Update and Results: Himalayan Mountain Bike Festival 2015, Manali

The Trails 'N' Dust Cross Country Race concluded today with the riders braving against slush, mud and incessant rainfall on the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India. 40 kms of climbs, rocks, steep slippery descents, and tight switchbacks had the riders on their top game the entire time.

Here are the Final Results.
Podium Cheers.

1st Devender Thakur 1:37:44 (hero action team)
2nd Sandeep Madaan 1:42:36 (Decathlon)
3rd Sunil Barongpa 1:46:02
4th Shiven 1:46:6 (hero action team)
5th Gurman Reen 1:48:34 (hero action team)





As the rains Gods are relentless to the riders in Manali, the Downhill riders are preparing for their slippery seeding runs for the Himachal Downhill Trophy at the Festival on the 19th.
Riders from all over India and Nepal along with a few riders from other countries are set to shred the slippery tracks of the Solang Valley DH course.







As the XC riders were battling it out, the DH riders at the festival were having fun on the Slushy course. More updates and photos on the Himachal DH Trophy post the seeding runs today.


"The best thing about the Himalayan Mountain Bike Festival is that all the riders get together and ride, race, have fun and party together regardless of what discipline or bike they ride."
- Mandil Pradhan, Himalayan Rides, Nepal.

Stay tuned for more updates from the Himalayan Mountain Bike Festival.

For more information on the Festival, www.himalayanmtb.com/.

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