DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 23: The third edition of 'Kohima Downhill MTB race' has been scheduled to take place along the mountains of Phesama Village, below the Heritage Village on December 4. On the same day, the Hornbill MTB festival will be flagged off at Kisama Heritage Village on December 4.
The downhill race will kick off from the highway at Phesama village racing down the landslide mountain, leading to the paddy fields and finish at 2 kilometres at the bottom near the river, according to a press release from the organizers.
The mountain biking event started in 2014 by Nagaland-based adventure sports and MTB start-up Native Station. The organisers are expecting more than 40 participants from across India including professional teams and athletes from international companies such as: Taiwanese Cycling company 'Giant', Starkenn which is the largest cycle manufacturing company in the world, Gnarly biking team from Nepal, Shillong Downhill Racing Team, Team Freerider from Himachal Pradesh, Psynyde Bikes from Maharashtra and a host of individual participants even from UK.
Hornbill MTB Festival is organised by Native Station in association with Alaphra Group and supported by Tourism Department with Psynyde Bikes (Performance Bikes and Components) from Pune as the official biking partner.
