Pumptrack Challenge Presented by Mtbmagindia

Mtbmagindia and Adventure Zone organised India's first pumptrack challenge in Kolkata this December.

The event was a one day timed event where riders from different parts of the country came together to compete and win. A 6 year old from Colorado was also one of the contenders. The event began as the sun was about to set and the tires were itching to rip the pumptrack dirt. The heat was building up on a cold December evening as the riders took to the 5 laps one by one. 52 riders competed. Each trying to beat the previous time. The top ten riders from the first round made it to the finals where the action was worth watching. High speed turns, crashes, and astonishing timings.


The Indian MTB Magazine


Let the Red Bull flow


Just Cuz


The organizer, builder, rider, race master, and as seen here, the DJ (just selecting tracks to play) (work comes in all shapes and sizes)


The rubber itching to touch the pumptrack dirt


Emotions flow with the bikes


Amir from Lucknow pinned to beat 44.0 seconds by Azam Rizvi on the 5 lap final.


The cheering and the hollering is what fuels an event.


The Podium - 1st: Azam Rizvi 2nd: Karmeshwar Gurung 3rd: Saleem Khan


The winner's on stage for the ceremony.

The podium –
1st- Azam Rizvi 44.0 seconds (Lucknow)
2nd- Karmeshwar Gurung 47.7 seconds (Pune)
3rd- Saleem Khan 49.4 seconds (Lucknow)

The winners walked home with a bike and gift vouchers from Firefox Bikes. The young guns Cleo Law Bhutia and Ansh Saraf got an annual subscription to the Outdoor Journal. And Pijush Dey from Kolkata won the Best Style Award and got a Deuter trail backpack.


A special thanks to:

Hidco (West Bengal Housing And Infrastructural Development Corporation)
Firefox Bikes
Deuter
The Outdoor Journal
Adventure Zone
Adventure Point
Sportscape
Mtbmagindia

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