SPORT

Family-friendly two-wheeled event returns to ZSC

This month you can walk the F1 track to fight diabetes, Cycle For Health at Zayed Sports City, hone your football skills at a Fifa workshop, enter the kids into a relay race and take part in a half-marathon on Yas

More and more people are taking up cycling in the UAE – it’s a great way to get fit and make friends at the same time – and this month sees the return of Cycle For Health UAE, an event organised by Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi with Healthpoint and the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre.

It takes place in Zayed Sports City – on the day you’ll find a 1.9km-long course for beginner cyclists to hurtle around. It’ll take you on a loop of the stadium at Zayed City, plus closed roads. There are bikes and helmets available on the day for you to use for free and the event is very much aimed at families and beginners who want to find out more about the benefits of pedal power. There’ll be lessons for kids taking their first steps on a bike.

There’ll also be free health screenings on the day, workshops on exercises you can try, plus healthy food cookery demos. Not enough for you? You can also grab a bite from a healthy food truck, plus there’s bouncy castles to keep children entertained when they’re not getting to grips with riding. November 25

Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, Fri 9am to 1pm, free. Taxi: Zayed Sports City. clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae