UAE Tour cycling race; some roads in Dubai will be temporarily closed on February 21

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that some roads in Dubai will be temporarily closed on Friday, February 21 in preparation for the UAE Tour cycling race.

In a post on X, RTA stated that "some roads will be temporarily closed for 10 to 15 minutes as part of the traffic management procedures" during the 12.30–4.30 p.m. start and finish times of the Dubai stage.

These are the roads that will be impacted:

Road of Sheikh Zayed

Al-Naseem Street

Al Khail Street, First

Street Al Jamayel

Al Asayel Street

Street Al Khamila

Street Al Khail

The Al Fay Street

The Hessa Street

Zayed bin Hamdan Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan Street

Road Al Qudra

Al Salam Street in Saih

Street in Tripoli

Rebat Street

Al Hamar Road in Nad

The Road of Ras Al Khor

Road Al Meydan

Al Ain Road to Dubai

To guarantee a smooth arrival at their destination, the authority advised drivers to plan their excursions ahead of time and leave earlier.

The race will begin at the American University in Dubai and travel 160 km to Sheikh Zayed Road, passing through Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street, Al Jamayel Street, Al Khail Road, and Al Naseem Street before arriving at the finish line across from Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University.