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Stage 5
Sponsored By Di For Beauty
Taal to Chame 23km, 1171m ascent, 209m descent
A flat start through Taal soon turned tough with a rocky carry up the valley. Some Nepali roadworks causing a landslide across the main track made for a hairy ascent with the river raging far below but this was easily negotiated by the local riders who took the oppurtunity to put some time into the rest of the field. After some steep riding up towards and through Danaqu the riders once again had to shoulder the bikes for a brutal climb through the forest before connecting with a rolling track taking them into Chame.
Ajay Pandit threw down the gauntlet today finishing in a phenomenal time of 2.35 mins, 10 minutes faster than his closest rival and 4 hours faster than 10th placed triathlete John Williams, who once again suffered from mechanical problems.
Stage 5 Top 10 Results
7 Ajay Pandit 2:35:52
8 Kaji Sherpa 2:45:37
9 Mangal Krishna Lama 2:45:55
10 Chandra Chhetri 3:10:05
6 Phil Hystek 3:12:07
5 Paul Errington 3:46:30
3 Andreas Danielsson 4:13:37
4 Martin Stenmarck 4:13:37
1 Andy Foers 5:26:58
2 John Williams 6:31:36
Overall Top 10 Results after 5 stages
7 Ajay Pandit 11:16:09
9 Mangal Krishna Lama 11:34:11
6 Phil Hystek 11:57:13
8 Kaji Sherpa 12:15:27
10 Chandra Chhetri 12:35:12
5 Paul Errington 15:22:52
3 Andreas Danielsson 16:38:29
4 Martin Stenmarck 16:38:30
1 Andy Foers 23:00:04
2 John Williams 24:58:06
Stage 4
Sponsored by Montane Mountain Equipment
Besi Sahar to Taal 44km, 1705m ascent , 815m descent.
An excited but pensive contingency of riders left Besi Sahar headed for the mountains proper. The sealed road start once again turned to rough jeep track and the undulations soon split the field. Aussie vet Phil Hystek took the lead but due to some confusion over route markings, took a wrong turn and lost 10 minutes on the folowing Nepali riders.
The consistent Mangal Lama put the pressure on through the tough 16km push/carry section and by the finish had opened up a 4 minute lead on Nepal National champ Ajay Pandit. Two more local riders, Chandra Chhetri and Kaji Sherpa broke the 4 hour barrier for the stage and Phil Hystek was only minutes behind. UK rider Paul Errington had a good ride on the "singlespeed unfriendly" route to come in in just over 5 hours but Andy Foers and John Williams, who suffered a number of mechanical issues arrived at Taal very tired in just over 7.5 hours
Stage 4
9 Mangal Krishna Lama 3:42:52
7 Ajay Pandit 3:46:48
10 Chandra Chhetri 3:52:18
8 Kaji Sherpa 3:57:04
6 Phil Hystek 4:02:02
5 Paul Errington 5:17:59
3 Andreas Danielsson 5:36:15
4 Martin Stenmarck 5:36:15
1 Andy Foers 7:38:42
2 John Williams 7:38:42
Overall results after Stage 4
7 Ajay Pandit 8:40:17
6 Phil Hystek 8:45:06
9 Mangal Krishna Lama 8:48:16
10 Chandra Chhetri 9:25:07
8 Kaji Sherpa 9:29:50
5 Paul Errington 11:36:22
3 Andreas Danielsson 12:24:52
4 Martin Stenmarck 12:24:53
1 Andy Foers 17:33:06
2 John Williams 18:26:30
Stage 3
Sponsored By TORQFITNESS
Gorka to Besi Sahar - 60km, 1121m of ascent, 1368m of descent
Following on from yesterdays tough transistion stage which took the riders from Nuwakot to Dhading Besi over 50km and 1359m of ascent, competitors set out from Nepal's forma capital city, Gorka, and headed for Besi Sahar, situated at the trail head of the Annapurna circuit.
Australian Phil Hystek fancied his chances over this "flat" course and went off like a bullet down the initial 8km downhill start.Ajay Pandit lost his water bottle on the first descent and despite a valliant effort he was unable to catch the flying Australian and was eventually beaten to second place by Mangal Krishna Lama.
