{"id":256582,"date":"2025-11-02T11:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/256582\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T11:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:25:12","slug":"dubais-busiest-highway-turns-into-cycling-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/256582\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai\u2019s busiest highway turns into cycling track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dubai-sheikh-zayed-road-cycling.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclists ride along Sheikh Zayed Road during Dubai\u2019s 30x30 fitness challenge\" is_main_img=\"1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image sp-no-webp\"\/>   Thousands take part in the 30&#215;30 cycling event on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. Photo: DMO\/X    <\/p>\n<p>Dubai: For a short while, bicycles took over Dubai\u2019s busiest highway on Sunday, November 2, as part of an annual ride marking the city-state\u2019s yearly fitness challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of cyclists rode down the 12-lane Sheikh Zayed Road on the weekend morning.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siasat.com\/emirates-ad-faces-backlash-over-uaes-arms-ties-to-sudans-rsf-3290877\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"also-read-link\">Emirates ad faces backlash over UAE\u2019s arms ties to Sudan\u2019s RSF<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Authorities shut down a portion of the expressway for the Dubai 30\u00d730, a challenge that calls on residents of this sheikhdom in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siasat.com\/tag\/united-arab-emirates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">United Arab Emirates<\/a> (UAE) to get 30 minutes of exercise each day in November.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mseducationacademy.in\/?ref=siasat.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"display: block;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Memory Khan Seminar\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" style=\"width: auto; max-height: 280px;\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MS-NEET.webp.webp\"\/> <\/a>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Cyclists gather near the Museum of the Future in Dubai for the 30x30 fitness challenge.\" class=\"wp-image-3290923\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dubai-cycling-event-1024x682.jpg\"\/>Participants prepare for the 30\u00d730 fitness ride near Dubai\u2019s Museum of the Future. Photo: DMO\/X <\/p>\n<p>The road, also known as the E11, gives drivers a view of the world\u2019s tallest building, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siasat.com\/tag\/burj-khalifa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Burj Khalifa<\/a>, as well as Dubai\u2019s silver, doughnut-shaped Museum of the Future and other sites.<\/p>\n<p>However, few have time to enjoy the sights as the expressway is typically jammed with traffic, mainly due to Dubai\u2019s rapid population growth, which has fuelled its booming real estate market but also put strains on residents here.<\/p>\n<p> Watch the videos here           <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thousands take part in the 30&#215;30 cycling event on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. 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