Jebel Hafeet
Al Ain, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten
De Jebel Hafeet is een beklimming van 10.6 kilometer. Dit is een beklimming van categorie 1. Het ligt in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten. De gemiddelde helling van deze beklimming is 6.8% met een maximum van 8.7%. De Jebel Hafeet stijgt van 354 meter aan het begin tot 1.026 meter aan de top, met een totaal van 678 stijgende meters.
Profiel
Feiten
| Afstand | 10.6 km |
| Hoogteverschil | 678 m |
| Gemiddelde helling | 6.8 % |
| Maximale helling | 8.7 % |
| Beklimmingcategorie | 1 |
| Minimale hoogte | 354 m |
| Maximale hoogte | 1026 m |
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Beschrijving
Rising 1,240 meters, Jebel Hafeet is the emirate’s highest peak, and the UAE’s second. This towering rocky mountain, which stands guard over Al Ain and borders Oman, is forged out of craggy limestone that has been weathered over millions of years. Significant fossil discoveries have been made in the area, which are vital pieces in the jigsaw on the city’s ancient history. Over 500 ancient burial tombs dating back 5,000 years have been found in the Jebel Hafeet foothills. Once you reach the top, you’ll be rewarded with magnificent views over Al Ain.
The Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road, built-in 1980. With 60 turns and three lanes (two climbing and one descending), the road is one of the greatest driving roads in the world. For cyclists, Hafeet Mountain Road is a challenge for cyclists who frequently use the route to train. The Jabal Hafeet Mercure Challenge is an annual road cycling competition taking place in January. National and international riders take part in climbing the 8% average ascent of the mountain.
In 2015 it hosted the arrival of the third stage of the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Tour, won by Colombian Esteban Chaves. Since 2019, the road to the top of Jebel Hafeet is a fixed location of the UAE Tour. For the 2020 edition, the mountain was visited twice. The first ascent was won by eventual Tour winner Adam Yates, and during stage 5, which wound up being the final stage of the race due to concerns about the coronavirus, Team UAE's promising young rider Tadej Pogacar won the stage.
- Abu Dhabi Tour 2015 - Stage 3 (Esteban Chaves)
- Abu Dhabi Tour 2016 - Stage 3 (Tanel Kangert)
- Abu Dhabi Tour 2017 - Stage 3 (Rui Costa)
- Abu Dhabi Tour 2018 - Stage 5 (Alejandro Valverde)
- UAE Tour 2019 - Stage 3 (Alejandro Valverde)
- UAE Tour 2020 - Stage 3 (Adam Yates)
- UAE Tour 2020 - Stage 5 (Tadey Pogacar)
- UAE Tour 2021 - Stage 3 (Tadey Pogacar)