Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, with friends and family as they cycle around Dubai on August 9. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, with friends and family as they cycle around Dubai on August 9. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed paces down the city's cycle paths. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed paces down the city's cycle paths. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid travelled down the cycle path by the city's canal and in to Downtown. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid travelled down the cycle path by the city's canal and in to Downtown. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed is an avid cyclist who is often seen at Al Qudra desert track. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed is an avid cyclist who is often seen at Al Qudra desert track. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
The group pose for a photo by the canal bridge waterfall near Business Bay. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
The group pose for a photo by the canal bridge waterfall near Business Bay. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
All of Sheikh Mohammed's entourage had cycling helmets on. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
All of Sheikh Mohammed's entourage had cycling helmets on. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Dubai now has hundreds of kilometres of cycle tracks after investment in recent years. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Dubai now has hundreds of kilometres of cycle tracks after investment in recent years. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and family cycle around Dubai on Thursday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and family cycle around Dubai on Thursday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and family cycle around Dubai on Thursday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and family cycle around Dubai on Thursday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and family cycle around Dubai on Thursday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and family cycle around Dubai on Thursday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and family cycle around Dubai on Thursday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and family cycle around Dubai on Thursday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and family cycle around Dubai on Thursday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and family cycle around Dubai on Thursday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid cycles around Dubai - in pictures

Vice President and Ruler of Dubai and his aides used dedicated cycle paths

The National

August 09, 2020

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, cycled around the city with friends and aides before stopping to pray on the roadside.

The images, shared widely on social media on Thursday evening, showed Sheikh Mohammed and a group of almost 20 friends and family cycle past Dubai Canal, using a dedicated cycling path and wearing helmets.

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Sheikh Mohammed was later seen stopping to look over the canal near the fountain on Sheikh Zayed Road bridge. The group posed for a photo before carrying on with their evening exercise.

An image of Sheikh Mohammed cycling was also shared on Instagram by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai.

Videos later emerged of Sheikh Mohammed and his aides praying on a sandy roadside in a residential area.

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