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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

Its a race, an adventure and possibly the toughest challenge you'll ever take on.

ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH?

Phil Stasiw, Yak Attack 2007 competitor, mountain bike guide and adventure photographer.
 

Rob Jarman - Yak Attack 2007 competitor, Berghaus sponsored athlete, stuntman and British record holder for the fastest speed on a MTB

If pushing yourself to the limit isnt incentive enough 

then take a look at this years 1st prize

In addition to their sponsored rider for the 2010 race, Genesis Bikes are generously sending out an Altitude 20  to Nepal as reward for the eventual winner........

Genesis bikes are designed and developed by a small group of riders to fulfil the demands of those who make the UK riding scene one of the most diverse and exciting in the world.

Many new genres and trends in cycling have originated here and we’re proud to help continue this legacy. Our advantage at Genesis is that we focus purely on the UK market, therefore we can offer a wide range of complete bikes and framesets that have tangible benefits on home ground. But we don’t limit our riding to the UK either, we know from experience that these bikes also perform at the highest level in places where the hills are a bit bigger. Genesis has the insider knowledge on what it takes to fine-tune a bike until it’s ready to take on the world.

Everything about Genesis bikes focuses on the ride — ride quality, riding style and the rider’s overall experience. Genesis offer bikes that defy categorisation and offer something different, simply because they can offer new ride experiences.

Starting with a desire for a particular ride style or feel, we develop bikes in stages to meet the brief. There can be a fine line between a frame that simply holds components in place and a frame that allows the bike to become much greater than the sum of its parts, so our aim is to always know when we’re on the right side of that line.

When we come back from a ride enthusing about the way the bike rides and what it lets us do, or find ourselves sneaking in quick blasts between other commitments just to get out on the bike more often, we know we’ve got it right. To see the results of this ride testing go to www.genesisbikes.co.uk .

And theres more....... cash prizes for 1,2+3 place finishers, cash stage winner prizes, medals and T shirts for all finishers