Himalayan Mountain Bikes will be staging Nepal's largest Mountain Bike Race in the history of it's sport. It will comprise a 3 Race International Series in addition to being the 1st National Mountain Bike Championship for the Country. It's planned to be a major sporting event for the Country and cable TV Networks will be covering the event .
The event has been gauranteed to appear on a MINIMUM of Seven- TV networks.....and stay tuned for more developements.

The 3-Race series will be staged from September to November and held primarily on the 2nd Saturday of each month……. But check the exact dates in the race schedule below.

The series of races will allocate points to riders over all the events and determine the sport best, in Nepal, over 4 categories (Open, Female, Junior and Senior). 

There will also be an Inter-schools competition and trophy as part of the juniors race series.

Given it is a 3-race series & the interest / publicity in the event, we expect the largest number of participants ever to race. 

For interested sponsors, substantial international and domestic coverage is assured & will be starting soon. Nepalese and International Company sponsorship in the Race Series is still available.

17th July News Break: IMG & TWI The World's Leader in international sports coverage will be filming the HMB event with their film crew for distribution to various TV networks world wide. So, start your training and get in shape for a telecast that will put Nepal mountain biking on the 2001 destination list for future events

Introduction:
Nepal is widely known as a mountainous country; the landscapes and the natural beauty are so diverse that mountain biking is a sport well suited to the country. More people are finding this out, thus the rapid rise in foreigners coming here just for biking.

This year HMB will stage a series of races that will form the largest mountain biking event held in the country and incorporate the first ever "National Mountain Bike Championship" to crown the country's best. We expect this series to provide the first real opportunity & incentive for athletes to get involved in the sport on a consistent basis and not just train for a once-in-a-year event. It should provide the impetus to rally new interest and dedication in the sport in Nepal. As in past years visiting International Racers will be welcomed.

Dates & details of the 3-Race series are listed below and commences on saturday Sept 9th and finishes on November 11th 2000 with the Series Awards Ceremony at The Radisson Hotel Kathmandu

Schools and the Junior Category will form a special focus for the first time in the sports history. School bike skills, maintenance and race preparations will be the topic of pre-race programs offered by HMB. Sponsors can be incorporated into these and, in all; it should result in a healthy turn out by junior racers and our future leaders in the sport.

Himalayan Mountain Bike Championship 2000 Race Series Dates Saturday Race Dates
Race # 1	September 9th Saturday
Race # 2	October 1st Sunday
Race # 3 Final Race	November 11th Saturday

 

The venue is outside the Kathmandu Ring Road, to the North, near the Swoyambhunanth Monasteries, at a village called "Gairi Gaun". The start and finish area being inside the front gate of NCCN, which is entered from the Ring Rd. The race will be in two stages with the Womens & Juniors racing first over 13.7kms & 10.4kms respectively. The Open and Seniors (Stage two) will enter Rani Ban forest and complete 3 laps of diverse riding overa  tota; of 33.6kms.

Attachments

Attachment A: Race Categories Attachment B: Race Categories & Prizes & Points

 

A: Race Categories

The Race Course
This is a course that has been used successfully in four other mountain biking events and offers a large variety of terrain and riding conditions the makes the course challenging & exciting.

The race will be based on a lap system where one lap is approx 11.3Km for the Open and Senior Categories. The length of the race will depend on the race category and this is summarized below.

The course is based on Union of Cycling International (UCI) race standards and suggested course format. In this case the race provides for excellent media coverage and spectator viewing as the Open Category Racers will pass the spectator crowd on 10 occasions. This allows the audience sufficient time to move around the course & see various aspects of the race, providing for excellent photographic opportunities and support of the athletes. The total length of the course is approx. 30 Km. i.e. based on the five laps OPEN course.

There are a number of reasons for selecting this kind of course. Firstly, it is near to Kathmandu, so it's accessible for spectators & racers alike and provides for easy logistics with transport and access. We are expecting a large number of participants and we always get a large crowd of locals watching. Thirdly, a lap system creates good involvement among both audience and the participants, who can be viewed throughout the whole race. Portion of the course is perched high above the starting line, thus an excellent vista is obtained over the entire course. The course can be marshaled and supervised and therefore is adequately safe. Medical facilities are within 5 minutes of the course.

HMB 2000 Race Series Race Distances & Points
Category	Laps/ distance	Points Scored
Open Long Course 3 laps  33.6 kms Female  Short Course 3 laps  13.7 kms Junior - short course Under 15years at 9th Sept 2 laps  10.4 kms Senior Over 40 years  Long course 5 laps  33.6kms kms Nepal Mens National Champion 5 laps  33.6kms Nepal Womens National Champion 3 laps  13.7 kms		Participation: twenty points per race 1st place in each category is 100 points 2nd place in each category is 80 points 3rd place in each category is 60 points 4th place in each category is 50 points 5th place in each category is 50 points   Start & do not finish a race:  20points, as per 1. above

 

The winners of each category will be based on the accumulated point scores within the mountain bikers registered category. All competitors can enter in more than one category i.e. Women are elligable to enter the OPEN section and be eligible for both sections.

The Himalayan Mountain Bike Championship
2000 Race Series
Race Categories & Placings

All Events	Eligible
1    Open	Open to all
2    Female	Females only
3    Junior	Under 15yrs (male/ female)
4    Senior	Over 40 yrs (male/ female)
5    Nepal- Mens Champion	Nepalese Citizen
6    Nepal- Female Champion	Nepalese Citizen

 

C: Race Categories & Prizes & Points

2000 Race Series
Race Categories & Prizes & Points

Category	Events 1- 3	Series Winners
Open 1st / 2nd / 3rd	As Detailed	1st / 2nd / 3rd cash / trophy / sash / flowers
Female 1st / 2nd / 3rd		1st / 2nd / 3rd cash / trophy / sash / flowers
Junior 1st / 2nd / 3rd		1st / 2nd / 3rd cash / trophy / sash / flowers
Senior 1st / 2nd / 3rd		1st / 2nd / 3rd cash / trophy / sash / flowers
Nepal Mens Champion	Points	1st / 2nd / 3rd cash / trophy / sash / flowers
Nepal Womens Champion	Points	1st / 2nd / 3rd cash / trophy / sash / flowers

 

Special Prizes:

Prizes and Certificates

1    SERIES WINNERS - OVERALL

Catogory ONE: Male
Nepalese Mountain Bike Champion

1st : Trophy / Cash Rs 14000/ Sash / Flowers
2nd/ Trophy / Cash Rs 5,000 / Sash / Flowers
3rd. Trophy / Cash Rs 3,000 / Sash / Flowers

2    Catogory TWO: Female: 
Nepalese Mountain Bike Champion

1st : Trophy / Cash Rs 8,000/ Sash / Flowers
2nd/ Trophy / Cash Rs 3,000 / Sash / Flowers
3rd. Trophy / Cash Rs 2,000 / Sash / Flowers

3    Catogory THREE: Junior:

Nepalese Mountain Bike Champion

1st : Trophy / Cash Rs1,000 / Sash / Flowers
2nd/ Trophy / Cash Rs1,000 / Sash / Flowers
3rd. Trophy / Cash Rs 1,000 / Sash / Flowers

4    Catogory FOUR: Seniors:
Open to all

1st : Trophy / Cash Rs7,000 / Sash / Flowers
2nd/ Trophy / Cash Rs 5,000 / Sash / Flowers
3rd. Trophy / Cash Rs 3,000 / Sash / Flowers

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2000 Race Series
3-Race series
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