MTB Himalaya: Spanish leading

Shimla, October 2

Adria Noguera from Spain was leading the race in the fifth stage beating Antonio Ortiz by 11 minutes and 4 seconds in the 15th Hero MTB Himalaya, while Catherine Williamson, four time Queen of Himalayas, is leading the Open Women Solo category.

Today’s stage was constantly led by Adria and Antonio, followed by the powered-packed duo Cory Wallace and Jason English, which led the Team of Two category.

Known as the stairway to heaven, the fifth stage of the race walked the riders with the best landscapes of the race. The riders started from Pandoh, crossed Neri, Jhatingri, Dyna Park, and finished at Barot, covering a distance of 89.2 kilometres.

The riders camped at Barot at the end of sixth day and with just one more day of biking left to do, riders are all set for a photo finish.— TNS