YAK ATTACK - SHOWDOWN in the ANNAPURNA\'S
All Downhill to the Finish
Phil Evans (Extreme World Challenges) / 17.03.2008
Day 8; Tatopani to Beni 22km/1190m - 800mAfter a soak in the hot springs at Tatopani, the competiors were ready to tackle the final stage of the Berghaus Yak Attack 2008.
Ahead of them lay 22km of downhill trails, (a relatively easy day after the previous stages!).
It was always going to be hard to stop the bikers from taking this stage, even if you are Phudorjee Lama Sherpa or Philip Morris!
Matt Hart (Torq) set out hard to try and take 2 consecutive stages and had built a 30 second lead when the mountain Gods stopped him in his tracks with a puncture.
Ajay Pandit (Creative Mapping) took the chance of the lead and never looked back, screamining into Beni in 55 minutes.
Having fixed his puncture Matt fought his way back through the field with some dare devil riding only to be thwarted a kilometre from the finish with another puncture.
The top placed mountain biker, Kaji Sherpa, came home in under the hour, making it virtually impossible for the race leader, runner Phudorjee Lama Sherpa (Peregrine adventures+First Ascent) to retain his lead.
As it was, the first runner back was Philip Morris, pushing himself to the max to keep a top 3 place and much to Pasang Sherpa\'s (Torq) dissapointment he managed it, coming in only 30 minutes after his third place rival; an incredible performance.See All Event Posts
