Dirt bikes scramble across the Dubai desert - in pictures

Bikers don their helmets and brave the summer heat

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  Shannon O'Connor rides his dirt bike during the summer heat in the desert of Dubai. All photos by Reuters

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  Hayley O'Connor, 14, rides her dirt bike in Dubai.

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  Hayley O'Connor braves the summer heat as she drives across the desert sands.

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  Elisha Dessurne hits the throttle in the Dubai desert.

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  Hayley O'Connor speeds through the desert heat.

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  Martinette van Vuuren steers her bike through the desert sands of Dubai.

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  Elisha Dessurne rides her dirt bike during the summer heat in the desert of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 8, 2022. REUTERS / Amr Alfiky

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