Roads to close in Fujairah, RAK for UAE Tour stage 4

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The Police headquarters of Fujairah and Ras al-Khaima have announced several roads will be closed on Thursday, in conjunction with stage 4 of the UAE Tour.

The following roads set to close for half an hour from 11:30 a.m. in Fujairah:

  • Qidfa Street-Fujairah
  • Kuwaiti Street
  • Said bin Hamdan Al-Sharqi Street
  • Najimat Street
  • Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Street (Al Bithnah- Al Bulaida – Dafta – Masafi – Thoban)

In Ras al-Khaima, Masafi road will be closed from 1:20 p.m. until the athletes cross the area. The Al-Ghail area towards Al-Shuhada street and Emirates Road will also be closed at 2:00 p.m.

The UAE Tour is an annual road cycling race spanning across the UAE and is due to finish on Sunday. 

Stages 5, 6, and 7 are set to be held in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Al Ain, respectively, over the coming days.

Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG won Wednesday's Stage 3, at Jebel Jais, taking the overall race lead after beating Josh Tarling by 18 seconds.

 

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