{"id":1537,"date":"2019-12-05T08:28:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T02:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meromauka.com\/news\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2019-12-05T08:28:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T02:43:57","slug":"podium-sweep-nepali-mountain-bikers-dominate-downhill-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meromauka.com\/news\/podium-sweep-nepali-mountain-bikers-dominate-downhill-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Podium sweep: Nepali mountain bikers dominate downhill race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Six more gold medals are up for grabs in cross country, road race and time trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nepal\u2019s Rajesh Magar, or RJ Ripper as he is widely known on the world cycling circuit, proved his credentials as one of the Asia\u2019s fastest mountain bikers, as he finished top in the men\u2019s 1km downhill race at the 13th South Asian Games on Wednesday.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the race held at the Shahid Park Trail in Gokarna, the four-time national champion and 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year clocked 1 minute 49.33 seconds to win the gold medal. This is Nepal\u2019s first gold in the discipline since it was introduced in the 2006 Games in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Nirvan Shrestha (1:50.080) and Prachit Thapa Magar (1:51.661) made a clean sweep of the podium for Nepal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur predecessors were better than us, but they didn\u2019t have the opportunity to compete,\u201d said 23-year-old Rajesh, who is acclaimed globally for his skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further asserting supremacy in the event, Nepal also claimed the top two spots in women\u2019s downhill race where national champion Nishma Shrestha clocked 2:22.45 for gold while Jamuna Thapa (2:41.551) finished second. Yasodhara Madhukar (3:37.238) of India came in at a distant third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their impressive victories, the top mountain bikers say, were possible because of training and ample support from their coaches and the Nepal Cycling Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the past, we trained on our own. But the association arranged everything, including coaches and equipment this time around,\u201d said Nishma, the 23-year-old new regional champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com\/uploads\/source\/news\/2019\/sports\/Courtesy%20Santosh%20Rai.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rajesh Magar and Nishma Shrestha show their gold medals after downhill victories. &nbsp;<em>Photo Courtesy: Santosh Rai<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the athletes also say the home conditions also played to their advantage, despite last-minute preparations on the trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe trail was prepared two weeks prior to the race. We got a taste of the trail and its sections, which was very helpful to us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But dismissing those suggestions, downhill coach Umang Shrestha attributed the home riders\u2019 success to their confidence and rigorous preparations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven the Bangladeshi team have trained on the circuit for a week. Our mountain bikers have trained on many other demanding trails, including those at Hattiban and Nagarkot,\u201d he said. \u201cThe results have come as expected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 20 mountain bikers from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka participated in the race. Six more gold medals are up for grabs in the discipline including cross country, road race and time trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have many more targets in the future and one of them is to win gold at the Asian Games,\u201d Rajesh told the Post. \u201cWe are capable of competing at the world stage if we get enough support from authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six more gold medals are up for grabs in cross country, road race and time&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,19,6,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nepal","category-news","category-sports","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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