Stage 4. The First Big Carry

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Stage 4. The First Big Carry

Phil Evans / 15.03.2010

Stage 4; 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 following 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 at 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
Mangal Krishna Lama - 3:42:52
Ajay Pandit - 3:46:48
Chandra Chhetri - 3:52:18
Kaji Sherpa - 3:57:04
Phil Hystek - 4:02:02
Paul Errington - 5:17:59
Andreas Danielsson - 5:36:15
Martin Stenmarck - 5:36:15
Andy Foers - 7:38:42
John Williams - 7:38:42

Overall results after Stage 4
Ajay Pandit - 8:40:17
Phil Hystek - 8:45:06
Mangal Krishna Lama - 8:48:16
Chandra Chhetri - 9:25:07
Kaji Sherpa - 9:29:50
Paul Errington -11:36:22
Andreas Danielsson -12:24:52
Martin Stenmarck - 12:24:53
Andy Foers - 17:33:06
John Williams - 18:26:30See All Event Posts