The Uttarakhand Himalayan MTB challenge mountain biking will be held from April 8 to 16. After registration on April 8 in Nainital, the Himalayan MTB challenge will be flagged off from Mallital in Nainital on April 9.
The competing cyclists will pedal through Bhawali, Khutani, Dhari, Padampuri,Dhanachuli, Bhatliya and Kyarab before reaching Almora after covering a distance of about 85 kilometres on the first day.
The State tourism secretary Shailesh Bagauli and additional secretary Ashish Joshi issued instructions through video conferencing with officials concerned regarding tasks to be undertaken for the event. They said that all district magistrates should publicise the MTB mountain biking challenge as much as possible while also ensuring that all the necessary preparations for the event are completed on time.
The officials informed that cyclists from eight nations are expected to participate in the Himalayan mountain biking challenge. The officials further directed the the police or volunteers should be posted without fail at all the diversions on the route of the mountain biking challenge along with water and minor food supplements for which the sites should also be identified.
An ambulance and a police vehicle should also be deployed along with the cycle race and necessary arrangements should be ensured for facilitating smooth flow of traffic.
The additional district magistrate, Finance and Revenue, Bl Firmal informed that 12 diversion points had been identified on the mountain biking route in the Nainital district. Police and volunteers have also been posted at these points. Three nutrition points have also been marked with drinking water and minor food items also being provisioned for.