Dubai, UAE— Early Sunday morning saw the skyscraper-lined superhighway that snakes through the center of Dubai empty of the cars always clogging it to give way to tens of thousands of bicyclists.
The annual Dubai Ride saw bikes race down Sheikh Zayed Road, a 10-lane asphalt jungle that gives drivers a view of the world’s tallest building and other sites.
This year’s ride began before sunrise in Dubai. As dawn broke, bicyclists posed for photographs along the highway and cheered as they zipped along.
Sheikh Zayed Road, one of the busiest roads in the UAE, was closed to traffic on Sunday morning as thousands of cyclists joined a Dubai Fitness Challenge event.
To manage the safety of cyclists and keep the roads clear, however, the RTA had said road closures will begin at 4am on Sunday, November 6 and last until 9am on the same day.