Yak Attack

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Yak Attack Underway

Phil Evans (Extreme World Challenges) / 07.03.2011

The biggest field of riders to date left Kathmandu this morning for the 5th Yak Attack. With the top 6 Nepali national riders included in the field it was set up to be a fast and furious first stage and it didn’t disappointed.

A 5km, 600m initial climb soon split the field and the top local boys also showed their prowess on the rough 18km descent, opening up a considerable gap on the rest of the participants.

Ajay Pandit Chhetri (Genesis/ Torq)and Raj Kumar Shrestha (HST) battled it out over the 45km course and only 2 seconds separated them on the finish line, with Ajay coming out on top and taking first place in a stage that he also won last year when he was crowned 2010 champion.

Third place was taken by Narayan Gopal (Ed Menzies), with 2009 winner Padam Sebenhang coming in at 4th position approx 8 minutes behind the leaders. The youngest contender of the race, Aayman Tamang (Just-one.org), proved he is a champion in the making, finishing only 30 minutes after the top boys, whilst UK rider John McGillivray , having only landed in Nepal the previous evening, was the first international rider back.

The terrain has already taken its toll on bikes and riders, with Rajeev Rai taking a serious fall on the big descent and 2 other participants both breaking seat posts.

<b>Results for March 7 - Kathmandu to Nawakot</b>

Ajay Pandit Chhetri (Nepal) - 1:55:23
Raj Kumar Shrestha (Nepal) - 1:55:25
Narayan Gopal Maharjan (N) - 2:02:19
Padam Sabenhang (Nepal) - 2:03:05
Mangal Krishna Lama (Nep) - 2:08:58
Chandra Chhetri (Nepal) - 2:14:14
Rajeev Rai (Nepal) - 2:23:40
Aayaman Tamang (Nepal) - 2:28:40
Dhanjit Rai (Nepal) - 2:31:34
John McGillivray (UK) - 2:32:23
Dawa Sherpa (Nepal) - 2:48:54
Paul Bolla (Aus) - 2:59:04
Andre Deplechin (France) - 2:59:05
Sunil Shrestha (Nepal) - 3:06:36
Stephen Rysdale (UK) - 3:08:10
Greg McGoldrick (Aus) - 3:16:41
Mark Waller (AUS) - 3:16:41
Kumar Gurung Tamang (Np) - 4:04:41
John Ferguson (SA) - 4:05:06
Mike McCabe (UK) - 4:35:06See All Event Posts