Just when we thought all our adventures were over..
I can't be bothered to write so I will tell the story in pictures!!
Friday evening we got the bus back to Kathmandu and Jon was already hatching a plan to get us to enter this the following morning...
So after an 8 hour bus journey we trawled Thamel for bikes to rent and some gear helmets, gloves etc...
An early night to bed and a 5am start later we were on the bus with Joe from the US, who is currently touring Asia on his bike pulling a trailer and Ed from Bristol.
I might just add at this point that I have never raced in a mountain bike event before and so to start with a National Championships might seem a bit ambitious. In Nepal though anything is possible...
I might also point out that I have ridden a bike once in the past five months.
Getting ready.. this is me, Ed and Joe
Me and The T
So the course was pretty technical but the crowds were amazing they were treating it like it was some sort of festival or something. Around every corner they would be waiting to cheer you on - sometimes they jumped out in front of you which was a bit tricky when you were pelting down some rocky staircase at 30mph ;) but they were great. If you had time to look at the views they were stunning the weather has cleared up and you can literally see the Himalayas from every direction.
So in my category there were 11 girls (mostly from Australia) BUT I managed to come 3rd ha ha!!
That is the first and last time I will even be allowed to enter a competition with the words "National" and "Championships" in the title so I am milking it for everything its worth!
See below shaking hands with someone very important and receiving my Prize!!
ha ha ha ha ha
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