{"id":34496,"date":"2021-11-03T17:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsgazette.co.uk\/?p=34496"},"modified":"2021-11-03T19:11:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T19:11:19","slug":"e-bike-gp-announces-dubai-as-first-host-city-of-global-multi-race-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsgazette.co.uk\/e-bike-gp-announces-dubai-as-first-host-city-of-global-multi-race-series\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Bike GP Announces Dubai as First Host City of Global Multi-Race Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EBK<\/p>\n

The E-Bike GP isn\u2019t just a sports event- it is trying to revolutionise the sports industry.<\/p>\n

What is the E-Bike GP?<\/h3>\n

There is a new sport that will take the focus of the world next year, as the E-Bike Grand Prix<\/a> (EBK GP) is set to begin in 2022 in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Fast-paced and engaging, the EBK GP\u00a0partners ground-breaking technology with a promise from each of the host cities to raise awareness on climate change- seeking to mobilise citizens and promote cleaner, greener and healthier cities.<\/p>\n

With COP26 now well-underway, EBK GP\u00a0are helping to show people that saving the planet doesn\u2019t have to be boring.<\/p>\n

The E-Bike GP will combine traditional cycling with battery-powered technology, creating the fastest, most technologically advanced and environmentally friendly cycle series there has ever been.<\/p>\n

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The bike is yet to be released, but we are assured that it will be the new benchmark for e-road bikes for both competitive and non-competitive cyclists.<\/p>\n

The series will include ten events, with ten franchise teams competing, each having one male, and one female rider.<\/p>\n

EBK themselves state how important gender equality is to them, with both the male and female riders contributing equally to the team\u2019s overall score.<\/p>\n

BMC Switzerland have also signed on as exclusive bike partner for the Series, building a new E-bike specifically for the competition. This is a massive deal for the competition, with BMC bikes known for being of the highest quality.<\/p>\n

Committed To Climate Change<\/h3>\n

Despite all this, the biggest selling point of the EBK GP is that any city that signs up for it will also have to sign up to a tailored three year Sustainable Transformational Mobility (STM) programme.<\/p>\n

EBK GP wants to help leave a \u201clasting green legacy\u201d in their host cities.<\/p>\n

They will aim to improve micro mobility and reduce carbon emissions in cosmopolitan, urban environments<\/a>.<\/p>\n