The Dubai Eye 103.8 2018/2019 UAE Road Cycling Championship continued with an Individual Time Trial in Dubai on Friday.
Sanctioned by the UAE Cycling Federation, the championship is touted as ‘UAE’s Nationals’, crowning annual amateur Emirati and expatriate male and female cyclists, with this season’s edition raced over four stages; two climbing, one time trial and one flat stage.
Oakley stage two saw cyclists compete in this specialised discipline over 21.6kilomotres on police-managed, closed roads of The Outlet Village Dubai Parks and Resorts.
Taking the honours were Deirdre Casey for open expatriate female, Amer Al Dahmanithe won the social Emirati male, Khalid Mayouf claiming open Emirati male and Sam Stollery the open expatriate Male.
Leaders of the championship after stage two are Casey, Yaser Al Balooshi (social Emirati male), Mayouf (Emirati clubs male) and Stollery.
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Authority’s stage three promises to be an exhilarating, grueling 50km attack on the formidable Jebel Jais, the UAE’s highest mountain, on Friday, November 9.
The championship’s fourth and deciding stage will be raced on Friday, December 7, at Dubai Sports City’s 103.8km road race.
Titles for the 2018/2019 UAE Road Cycling Championship’s four main categories will be decided via a points system, and follow the British Cycling Points System (NAT A Road Category).
The cumulative-points leader of each main category will receive and wear the leader’s jersey, while stage winners and stage age-division winners will be recognised at each stage.
Overall champions will take their ‘champion’s jersey’ and title through to the 2019/2020 championship, as well as receive a champion’s cheque.
Stage two results, and registration for all cyclists in the remaining stages can be found via www.premieronline.com, with more information found on www.uaecycf.com.
Oakley stage-two age-division winners:
Age Male (Open) Female (Open) Emirati Male (Social)
16-18 Lian Aucamp Yaser Al Balooshi
19-30 Sam Stollery Roisin Thomas
31-40 Ian Farrell Deirdre Casey Amer Al Dahmani
41-50 Johan Hesselsoe Natasha Leask Zaal Bin Zaal
51-60 Marc Adam
61+ Steve Rice
