Al Qudra 50km cycle track, Dubai

Al Qudra 50km cycle track, Dubai

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Although I had heard about the Al Qudra cycle track several years ago, I had completely forgot about it until I started researching activities for my current Dubai trip. It is an easy 50km loop along a relatively flat tarmac path with some additional segments for extended rides. I and my father rented two bikes from the Trek shop at the start of the track and completed the standard 50km loop in just under two hours. We started just before 6am and was surprised by how cool it was early in the morning. The local news reported it was 9 degrees during the night, a new record! I was pushing dad to do more but since he doesn't cycle regularly we opted to finish at 8am and go for coffee instead. I highly recommend it to any cycle enthusiasts.

Renting Bikes:

The rental service from the Trek Bikes shop at the start was excellent. I reserved two Trek Emonda race bikes (Alu frame, carbon fork, disc brakes) with SPD pedals, helmets and shoes for 6 hours and in total it cost ~ 70 GBP. I did this a week before the trip. The rental service opens at 0530am.

Getting there:

We took a taxi to the track from downtown and we had no problems finding one at 5am. It also only took about 10 minutes to find a taxi to go back to the city although I have heard it can take longer if no drivers are nearby to pick up the fair. The taxi ride took around an hour each way and cost about 40 GBP.

Drinks/Supplies:

There is a supermarket at the start (ZAD's Food Store/ Cafe) which sells coffee, water and all kinds of energy gels and related sports nutrition. I read online that there was nothing but that was untrue.

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