Yak attack
| Yak attack | |
| Host country |
 Nepal
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| overall length | 280 km / 9000 m elevation gain |
| Starting field | 25th |
The Yak Attack is a multi-day stage race for mountain bikers in the Nepalese Himalayas . In the course of the race the 5416 m high Thorong-La-Pass is crossed. This makes it the highest mountain bike race in the world.
The event was launched in 2007 and has taken place annually since then. The number of participants is strictly limited.
The route starts in Besisahar in the Annapurna massif to Tatopani . Yak Attack, together with the YakRu , Pokhara IV , Grand Himalayan Enduro and KaliX Mountain Biking Festival events , is part of the effort to make Nepal interesting for mountain bike sports and tourism.
Web links
- Homepage The Yak Attack (English)
- Yak Attack | The Race video report of the race (2012)
- In thin air: Yak Attack 2017 Bike Magazin, November 29, 2017
- Yak Attack 2018 video from Mountain Biking Worldwide
- Yak Attack: Single Track Edition in Nepali Times,
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yak Attack 2019 results. Retrieved March 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Sam Wollaston: Race to the Pole review - Richard Parks's journey makes for spectacular viewing. The Guardian , January 10, 2015, accessed March 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Theresa Stanglmair: The 15 toughest mountain bike races in the world. bike magazin, October 2, 2015, accessed on March 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Yak Attack - Mountain bike adventure in the Himalayas. bike magazine, accessed on March 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Yak Attack: Single Track Edition - The iconic mountain bike race returns to Nepal for its 13th Edition. Nepali Times , January 3, 2020, accessed March 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Nepal is pedaling towards a new form of tourism. Weekly Eleven News , December 15, 2019, accessed March 21, 2020 .