A man pulls a camel at the start of a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys hold camels steady at the starting line of a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, at the Shweihan racecourse, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
An Emirati dance troupe perform during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, at the Shweihan racecourse, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
An Emirati dance troupe perform during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, at Shweihan racecourse, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
An Emirati dance troupe perform during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, at the Shweihan racecourse, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
A jockey rides his camel on the race track during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Camels and riders wait on the sidelines of the race track at the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, during the annual event held at the Shweihan racecourse, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys mount their camels in preparation for a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys who held the camels steady at the starting line, run off the track as a traditional camel race begins during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys hold camels steady at the starting line of a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, at the Shweihan racecourse, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys compete in traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys compete in a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys line up to compete in a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys compete in a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys compete in a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys compete in a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys compete in a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys leave the starting line in a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival at the Shweihan racecourse, in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Jockeys compete in a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Cyclists racing in the Omani city of Sur ride past Omani youths holding the Gulf sultanate's national flag and a portrait of their leader, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, at the start of the second stage of the Tour of Oman on February 15, 2012. Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan of the Liquigas... View Photo »