A number of roads will be closed on Friday December 16, 2016, due to a cycling tournament that will take place around the city of Dubai, organisers of the Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge have announced.  

In a statement, organisers said: “We would like to thank all the residents of the communities and hope that this causes as little inconvenience as possible . The police will assist wherever possible and will allow traffic through if there are no cyclists at that time

The road closures will take place during the weekend where Dubai International Airport expects to about 7 million flyers to pass through the city this month alone, with the biggest holiday crowds anticipated to show up this weekend, December 16 and 17, and on December 22

source : gulfnews