Abu Dhabi and Dubai cycling Tours merge to become UAE Tour from 2019 in a bid to 'create a bigger impact'
Both races have attracted some of the finest riders in world cycling, including Cavendish, Viviani and Ewan
UAE Team Emirates rider Alexander Kristoff won the first stage of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Tour. UAE Team Emirates are regular participants in both the Abu Dhabi Tour and Dubai Tour, and won the Abu Dhabi Tour in 2017 - the first race since it was given UCI World Tour status. Victor Besa / The National
The Abu Dhabi Tour and Dubai Tour have been consolidated and will keep running as the UAE Tour from 2019 after a Memorandum of Understanding marked by the Abu Dhabi and Dubai Sports Council on Wednesday.
As indicated by the general secretaries of the two gatherings, Aref Al Awani and Saeed Hareb, the UAE Tour will comprise of seven phases and have a more noteworthy effect while holding its UCI World Tour status.
"The time has come to raise the achievement we have had from both the Abu Dhabi and Dubai Tours to another level," Abu Dhabi Sports Council general secretary Al Awani said after the marking of the MoU at the ADSC home office.
"The idea of the UAE has dependably been to have an assembled energy. The directions have originated from our authority that we ought to use the achievement that we have as one country."
Al Awani uncovered that the initial step was to change the name on the UCI World Tour as a bound together occasion on the logbook of world cycling occasions.
"It will be a seven-day, seven-organize and that will enable us to go through every one of the Emirates," he said. "This is our point and we trust that every one of the Emirates take part in it. The separation will shift from stage to organize however in seven Emirates we have more places to find.
"We have drawn closer the UCI to get the name changed and for the endorsement for the seven phases. The main thing that is under talk is the manner by which to fit the race in the most ideal time.
"We more often than not submit two dates with need one and two, and it is on the sensible days of the year when we have exceptionally alluring atmosphere which is February.
"We need to keep a similar February plan we have had both the Abu Dhabi and Dubai Tours. The UCI will settle on the dates."
The coordinators of the UAE Tour will keep on partnering Velon who work intimately with the World Tour, Pro-Continental Teams, race coordinators, supporters and the global cycling media.
"There shouldn't be any effect on the cycling groups going to the UAE in light of the fact that we will keep on working with Velon to have the achievement what we had previously. They are overseeing the majority of the groups," Al Awani said.
"We will keep on having our race appealing for sprinters, climbers and time trials. Our point is to have groups locally and work more to incorporate mainland groups.
"Tomorrow is the latest day to present our papers to UCI thus soon it will be finished. We will have the declaration of how the visit will resemble, the new logo, new trophy and dates by September or October. Our point is to be a standout amongst other races in the World Tour."
The Dubai Tour was established in 2014, with the Abu Dhabi Tour propelled the next year. The Abu Dhabi Tour immediately increased expanded status and was added to the UCI World Tour in 2017 - the third release of the race.
The Dubai and Abu Dhabi Tours have both pulled in a portion of the finest riders in world cycling, including Britain's Mark Cavendish, Italian Olympic gold medallist Elia Viviani, and Caleb Ewan of Australia.
While the UAE Tour isn't constrained as a cycling occasion, Hareb proposed the extended race will be an all the more monetarily feasible undertaking.
"It's not less or more on the monetary assets for us however more effect in wording on the estimation of the occasion regarding the media scope," he said.
"The Abu Dhabi and Dubai Tours were both fruitful, now the UAE Tour is more grounded to make a greater effect all-round and give the overall TV gathering of people to find new regions and areas in the nation."
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