Muscat, November 24 (ONA) - The third cycling race will start next Friday in Halban, for a distance of 90 km, organized by the Oman Cycling Association as part of its series of competitions for this season.

Last Friday, Al-Batinah Coastal Street witnessed the second stage race for a distance of 18 kilometers to coincide with the anniversary of the eighteenth of November and the Sultanate’s celebration of the glorious 50th National Day. It was an individual race against the clock, in which more than 145 male and female contestants participated.

The fourth race will be held on December 18, on the airport road for a distance of 98 km, and it will also be a general race. On January 8, the Wilayat of Nizwa will host the fifth race for a distance of 123 km and it will be a general race, and the sixth race will be held in Qurayyat for a distance of 87 km, which is a general race. On February 5, the villages of Wakan and Wadi Mustal in the Wilayat of Nakhl will witness the seventh race for the 96 km, which is a general race, while the Oman Cycling Association concludes its season races with the eighth race, which will be held on March 26 for a distance of 84 km with a general race and will be held at the Civil Aviation Authority.

It is noteworthy that the first stage of the Oman Cycling Association was launched on November 4 in the Wilayat of Al Amerat, with the participation of 14 teams and it was allocated to the teams against the clock.

(ONA)