South Africa's Team Medscheme were well represented in the front group
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Lahsaini (Morocco) leads two Medscheme riders
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The chase try to organise themselves
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The peloton try to decide who's going to take up the chase
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The weather is relentless in the Middle East
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The sun beats down on the field
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Lahsaini (Morocco) leads the escape
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Lange follows Lahsaini's wheel
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The lead group gets its head down
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A huge number of competitors took part
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A KTM rider leads the peloton across the line
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It's hot work chasing in the Middle East
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A Team Medscheme rider races alongside a rival from the UAE
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Friendly competition in the UAE
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Team Medscheme working hard with the chase group
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The UAE finished the day with a podium position
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Yousef Mirza Banihammad (UAE) is interviewed after finishing third
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Yousef Mirza Banihammad (3rd, UAE), Mouhcine Lahsaini (1st, Morocco) and
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Malcolm Lange (Team Medscheme)
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Yousef Mirza Banihammad (3rd, UAE), Mouhcine Lahsaini (1st, Morocco) and
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Malcolm Lange (Team Medscheme)
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Yousef Mirza Banihammad (3rd, UAE), Mouhcine Lahsaini (1st, Morocco) and
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Mouhcine Lahsaini (Morocco) is interviewed after his win
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Mouhcine Lahsaini (Morocco) draped in his national flag
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Mouhcine Lahsaini (Morocco) gets it!
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Three teammates work to chase the leaders
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The race winner, Mouhcine Lahsaini (Morocco)
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The break before it shed any passengers
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Malcolm Lange (Team Medscheme) sits comfortably in the break
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The break pass the peloton on the opposite side of the highway
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Only four remain from the leading group as they close on the finish
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The leaders come into the finish
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One of the race organisers is interviewed by local media
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One of the many UAE rider in the field
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A UAE rider hoping for home road advantage
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Turkey were ready to get the racing underway
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The event was a great chance for a range of countries to come together
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Thumbs up to bike racing in the Middle East
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Spectators watch as the peloton approaches
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The race was marked by attacks from local riders
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A UAE rider during the 2010 Vice President's cup
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All smiles for the UAE riders before the race
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A rather nervous looking UAE rider
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A Turkish rider takes care of the formalities
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Local spectators take in the scene
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Excitement builds as the racing approaches
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Riders check in for a days racing
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There were a number of foreign teams in town for the racing
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All the way from Thailand for this competitor
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The VP Cup attracted riders from all over the world
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Final checks being made on the equipment
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This UAE rider sits at the back of the bunch
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The peloton pursues to no avail
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Cool as a cucumber...as they say
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A UAE rider checks what gear he's in
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Lange rolls off the front after a turn
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South African cycling legend Malcome Lange (Team Medscheme)
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One of the foreign riders in the field
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KTM lead the chase for the leaders
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The entire UAE team was on display at home
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Turkey were another squad well represented
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Riders in the peloton settle as they organise the chase
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A two-man breakaway attempts to gain an advantage
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The fast roads meant the pace was on from the get-go
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A UAE rider gets his head down as he attacks
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It's academic for the lead group
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The lead group makes its way along the UAE's long flat roads
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Former South African Champion Malcolm Lange
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The peloton fans across the wide UAE roads
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Medscheme worked hard for their man Malcome Lange
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