| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | December |
| Region | Qatar |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | Stage race |
| Web site | zubarahtour |
| History | |
| First edition | 2013 |
| Editions | 2 (as of 2014) |
| First winner |  Yousef Mohamed Mirza (UAE) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent |  Meher Hasnaoui (TUN) |
Tour of Al Zubarah is a men's four-days cycle race which takes place in Zubarah, Qatar and was rated by the UCI as 2.2 [1] and forms part of the UCI Asia Tour. [2] It was inaugurated on December 4, 2013. [3]
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Yousif Mirza | United Arab Emirates (national team) |
| 2014 |  Azzedine Lagab | Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers d'Algérie |
| 2015 | Maher Hasnaoui [4] | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli |
Zubarah, also referred to as Al Zubarah or Az Zubarah, is a ruined and ancient fort located on the north western coast of the Qatar peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality, about 65 miles from the Qatari capital of Doha. It was founded by Shaikh Muhammed bin Khalifa, the founder father of Al Khalifa royal family of Bahrain, the main and principal Utub tribe in the first half of the eighteenth century. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013.
Shane William Archbold is a New Zealand former professional racing cyclist who competed as a professional from 2012 to 2023.
Rafael Valls Ferri is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2021 for seven different teams. Valls took four victories during his professional career – a stage at the 2010 Tour de San Luis, a stage and the general classification at the 2015 Tour of Oman, and a win in the 2019 Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia one-day race.
Gabor Kasa is a Serbian former road bicycle racer. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's road race.
Roman van Uden is a New Zealand professional cyclist.
Matej Mohorič is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious. Mohorič turned professional in 2014. He won the Slovenian National Road Race Championships in 2018 and 2021, and the UCI Gravel World Championships in 2023.
Eugen Wacker is a German-born Kyrgyzstani cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Massi–Kuwait Cycling Project. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he competed in the road race and time trial. In April 2017, he was suspended until February 2018 for testing positive for meldonium.
Kristjan Fajt is a Slovenian racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Adria Mobil. His only professional win to date came at the 2008 Tour of Qinghai Lake. He rode for Slovenia at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli Pro Cycling Team is a men's professional UCI Continental cycling team, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The team competes in the UCI Continental Circuits.
Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay is an Ethiopian retired professional road cyclist from Tigray, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. He is a three time national road race champion, six time national time trial champion, and one time African time trial champion. Tsgabu became the first Ethiopian professional cyclist when he joined MTN–Qhubeka in 2012. In 2013 Tsgabu became the first Ethiopian to win an international cycling event when he won the fifth stage of the Tour de Taiwan. He made his UCI World Tour debut at the 2013 Giro di Lombardia.
Simon Pellaud is a Swiss cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Tudor Pro Cycling Team. He was named in the start-list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. In October 2020, he was named in the start-list for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.
Nex CCN Cycling Team is a UCI Continental cycling team established in 2012 based in Laos.
Jakub Mareczko is an Italian road cyclist of Polish origin, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Corratec. A sprinter, Mareczko was described by the Italian national cycling coach Davide Cassani as one of the best young hopes for Italian cycling.
Patrick Bevin is a New Zealand professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team dsm–firmenich PostNL.
Lukas Pöstlberger is an Austrian cyclist, who mose recently rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2012.
Yousif Mohamed Ahmed Mirza Al-Hammadi is an Emirati former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates from 2017 to 2022.
Gregor Mühlberger is an Austrian cyclist, who currently rides for the UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.
Maher Hasnaoui is a Tunisian cyclist.
David Per is a Slovenian cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Adria Mobil.
Jacob Daniel Tipper is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Ribble Weldtite.
