I wonder what the temperature is like there at this time of year.

I knew 2 different people who worked in Dubai (also in Middle East) at construction sites. The temperatures would climb to 50 degrees C. That's way over 90 degrees F. (I'm too lazy to get the metric to imperial measurement converter here...)

I'm sure there are also women are involved /interested in cycling...but would be expressed different there vs. here in North America. So, I wouldn't expect a ton of local Arab women being spectators on-site at a bike race at this time. Maybe cycling doesn't yet have the same cache /interest as ie. soccer.

There are alot of ex-pats working in those areas..which is where at this time, competitive cycling in that country might have an instant audience/fan base.