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2020 UAE Tour

Over 200 COVID-positive Israelis expected to return from UAE in December

Cramped flights have some worried that many Israelis would catch the disease on the plane, leaving tests unable to detect the virus so close after infection.

|ByIDAN ZONSHINE
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS in full protective gear attend the boarding of an Israir flight between Tel Aviv and Eilat
The Samaria Regional Council's delegation to Dubai meets with local businessmen, 10.11.2020.

West Bank settlers visit UAE to lay plans for direct exports

"I could not believe that I would get to see this thing in my life. For us, brothers and sisters from both sides, from Israel and Dubai, sitting around the same table, it is a great honor."

|ByIDAN ZONSHINE, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Abu Dhabi skyline from marine

Members of teams in Abu Dhabi hotel leave quarantine sooner than expected

"We are already at the airport, going home," a member of Cofidis team told Reuters on Sunday morning.

|ByREUTERS
Israel Start-Up Nation competes in the 2020 UAE Tour. Rudy Barbier second to left.

Cycling teams in Abu Dhabi hotel to remain in quarantine until March 14

A manager of the French Cofidis team threatened to go on hunger strike on Tuesday if authorities did not allow his team to leave the country.

|ByREUTERS, ZACHARY KEYSER

UAE Tour final stages cancelled due to two 'suspected' coronavirus cases

Riders including four-time Tour de France winner took to Twitter to say they were confined to their hotel rooms

MARCH 1, 2020
Israel Start-Up Nation competes in the 2020 UAE Tour. Rudy Barbier second to left.

Israel cycling secures two top-five finishes in early stages of 2020 UAE Tour

This is an excellent start for the Israeli team as they’ve secured a rider in one of the top-five positions in each of the first two stages of the race, out of a total seven.

FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Israel Start-Up Nation team rider Rick Zabel

Israeli cycling team set to compete in the 2020 UAE Tour

As a World Tour competitor, Israel Start-Up Nation got an automatic bid to participate in the 2020 UAE Tour.

FEBRUARY 23, 2020
Israel Team Start-Up Nation racing in the 2020 Men's Tour Down Under, a road cycling stage race that took place between 21 and 26 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia.