Left to right at the UAE Tour launch in Dubai: Fabrizio D'Amico, RCS Sports and Events UAE branch manager, Aref Al Awani, general secretary of Abu Dhabi sports council, Saeed Hareb, general secretary of Dubai sports council, Osama Al Shafar, president of the UAE cycling federation and Eisa Al Hazami, secretary-general of the Sharjah Sports Council. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Left to right at the UAE Tour launch in Dubai: Fabrizio D'Amico, RCS Sports and Events UAE branch manager, Aref Al Awani, general secretary of Abu Dhabi sports council, Saeed Hareb, general secretary Show more

UAE Tour organisers hoping race can reach levels of Tour de France and Giro d'Italia