Genghis Khan Mountain Bike Festival

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Venue of the Inner Mongolia MTB Adventure

The Hills of Siriguleng and Halagatu

As the most powerful conqueror of the ancient human world, many legends on Genghis Khan are still passed on today. When he crossed the Gobi Desert Genghis Khan lost two of his best horses. The emperor was so furious he destroyed all settlements he came across, desperately looking for his two best horses. When he came across the grasslands of Wuzhumuqin and climbed the hill to overlook the valley he found his two horses grazing near the river Qiduer. Genghis Khan was so relieved he renamed the hill he was standing on after his horses; Siriguleng and Halagatu. This famous hill, 25 km away from Wuqi, host town of the event, is the place to overlook the beautiful valley with over 100 km2 of untouched grasslands.


Conservation Area of Nomadic Culture (Horde)

South of Wuqi a preservation program protects the culture of the nomadic people that inhabit the grasslands since centuries; a nice chance for visitors to catch a glimpse of the unique Mongolian culture and lifestyle, with its local delicacies, its own customs and colorful costumes.

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Genghis Khan MTB Adventure - Program


Thursday July 5

Welcome and Opening ceremony with traditional Mongolian horse and wrestling show; Welcome Banquet


Friday July 6 – Stage 1

06:30 – 10:30    Breakfast at the event hotel in Na Damu

11:30                    Opening ceremony

12:00                    Start of the first stage from Na Damu to Menggu Hancheng (50 km)

14:00                    Lunch in the finish area in Menggu Hancheng

18:00                    Entertainment and prize giving

                           Barbeque in Menggu Hancheng

Spend the night in tents or return to the hotel

Saturday July 7 – Stage 2

06:30 – 10:30    Breakfast

12:00            Start of the second stage from Menggu Hancheng to local Horde (40 km)

14:00                    Lunch in the finish area in local Horde

18:00                    Entertainment and prize giving

                           Barbeque at the local Horde

Spend the night in tents or return to the hotel


Sunday July 8 – Final Stage

06:00 – 08:30    Breakfast

09:00                    Start of the third stage from local Horde to Na Damu (50 km)

11:00 – 14:00    Final Banquet and Final Prize giving ceremony

17:00                    Departure

Travel


The event starts and finishes in Na Damu, near Xilinhot in Inner Mongolia, 500 km away from Beijing. Participants can conveniently reach the event by car, bus or plane.


Bus

A bus with room to store the bikes will leave from Beijing on Thursday July 5. It will take around 7 hours to get participants to the event hotel and start of the first stage.

After the finish of the last stage, prize ceremony and lunch a bus will leave for Beijing in the late afternoon of Sunday July 8.

(The fee for the bus is not included in the travel package price!)

Plane

This is the information for the plane between Beijing and Xilinhot.

July 5, CA 1109, Beijing – Xilinhot, Departure: 18:05; Arrival: 19:05

July 8, CA 1110, Xilinhot – Beijing, Departure: 19:55; Arrival: 20:55


An airport pick-up will bring participants from Xilinhot to the event hotel and the festival arena in Na Damu. It takes one and a half hour to get from Xilinhot airport to Na Damu.



Those who travel by plane can reach Xilinhot through Beijing or through Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia.


Accommodation


As this is a stage race participants will stay in varying places with varying accommodation and varying facilities. Upon arrival participants will stay at the four star event hotel in Na Damu.

After the first stage racers will enjoy basic accommodation out in the vast open grasslands. After the second stage participants will fully experience nomadic life and stay in a Mongolian tent camp out in the middle of nowhere.

Accommodation and food will meet all the standards of what race participants need although people have the option to return to the event hotel in Na Damu after every stage.




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Or our NordicWays Travel Coordinators:

From Europe:



torbjorn.pettersson@nordicways.com


From China:

cherry.chen@nordicways.com

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Package Price:


The travel packages include accommodation, meals, local event transport and airport pick up.

3Nights – 4Days: RMB 1560

4Nights – 5Days: RMB 1900

5Nights – 6Days: RMB 2180

This includes:

- All accommodation

- Breakfast, lunch and dinner

- Local transport

- Race Registration

- Registration and Number Bibs

- Race insurance


Student's Special: RMB 950 including bus transport from Beijingn more.
http://www.nordicways.com/englis ... gory_catid_411.html

All participants will be accommodated in a standard double room, meaning they will have a partner.

Participants who want their own room have to pay a single room supplement of RMB 180 / night.

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Registration

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