The race claimed its first bike today when UK entrant Andy Foers narrowly avoided a major "off" when the swingarm on his bike broke clean in half. Fortunately a race volunteer was able to lend him his bike so that he could complete the day.
Welsh triathlete John Williams took a tumble on the first descent but fortunately only suffered minor abrasions. The heat exhaustion he suffered on day 1 however, got the better of him during the final 30km sealed section and he had to retire 12km from the finish, incurring a 1hour time penalty
Stage 3 Top 10 Results
1 Phil Hystek 2:31:44 (Australia)
2 Mangal Krishna Lama 2:39:00 (Nepal)
3 Ajay Pandit 2:42:49 (Nepal)
4 Kaji Sherpa 2:52:31 (Nepal)
5 Chandra Chhetri 2:59:15 (Nepal)
6 Paul Errington 3:22:14 (UK)
7 Andreas Danielsson 3:32:13 (Sweden)
8 Martin Stenmarck 3:32:13 (Sweden)
9 Andy Foers 5:47:12 (UK)
10 John Williams 6:47:12 (UK)
Overall top 10 results
1 Phil Hystek 4:43:04 (Australia)
2 Ajay Pandit 4:53:29 (Nepal)
3 Mangal Krishna Lama 5:05:24 (Nepal)
4 Kaji Sherpa 5:32:46 (Nepal)
5 Chandra Chhetri 5:32:49 (Nepal)
6 Paul Errington 6:18:23 (UK)
7 Andreas Danielsson 6:48:37 (Sweden)
8 Martin Stenmarck 6:48:38 (Sweden)
9 Andy Foers 9:54:24 (UK)
10 John Williams 10:47:48 (UK)
Stage 2
Transistion Stage - Nuwakot to Dhading Besi - 50km 1359m of ascent, 1739 descent
Today was a transistion ride between Nuwakot and Dhading Besi with the riders taking on the tough terrain of the Himalayan foothills as a group. The ride took approx 5 hours after which the riders were transported to Gorka for the start of Day 3's stage .
Top Ten Results
7 Ajay Pandit (Nepal) 2:10:40
6 Phil Hystek (Australia) 2:11:20
9 Mangal Krishna Lama (Nepal) 2:26:24
10 Chandra Chhetri (Nepal) 2:33:34
8 Kaji Sherpa (Nepal) 2:40:15
5 Paul Errington (UK) 2:56:09
3 Andreas Danielsson (Sweden) 3:16:24
4 Martin Stenmarck (Sweden) 3:16:25
2 John Williams (UK) 4:00:36
1 Andy Foers (UK) 4:07:12
Stage 1 -
Sponsored by Di For Beauty of Geraldton Australia
Bhudlinakantha to Nuwakot - 45km 983m of ascent 1383m of descent
After a ceremonius send off from the Durbar Sq, Kathmandu and a group ride accompanied by many of Kathmandu's mountain bikers out of the city,Yak Attack 2010 started from Bhudlikantha at 9.45am on 9/3. A brutal 7km climb from the start split the field and Nepali National Champ Ajay Pandit was soon disappearing into the distance. Australian veteran mtb'er and paragliding instructor took chase but even with a number of minor spills during the 18km descent was able to keep Ajay in his sights. The final killer 500m, climb in full sun and on a heavily rutted trail, however meant that the 4 times Yak Attack competitor, Ajay, was able to hold off the australian and finish 40 seconds ahead
Top Ten Results
7 Ajay Pandit (Nepal) 2:10:40
6 Phil Hystek (Australia) 2:11:20
9 Mangal Krishna Lama (Nepal) 2:26:24
10 Chandra Chhetri (Nepal) 2:33:34
8 Kaji Sherpa (Nepal) 2:40:15
5 Paul Errington (UK) 2:56:09
3 Andreas Danielsson (Sweden) 3:16:24
4 Martin Stenmarck (Sweden) 3:16:25
2 John Williams (UK) 4:00:36
1 Andy Foers (UK) 4:07:12
