Mongolia Bike Challenge: 2012 Race Preview
The Mongolia Bike Challenge presented by Orbea will take place this July 28 to August 11. The MBC is an epic, mountain bike stage race in the Land of Genghis Khan. Aaron Larocque, Nic Genovese, and Margus Riga will be making up the Pinkbike Media Team heading to Mongolia this summer. They will be sending back daily race reports, photos and video recaps from each of the ten stages.
This year's Mongolia Bike Challenge will be another tough race as top professional and amateur racers from around the world will battle with it out through the rugged, beautiful and majestic landscape of Mongolia. Over fifteen countries will be represented this year, including for the first time, top riders from China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
Last year's runner-up, Cory Wallace from the Kona Factory Team, will be back and looking for the overall win this year. He will be joined by two of his teammates, stage racing veterans Barry Wicks and Kris Sneddon who have three BC Bike Races and two Trans Rockies victories as a team.
Challenging for the podium will be Canadian Carter Hovey of Team MBC Racing powered by Orbea-SMP. Hovey, a former National Team rider and Trans Rockies winner, has been in good form of late, with an excellent showing at the BC Bike Race this year.
The international mountain bike stage racing duo of Pau Zamora and David Rovira of Team Buff International will also be looking to do well in Mongolia. Rovira is a world champion adventure racer and the pair has raced a number of multi-day stage races in the last few years including Cape Epic and Titan Desert.
Marcel Hagener of Team Chiru-WTB is another former Adventure Racing World Champion who will test himself in Mongolia. He will be joined by top Malaysian mountain biker, Razif Salleh who just finished 2nd at the Singapore National Mountain bike championships.
Teams such as Reevax from Belgium and other high-level amateurs could prove tough competition to the professional field. There will be a number of highly-experienced endurance athletes who will be looking for strong performances. Behind this group will be the bulk of the racers: amateur athletes looking for the next big challenge. They will not be disappointed as the Mongolia Bike Challenge has been known to deliver an epic experience.
![2011 Mongolia Bike Challenge Photo Ottavio Tomasini www.mongoliabikechallenge.com]()
The Mongolia Bike Challenge is presented by Orbea with additional sponsorship and support from: Selle SMP, Pinkbike, Reynolds Cycling, Squirt Lube, Garmin, Scicon, Rosti, Buff, and Pro Energy Towel.
www.mongoliabikechallenge.com
This year's Mongolia Bike Challenge will be another tough race as top professional and amateur racers from around the world will battle with it out through the rugged, beautiful and majestic landscape of Mongolia. Over fifteen countries will be represented this year, including for the first time, top riders from China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
Last year's runner-up, Cory Wallace from the Kona Factory Team, will be back and looking for the overall win this year. He will be joined by two of his teammates, stage racing veterans Barry Wicks and Kris Sneddon who have three BC Bike Races and two Trans Rockies victories as a team.
Challenging for the podium will be Canadian Carter Hovey of Team MBC Racing powered by Orbea-SMP. Hovey, a former National Team rider and Trans Rockies winner, has been in good form of late, with an excellent showing at the BC Bike Race this year.
The international mountain bike stage racing duo of Pau Zamora and David Rovira of Team Buff International will also be looking to do well in Mongolia. Rovira is a world champion adventure racer and the pair has raced a number of multi-day stage races in the last few years including Cape Epic and Titan Desert.
Marcel Hagener of Team Chiru-WTB is another former Adventure Racing World Champion who will test himself in Mongolia. He will be joined by top Malaysian mountain biker, Razif Salleh who just finished 2nd at the Singapore National Mountain bike championships.
Teams such as Reevax from Belgium and other high-level amateurs could prove tough competition to the professional field. There will be a number of highly-experienced endurance athletes who will be looking for strong performances. Behind this group will be the bulk of the racers: amateur athletes looking for the next big challenge. They will not be disappointed as the Mongolia Bike Challenge has been known to deliver an epic experience.
The Mongolia Bike Challenge is presented by Orbea with additional sponsorship and support from: Selle SMP, Pinkbike, Reynolds Cycling, Squirt Lube, Garmin, Scicon, Rosti, Buff, and Pro Energy Towel.
www.mongoliabikechallenge.com
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Tsetse
(Jul 29, 2012 at 4:46)
These guys are crazy skilled mountain bikers nonetheless. Just being able to ride 1400 km and race other pros while you're at it shows not only extreme fitness, but also lots of skill on the bike.
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