The UAE Excursion, the 3rd WorldTour tournament of the 2025 season, remains true to its custom with two summit finishes and a brief, flat time trial the principle demanding situations of the seven-day degree race.
The direction starts on the Shams Sun Park and follows a in large part flat direction till the primary mountain end at Jebel Jais on degree 3. 3 dash levels observe sooner than the climber’s finale at Jebel Hafeet at the ultimate day.
Learn on for extra main points of the UAE Excursion 2025 direction.
Degree 1: Madinat Zayed Shams Sun Park-Liwa Palace, 138km
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The sprinters will most probably big name within the opening day of the 2025 UAE Excursion, a 138km principally flat direction from the Madinat Zayed Shams Sun Park to Liwa Palace.
The flat run-out to Liwa brings the peloton into acquainted terrain, with the finale virtually the similar as in 2024. The undulations of tarmac over dunes ends with the 18.1km-long Moreeb Dune with some quick however very steep gradients sooner than an uphill drag to the road at Liwa Palace.
Degree 2: Al Hudayriyat Island – Al Hudayriyat Island (ITT), 12.2km
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The 12.2km person time trial takes position fully at the Al Hudayriyat Island. Except the specter of windy prerequisites, a couple of difficult turns upload to the problem. Remaining yr, American Brandon McNulty (UAE Workforce Emirates) claimed the race lead after successful this degree by way of two seconds over teammate Jay Vine.
Degree 3: Ras al Khaimah-Jebel Jais, 179km
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Degree 3 marks the primary primary problem for the entire contenders with the summit end at Jebel Jais.
Beginning in Ras al Khaimah, the degree is most commonly flat for 143km sooner than riders way the Jais Mountain. The 20-kilometre ascent averages 5% however is gentler within the early part sooner than kicking as much as 7% within the ultimate kilometres.
Degree 4: Fujairah Qidfa Seaside-Umm al Quwain, 181km
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Degree 4 brings riders from Fujairah Qidfa Seaside to the foothills of the Hajar Mountains, with a gradual early climb to Masafi emerging 453 metres over 25km. The direction is in a different way flat however wind and sand will also be primary components relying at the day.
Degree 5: American College Dubai-Hamdan Bin Mohammed Good College, 160km
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The 5th degree takes position in Dubai, passing the Al Qudra Cycletrack and the Meydan Racecourse en path to the Dubai American College. Vast, well-paved roads supply few demanding situations for the peloton and the sprinters will probably be marking this degree with a checkmark of their street guide.
Degree 6: Abu Dhabi Biking Membership – Abu Dhabi Breakwater, 167km
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The penultimate degree runs round Abu Dhabi, beginning on the Cycle Membership and visiting Khalifa Town and Yas Island sooner than returning to the town by the use of Saadiyat Island. It is every other day for the sprinters with a flat end on the Abu Dhabi Breakwater.
Degree 7: Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium-Jebel Hafeet, 176km
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Degree 7 follows the standard path to the grand finale at Jebel Hafeet. The degree starts in Al Ain sooner than taking an extended trip throughout the wilderness to the west with a 162.1 kilometre warm-up for the final push.
After they achieve the overall climb, the UAE Excursion contenders face 13.9 kilometres of mountaineering with a punishing 11% grade with 3 km to head. There’s a very quick descent within the final kilometre sooner than the street tilts up once more for the end.
