Dubai Tour 2014 gets underway
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The Dubai Tour was recently unveiled at the One&Only Royal Mirage in Dubai. The first race in the 2014 International Racing Calendar is organised by Dubai Sports Council in partnership with RCS Sport. The event is scheduled to take place from 5-8 February 2014. There will be four stages: one Individual Time Trial and three in-line. Every stage will start from the Dubai World Trade Centre.
Saeed Hareb, Chairman of the Dubai Tour High Committee said “we are pleased to host the inaugural Dubai Tour 2014 as it puts the spotlight on Dubai as a hub for important international sporting events. We are looking forward to an exciting race featuring popular names in the sport.”
Competing will be 16 teams, each with eight riders. The 16 teams are made up from 11 UCI ProTeams, the first three teams classified in the UCI Asia Tour 2013, the UAE national team and the Dubai Sky Dive team. Some of the cycling champions in the World have already announced their availability including: reigning Road World Champion, Alberto Rui Costa; the British king of sprints Mark Cavendish, Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara; the emerging German sprinter Marcel Kittel; the Spanish rider, winner of the 2013 UCI World Tour ranking, Joaquin Rodriguez; the young Slovakian champion Peter Sagan and Ji Cheng from China.
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