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Bicyclists took to Sheikh Zayed Road during the annual Dubai Ride event in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, November 2, 2025. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)
DUBAI – For a brief period, bicycles dominated one of Dubai’s most bustling highways on Sunday, celebrating the city’s yearly fitness initiative.
In a sight to behold, thousands of cyclists pedaled along the expansive 12-lane Sheikh Zayed Road on a weekend morning.
Local authorities temporarily closed a segment of this major thoroughfare to facilitate the Dubai 30×30, a challenge encouraging the emirate’s residents to engage in 30 minutes of daily exercise throughout the month of November.
Authorities shut down a portion of the expressway for the Dubai 30×30, a challenge that calls on residents of this sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates to get 30 minutes of exercise each day in November.
The road, also known as the E11, gives drivers a view of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, as well as Dubai’s silver, doughnut-shaped Museum of the Future and other sites.
However, few have time to enjoy the sights as the expressway is typically jammed with traffic, mainly due to Dubai’s rapid population growth, which has fueled its booming real estate market but also put strains on residents here.
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