logistical aspects, which has brought it to the position it deserves among the most prominent international tours.

He pointed out that the success of the event from year to year constitutes a great incentive for those in charge of it to create development ideas at all levels, whether by highlighting new tourist attractions in the Emirates, or the participation of new international riders and stars who have been able to impose themselves on the scene.

Noura Al Jasmi, a member of the Women’s Committee of the International Cycling Council, confirmed that the UAE Tour has reached the pinnacle of success and distinction, as it has become a global icon in cycling and an exceptional event, especially since the Women’s Tour was recently added to it, which played a role in adding more excitement to the event. It contributed to increasing the number of racing days, giving followers a greater opportunity to learn about the most prominent landmarks and regions of the country.

She pointed out that the women’s tour constituted a qualitative leap for cycling in the Emirates, and confirmed the state’s keenness to pay attention to the female component in this aspect, which contributed to encouraging many girls to practice cycling, and acquire new experiences through interaction with female athletes from all over the world during events. Race.

The year 2023 witnessed the launch of the first edition of the Emirates Women’s Tour, which is the most prominent event that precedes the men’s Tour, while the third edition in 2025 will witness qualitative and record participation from the most prominent female athletes from all over the world, led by the players of the Emirates XRG Women’s Cycling Team, one of the most prominent professional women’s teams. Worldwide.

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