The Mustang Madness 2016 | Summary | Nov 24 - Dec 1, 2016
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The first edition of Exploratory, 7 Staged Mountain biking (MTB) race in the high Himalayan Deserts of Mustang, Nepal has been successfully conducted. Initiated on November 24, the event ended on Dec 1.
Event stages:
Nov 24 - Stage1: Kagbeni (2,810m) to Muktinath (3,760m )
Nov 25 - Stage2: Muktinath to Chele (3,050m)
Nov 26 - Stage3: Chele to Ghami (3,800m)
Nov 27 - Stage4: Ghami to Lo-Manthang (3,810m)
Nov 28 – Rest day at Lo-Manthang (Capital of the Forbidden Kingdom)
Nov 29 - Stage5: Lo-Manthang to Tangee (3,800m)
Nov 30 - Stage6: Tenge to Marpha (2,650m)
Dec 1 - Stage7: Marpha to Tatopani (1,245m)
A total of 11 riders registered for the Madness. Two amongst the participants did not race in the event due to unfavorable reasons. Two British riders, a German rider and 6 Nepali riders raced their MTBs in the Himalayan deserts. 16 year old Parchit Thapa Magar who stood 5th in the overall event was the youngest participant of the event. Two female riders Isabel Laura Boyd(British) and Puspa Kumari Bhandari(Nepali) also participated. The top 3 position were all taken by Nepali riders; Rajendra Shrestha, Buddhi Bahadur Tamang and Man Bahadur Thapa Magar notched 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions respectively in the overall leaderboard of the event.
Overall standings of The Mustang Madness 2016:
1st: Raj Kumar Shrestha (14:54:57 hrs)
2nd: Buddhi Bahadur Tamang (16:33:40 hrs)
3rd: Man Bahadur Thapa Magar (17:22:52 hrs)
4th: Rajendra Chemjong (19:05:09 hrs)
5th: Prachit Thapa Magar (20:16:45 hrs)
6th: Isabel Laura Boyd (24:06:30 hrs)
7th: Ian Ross Morrison (27:16:10 hrs)
8th: Puspa Kumari Bhandari (31:29:50 hrs)
9th: Falk Micklisch (42:45:41 hrs)
The top 3 have won the prize money of US $1250, US $750 and US $500 respectively. Congratulation to the winners and participants for conquering the high Himalayan deserts of Mustang, Nepal.
Camera: Anuj Adhikary & Bikash Karki
Music:
Passion - Jim Yosef & Alex Skrindo
LINKS
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CONTACT
Email: info@themustangmadness.com
Mobile: +977 9818622466, 9851113333
Phone: (+977) 01 4414690, 01 4412322
Address: Himalayan Expeditions, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
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