This weekend we see the first-ever UCI XCO race in the Middle East take place, this will be on Hudayriyat Island right next to Abu Dhabi. The race sees over 45 Nations take to the start line with a total of 80 riders taking part. It is the first and only UCI XCO race in the Middle East – could we see a World Cup take place here in the future?
The racing kicks off on Friday with the Elite Female XCC race followed by the Elite Male XCC race, on Saturday there is a kids and amateurs race taking place, and on Sunday the Elite & U23 races take place. You can watch them live, check out the details below!
Riders
The start list has some big names check out some of them below – link to the full start list is below!
Elite/U23 Male
– Peter Sagan
– Luca Braidot
– Thomas Litscher
– Daniele Braidot
Elite/U23 Female
– Martina Berta
– Sofie Pedersen
– Rebecca Henderson
– Noëlle Buri
The Course
The fast and flowy course features many berms, jumps and north shore features.
XCO
Length – 5.4km
Elevation – 70m
Laps – Male 7/ Female 6
XCC
Length – 1.3km
Elevation – 10m
Laps – Male 10/ Female 8
Schedule
Thursday
XCO Training – 9:00am-1:00pm
Friday
XCC Elite Training – 2:30-3:30pm
XCC Women Elite – 4:00-4:30pm
XCC Male Elite – 4:45-5:15pm
Saturday
Amateurs Race Women – 9:00-11:00am
Amateurs Race Male – 11:30am-1:00pm
Kids Race – 2:00-3:00pm
XCO Training – 3:00-6:00pm
Sunday
XCO Elite & U23 Women’s Race – 1:00-3:00pm
XCO Elite & U23 Male Race – 3:30-5:30pm
Live Broadcast
You will be able to watch the XCO races live in Europe on Eurosport the times are:
Elite Female XCO – 10:00am CET /9:00am GMT
Elite Male XCO – 12:30pm CET /11:30am GMT
Europe
France – Sport en France
Austria – Streamster TV
Turkey – TRT
Rest of Europe – Eurosport
Find where to watch in the rest of the world HERE
