Zafar team's German bike Pascal Ackerman won the title of the first stage of the UAE cruise «Dubai Silicon Oasis», which started yesterday, and continues until the 29th of this month, with the participation of 140 world riders representing 20 teams from five continents, with a total distance of the race up to 1122 km.

Pascal Ackerman managed to traverse the 148 km race in a time of 3:29:09 hours, outperforming Australian Caleb Ioann, the Belgian Lotto team rider, who came in second with a time of 3:29:13 hours.

Pascal Ackerman obtained the red shirt leading the race, which is sponsored by «Emirates Airlines», and the same bike got the green shirt leading in points under the auspices of "Mubadala", while the cyclist of the Italian team, Fini Zapo, the Serbian Veliko Stojinic, got the black shirt dedicated to speed sponsored by « Abu Dhabi Aviation », and the same bike also got the white shirt designated for the leader under the age of 25 under the sponsorship of« Nakheel ».

The coronation ceremony at the finish line in the Silicon Zone was attended by: Secretary General of Dubai Sports Council and Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee for the Tawaf, Saeed Hareb, and Secretary General of Abu Dhabi Sports Council Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Aref Al Awani, President of the Asian and UAE federations for bicycles, Osama Al Shafar, and Assistant Secretary Dubai Sports Council General, Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Vice President and CEO, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dr. Muhammad Al Zarouni, and representatives of sponsoring companies.

The German rider, Pascal Ackermann, confirmed that "winning the first stage of the Emirates cruise will be a great incentive to compete in the coming stages, which are expected to be more difficult."

He said in remarks after crowning him the title of the first stage: "I will work to provide my best to continue to compete for the first positions." He added: "I relied in recent times on my colleagues, everyone was strong and wonderful and the competition was at its strongest."

He continued: «The beginning of the first stage was very difficult, and the difficulty increased in the last few meters, in light of the intensification of competition, and it is important to refer to the magnificence of the roads that helped riders to provide their best levels, the level of roads here in Dubai is much better than other places where it is held World races.

Pascal Ackermann had started riding bicycles at an early age, specifically at the age of six, he achieved early success, in 2016 he lined up against many of the best stars, and he finished third in the monster race, and when he reached the ranks of professionals, he showed great ability by obtaining the position Fourth in the European Championship in Denmark, and Pascal became the most successful bike rider in Germany, when he achieved global victories during nine seasons, six of them in the world round, the last of which was the Spain International Race last month.

Pascal won the German Classic Award and won two stages in the Grand Tour race, becoming the first German contestant in the history of the race to win the points classification.

3:29:09

Hours of time German Pascal Ackerman traveled for the 148 km in the first stage of the cruise.

Present the teams at an impressive ceremony

The organizing committee of the Emirates Circuit held, yesterday, a dazzling party to present the teams participating in the second edition of The Westin Al Mina Tourist Resort, in the presence of the Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council and Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee for the circling, Saeed Hareb, and the Secretary General of Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Aref Al Awani .

The teams were presented in their uniforms and in an innovative way on the stage and reviewing the new tracks, after the recent amendments that included them. The second edition of the Emirates Circuit, which extends over a distance of 1120 km, will witness the participation of 140 international bikes representing 20 teams from five continents.

The Emirates Tour is entering the Hatta stage

Today, Tawaf is heading to the second stage of “Hatta - Hatta Dam” for a distance of 168 km, which starts from the Hajar Mountains from Hatta near the heritage village. The path passes through the Hajar Mountains and the surrounding desert on wide and straight roads characterized by its continuous ripples, and after reaching the inflection point in Fujairah The track winds back towards Hatta, then crosses the Al-Munai’i area and turns towards Al-Huwaylat and from there to the Hatta Fort.

Chris from enjoying the sun of Dubai

A number of riders took advantage of the few days before the start of the Emirates Cruise for training in the Al Qudra area for bicycles, the first interface for practicing this sport in Dubai, among them the member of the EOS team, the British Chris From, who posted pictures of him on his account via Twitter while training in this The region is enjoying the warm sun, commenting on it: «Going on an easy journey before the Emirates cruise».

From the start of the race, Fromm expressed his happiness at being in the Emirates to participate in the race for the first time, and said in press statements: “I wished to participate in the last version, but I could not, after the accident last June, I got away from the races eight months ago, and I am very happy to return Being here, and I hope to be at the previous level, I certainly will not win this week. I have been through a difficult period during the past eight months, and my goal is to achieve an early start in the current season, and I am very happy to have another opportunity to return to the track. ”

From is one of the most prominent riders in the world, born in 1985 in Kenya, and has already culminated in several major rafts, such as Violetta in Spain 2011 and 2017 and the tour of France 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and Giro de Italy 2018.

3 citizens within the jury

The jury of the second edition of the Emirates Tawaf consists of 10 rulers, including three citizens: Abdullah Al Hosani, Ali Saif Al Arabi, Saif Al Sharqi, three rulers from the International Federation, and four rulers from Italy.

Emirati referee Abdullah Al-Hosani said: “The participation of the local rulers in the Tawaf jury contributes to developing their capabilities and gaining more experience, especially since the Emirates Tawaf is the only global race in the Middle East region, and it is difficult to obtain a similar opportunity to arbitrate a race of this size.” He added: "The gains of circumambulation are numerous for the rulers, as well as for the game itself in terms of promotion and dissemination among different groups of society."

He continued: «Cooperation with senior referees and professional riders, including world champions and owners of many international titles, helps us to gain experience and follow developments in the game.

Al-Hosani explained that "thanks to his competence, the Emirati ruling succeeded in gaining the trust of the jury, and thanked the Federation of Bicycles and the Organizing Committee for providing the opportunity for local rulers to participate in the arbitration of this global circumambulation."