Mohammad Al Balooshi: Motorbiking stronger than ever in UAE after coronavirus

Mohammad Al Balooshi: Motorbiking stronger than ever in UAE after coronavirus

Dubai: The UAE's top motorcyclist Mohammed Al Balooshi has revealed he has high hopes for the sport as biking enthusiasts are re-emerging in numbers following the coronavirus lockdown. The Dakar Rally specialist and former Bajas World Champion spoke of his frustrations during a 2020 campaign on the sidelines, but it has only made him hungry for more success. "It was so strange to be stuck at home and not out racing last year, when there was nothing wrong with my body," Al Balooshi told Gulf News ahead of a screening of Red Bull biking documentary 'On Any Sunday “” The Next Chapter' at Vox Cinemas in Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. "It was very frustrating as I was fit but unable to get on my bike and race. I am making up for lost time now as all us bikers are getting back out there, on the road, track and dunes." Al Balooshi also said more enthusiasts than ever are taking up the sport. "I have many friends who own bike shops and they all say to me: 'Mohammad, all the bikes are gone. We are sold out. There is nothing left.' It is such a great sign to