DUBAI RIDE: PEDALLING FITNESS

Two Sundays earlier, on November 6, around 35,000 cyclists pedalled away on the same 14-lane Shaikh Zayed Road, as they took part in Dubai Ride, a free annual event that is also held as part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge. The largest event of its kind for the cycling community in Dubai, it has been open to people of different ages and abilities. Don’t forget, Dubai is a ‘bicycle-friendly’ city. It was in August 2020 that Shaikh Hamdan issued a directive to turn Dubai into a bicycle-friendly city by putting necessary laws, best practices and infrastructure in place.