Sharjah Tour crowns Rajovic as champion of its second stage

Sharjah 24: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Mohammed bin Humaid Al Qasimi, Member of the Sharjah Executive Council, Chairman of the Department of Statistics and Community Development, witnessed the launch of the second stage of the 10th Sharjah International Tour on Saturday, January 25, under the title "Central Region". The race started from the wheat farm in Mleiha and ended at Al Dhaid University, covering a distance of 127 km.

Dusan Rajovic crowned champion

His Excellency Issa Hilal Al Hazami, Chairman of the Sharjah Sports Council, crowned Dusan Rajovic from the Italian Tec team as the champion of the stage. The crowning ceremony was preceded by musical performances, children's dances, and karate displays among the accompanying events.

Notable attendees and ceremony highlights

The launch and closing ceremony were attended by His Excellency Abdul Malik Mohammed Jani, Deputy Chairman of the Sharjah Sports Council and Chairman of the Supreme Organising Committee of the Tour; His Excellency Mohammed bin Darwish, Executive Director of the National Olympic Committee; and members of the Board of Directors of the Sharjah Sports Council: His Excellency Khalifa Al Jari, His Excellency Engineer Adel Saleh Al Hammadi, His Excellency Ayman Ali, Chairman of the Egyptian Cycling Federation; His Excellency Salem bin Huwaiden, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Dhaid Club; His Excellency Musabah Al Ketbi, Director of Mleiha Municipality; Dr Yasser Omar Al Dukhi, Director of the Tour;Salem Al Shehhi, Representative of the Arab Cycling Federation; Hamad Al Mahmoud, Representative of the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority; Dr Noura Al Tunaiji, Representative of University of Al Dhaid; Khalid Al Hammadi, Representative of Sharjah Sports Channel; Ahmed Saif, Director of the Sharjah Classic Cars Museum, and a number of officials and representatives of the supporting and sponsoring entities.

Results and excellence jerseys

Dusan Rajovic took first place and won the gold medal, with Hamza Yassin from the Dubai Police team claiming the silver and David Perescu from the Belgian Wagner team earning the bronze.

Mario Aparicio from the Spanish Burgos team won the yellow jersey for the best time in completing the stage distance, sponsored by the Sharjah Police General Command.
Dusan Rajovic from the Italian Solution Tech team won the green jersey for the best speed score, sponsored by the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority.
Rashid Al Balushi from the UAE national team won the red jersey for the first-place winner in the hill climb, sponsored by Sharjah Municipality.
The white jersey for the first-place youth under 23 years old was won by George Kieren from the Portuguese Obidos team, sponsored by Sharjah Sports Channel.
The UAE flag jersey, for the Emirati cyclist with the best time in completing the stage distance, was won by Abdullah Jassim Al Ali from the Emirates team.

Upcoming third stage

The tour will resume with the third stage "Science and Culture" on Sunday, January 26, starting at 11 am for a distance of 11.16 km, starting and ending in front of the American University in the University City of Sharjah. On the sidelines of the stage, there will be an accompanying race for the disabled “against the clock” for wheelchair boys “H” and special bicycles “C”, as well as another race for young people, both starting at 9 am.