Sharjah24: The Higher Organizing Committee of the 7th Sharjah International Cycling Tour has adopted the slogan "50 years of loving Sultan " for the tour, launching on Friday, January 28.
144 cyclists will be participating, representing 24 teams from 16 countries.
The slogan came in response to the Golden Jubilee of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member, taking over the reins of Sharjah
Issa Hilal Al Hazami, Chairman of Sharjah Sports Council, expressed his happiness at the resumption of the tour, and said that the slogan expresses the council’s love, sincerity, appreciation, and gratitude of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah on this precious occasion, especially since the tour is under the patronage of His Highness since the launch of the first session in the year
Abdulmalik Jani, Chairman of the Committee, confirmed that the 7th edition will be exceptional and filled with many accompanying events. He indicated that the tour enjoys distinctive international participation, which means that it was not affected much by the Corona pandemic and its new axis, and said that The local youth tour was organised to achieve the greatest possible benefit for the UAE youth under-16, 17, and 18 years old.