 Pictures: Veloscope BMF was a single-day challenge, including a trail run, cross country cycling and downhill cycling,that celebrated the country’s runners and cyclists in one event. “Three popular sports on a single day and at a single location. It was a never-seen before event organised in India,” - Redbull.comThe entire off-road track has been built by hand over two months. Our aim has been to create tracks of European standards, and let Indian runners/cyclists practise on it so that they can excel in international competitions. The competition is open in three categories — trail run (10 km), trial run half marathon (21 Km) cross country MTB (30 km) and downhill MTB (1 km). They have been further divided into Open Men, Open Women and Elite championships. There are prizes worth Rs 2 lakh to take away. This will be the most toughest trial running track in India with climbs across four hills which are totally rocky and stair climbs too. Train hard have fun on the race day with picturesque view and tons of fresh air to feel rejuvenated. An amateur can gain tons of experience and pro's can challenge their limits across the three formats , block your calender and register for the race.  Winner: Rajesh Magar from Nepal (Downhill) The Just concluded Discovery Village Bangalore Mountain Festival at the base of the Nandi Hills proved again that Bangalore is getting adapted to a more active dynamic life style. Discovery Village Bangalore Mountain Festival was organized by Sunil Nanjappa of Hound Cycles with Namma Nimma Cycle Providing Strategic Inputs for the event. Discovery Village BMF was a two-day challenge, including a trail run, cross country cycling and downhill cycling that celebrated the country’s runners and cyclists in one event. The event was supported by Discovery Village and also the Karnataka Tourism Department. Prashanth Prakash, One of the Leading Entrepreneurs in Bangalore and Managing Partner Accel Partners and the Head of Discovery Village supported the event by sponsoring the event so that the Nandi Hills becomes the Hub of Cross Country Events in India. The event is one of the Pre Cursor event to other International Events being planned at Nandi Hills. With a strong team to handle event production, supportive sponsors, coaches, volunteers and enthusiastics cyclists & runners , the race will herald in a new youth sport for Bangalore. The entire off-road track has been built by hand over two months. The aim has been to create tracks of European standards, and let Indian runners/cyclists practice on it so that they can excel in international competitions. The competition is open in three categories — trail run (10 km), trial run half marathon (21 Km) cross country MTB (30 km) and downhill MTB (1 km). They have been further divided into Open Men, Open Women and Elite championships.  4th: Rugved / 2nd: Harith Noah / 1st: Rajesh Magar, Nepal / 3rd: Ajay Padval / 5th: Piyush Chavan The Race Began with a Cross Country Cycling Race at the Avati Thimmaraya Hills near Nandi Hills. XC mountain biking is perhaps the most popular discipline of the sport, with the first World Championship event taking place way back in 1990. Since then XC racing has continued to grow, with it being the only Olympic MTB sport. This is the first of its kind being held in Karnataka.   5th: Thengim / 4th: Craig Raynes, Australia / 1st: Kiran Kumar Raju / 2nd: Devender Thakur / 3rd: Paigamber It is considered the most toughest trial running track in India with climbs across four hills which are totally rocky and stair climbs too. The race also attracted many International Athletes and the first prize for the Half Marathon 21K went to Mengist from Ethopia. Kenenisa Bekele, Tirunesh Dibaba, Derartu Tulu and Fatuma Roba have in common, apart from being Olympic gold medal-winning runners they all come from Ethopia . Mengist from Ethiopia was all praise for the organizers and suggested that Cross Country Running and Cross Country Cycling has the potential to give tremendous encouragement to sports in Rural Areas.   1st Jyoti / 2nd Mamata / 3rd Akriti  1st Mengist from Ethopia (1hr 8mins) / 2nd Lemlemu from Kenya (1hr 10mins) / 3rd Sathosh from Indian Army (1hr 10mins) / 4th Ayalew from Ethopia (1hr 12mins) / 5th Sandeep from Bangalore (1hr 15mins)
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