Road
For every leisure cyclist, there is a road biker: where it's all about racking up serious kilometres.
Road cycling has exploded in popularity over the past few years and it’s not hard to see why. Cycling burns more calories per hour than running, it gets you out into the fresh air, it can be a social or individual pursuit and, in these ecologically-minded and austerity-focused times, a mode of transport that costs nothing to run and produces no fumes makes it the vehicle for the 21st century.
The Middle East clearly isn’t its natural home for a variety of reasons. For all but the most committed, cycling during the summer months really isn’t an option, and commuting to work on bike is not possible in the way that it is in European cities.
However, for eight months a year, temperatures remain pleasant. Get out of town and you’ll find immaculate, wide roads with little traffic and these highways have become like second homes to an increasing number of cyclists.
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