• Cycling is one of Saudi Arabia's fasting growing women's sports. Since 2013, when the kingdom permitted women and girls to ride, cycling has become a part of the national health regime and a contributor to the country's Vision 2030 health goals. In 2017, dozens of women took part in a 10-kilometre race in the Red Sea City of Jeddah to celebrate World Health Day. In 2019, the Brave cyclist team was formed with the goal of normalising the sport for women. This year, it organised a tour ahead of International Women's Day on Monday. Here, cyclist Maya Jambi rides her bike past the Corniche Mosque in Jeddah. AP
    Cycling is one of Saudi Arabia's fasting growing women's sports. Since 2013, when the kingdom permitted women and girls to ride, cycling has become a part of the national health regime and a contributor to the country's Vision 2030 health goals. In 2017, dozens of women took part in a 10-kilometre race in the Red Sea City of Jeddah to celebrate World Health Day. In 2019, the Brave cyclist team was formed with the goal of normalising the sport for women. This year, it organised a tour ahead of International Women's Day on Monday. Here, cyclist Maya Jambi rides her bike past the Corniche Mosque in Jeddah. AP
  • Sawsan Abdel Fattah, a Saudi cyclist and member of the Brave team, rides past a banner depicting King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz, in Jeddah. AP
    Sawsan Abdel Fattah, a Saudi cyclist and member of the Brave team, rides past a banner depicting King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz, in Jeddah. AP
  • Plenty of colour from members of the Brave women's cycling team ride on the road in Jeddah. AP
    Plenty of colour from members of the Brave women's cycling team ride on the road in Jeddah. AP
  • Members of the Brave team prepare to start their tour in Jeddah, which took place ahead of International Women's Day. AP
    Members of the Brave team prepare to start their tour in Jeddah, which took place ahead of International Women's Day. AP
  • Samar Rahbini, 22, a co-founder of the Brave team, is one of the women who make up a third of the kingdom's cyclists. AP Photo
    Samar Rahbini, 22, a co-founder of the Brave team, is one of the women who make up a third of the kingdom's cyclists. AP Photo
  • Mona Salem is a Yemeni sportswoman and member of the Brave cycling team who joined the tour of Jeddah. AP
    Mona Salem is a Yemeni sportswoman and member of the Brave cycling team who joined the tour of Jeddah. AP
  • With Saudi women stepping up in sports such as Formula Three car racing, football and tennis, members of the Brave women's cycling team are visible advocates for their sport on the streets of Jeddah. AP
    With Saudi women stepping up in sports such as Formula Three car racing, football and tennis, members of the Brave women's cycling team are visible advocates for their sport on the streets of Jeddah. AP
  • Members of the Brave women's cycling team ride past Al Jaffali mosque in Jeddah. AP
    Members of the Brave women's cycling team ride past Al Jaffali mosque in Jeddah. AP

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Saudi women's cycling team take to the streets of Jeddah - in pictures

The group embarked on a tour of the city to mark International Women's Day on March 8

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March 07, 2021

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