Maharjan clocked 47 minutes 42.92 seconds to win first title in his entire career in the 17km elite category mountain bike race.[break]
Ajay Pandit Chhetri, the winner of the Yak Attack 2011 who has remained unbeaten in any national level race for over a year, could not continue his glory this time and finished second with the timing of 49 minutes 6.39 seconds. Pandit was the defending champion of the tournament.
Raj Kumar Shrestha recorded a timing of 52 minutes 18.98 seconds to complete the race in third position among the 19 participants of the elite category.
The race that started from Sankhu Salkha Mahadevsthan and crossed Lapsiphedi, Jaharsingh Pauwa, Kattike, Paluwari, Sali river to end at Sankhu bus-park.
Dipendra Bajracharya clocked 55 minutes 46.98 seconds to win the first position in master´s category. Jeff Webster finished the race in 58 minutes 47.61 seconds and stood second among the 25 participants of the category. Ajay Bajracharya was third with the timing of 59 minutes 2.61 seconds.
Nirjala Tamrakar was winner in the women´s category finishing the race in 1 hour 10 minutes 10.82 seconds while Laxmi Magar (1 hour 10 minutes 55.22 seconds) and Jenny Lama (1 hour 16 minutes 11.67 seconds) stood second and third respectively. There were eight women cyclists in the race.
Meanwhile, Aayman Tamang stood ahead of 15 junior cyclists with the timing of 58 minutes 11.57 seconds to win the first prize in the category. Okesh Bajracharya (1 hour 12.98 seconds) and Tenzing Gurung (1 hour 23.77 seconds) finished second and third respectively.
Altogether 68 participants, including 13 foreigners, took part in the championship.
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