• A participant in action during Mushrif Mountain Bike Race in Gulf emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 23 October 2022. EPA / ALI HAIDER
    A participant in action during Mushrif Mountain Bike Race in Gulf emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 23 October 2022. EPA / ALI HAIDER
  • The race took place on the recently opened mountain bike track in Mushrif Park in Al Khawaneej.
    The race took place on the recently opened mountain bike track in Mushrif Park in Al Khawaneej.
  • The track was specially designed to add more suspense and excitement to the races, as the riders pass between the trees while negotiating climbs, turns and jumps.
    The track was specially designed to add more suspense and excitement to the races, as the riders pass between the trees while negotiating climbs, turns and jumps.
  • The track is 50km long and divided into three sub tracks.
    The track is 50km long and divided into three sub tracks.
  • A participant in action during the mountain bike race.
    A participant in action during the mountain bike race.
  • Greg Pooley, not pictured, won first place in the 56km professional men's mountain bike category, with a time of 1 hour, 55 minutes and 25 seconds.
    Greg Pooley, not pictured, won first place in the 56km professional men's mountain bike category, with a time of 1 hour, 55 minutes and 25 seconds.
  • Rachel Hubert, not pictured, won first place in the professional women's mountian bike category with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes and 37 seconds.
    Rachel Hubert, not pictured, won first place in the professional women's mountian bike category with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes and 37 seconds.
  • Miguel Veterano and Giuliana Vitorano, neither pictured, won the men's and women's sand bike races.
    Miguel Veterano and Giuliana Vitorano, neither pictured, won the men's and women's sand bike races.
  • Khalifa Al Kaabi, not pictured, came first in the 37km amateur men's mountain bike category with a time of 1 hour and 26 minutes.
    Khalifa Al Kaabi, not pictured, came first in the 37km amateur men's mountain bike category with a time of 1 hour and 26 minutes.
  • Marwa El Hajj, not pictured, won the amateur women's mountain bike category with a time of 1 hour, 45 minutes and 17 seconds.
    Marwa El Hajj, not pictured, won the amateur women's mountain bike category with a time of 1 hour, 45 minutes and 17 seconds.

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Cyclists pedal to success in Dubai's Mushrif mountain bike race - in pictures

More than 300 cyclists competed in this year's event

The National

October 24, 2022

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Updated: October 24, 2022, 8:09 AM
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