Pattaya Downtown 2007 mountain bike event, 12-13 May 2007
CONSORTIUM PREPARES FOR PATTAYA DOWNTOWN 2007 MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE
Pattaya Downtown 2007 planners are determined to repeat the success of last year’s mountain bike event by astute foreword planning. This year’s race: Pattaya Downtown 2007 mountain bike event will be on the weekend of 12th & 13th May, 2007. It will have 7 categories: Under 15, Down Hill group A, Down Hill group B, 30-39, 40+, Free Ride and Hard Trail.
Cross-country or Mountain biking, using specially designed robust, durable bikes for rough cross-country and hillside riding, is becoming increasingly more popular as a leisure pursuit of Thais and young international tourists, especially eco-tourists.
The Pattaya Downtown 2007 planning consortium comprising Pattaya City Council, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Running and Cycling Club for Health held a preliminary planning meeting, yesterday, preparing for “Pattaya Downtown 2007” Mountain Bike Race, stressing cyclists’ safety and facility provision en route.
Mr.Wattana Jantawaranon, Deputy Mayor of Pattaya City, presided over the meeting attended by top representatives of route inspection, media, police and rescue: Mr. Nimitr Siripreechaphong (routing inspection team head), Commander Somboon Wirawanawit (Pattaya 5 Radio Station head) Pol. Capt. Jeerawat Sukonthasap and Mr. Kisit Kaewtrairat (Secretary of Sawang Boriboon), respectively.
Pattaya Downtown 2007 mountain bike event, on the weekend of 12th & 13th May, 2007
The route starts from Pattaya Radio 5 Station, passes Chalermprakeit Park and finishes at Pattaya City Viewing Point.
Ticket applications for this race open now. For more information, please contact
• Namchai Store, entrance of Nongprue
• Sport and Recreation Institute of Pattaya City
or contact Mr. Supot Nongyai Tel. 089-9914262
Pattaya Daily News
Pattaya mountain bike race
Well I went to Buddha mountain today to see where the race would be, if it started off there it would have been great :) it's a 45 degree hill that comes down to a T junction, could have got some great pictures of accidents over the weekend :) unfortuneately it dont start there :( anyway met 3 of the guys going in for the weekends races, 2 reckon they will win and the 3rd is just doing it for fun.
Pattaya mountain bike challenge - Pratamnak Mountain
Sattayanan is top female rider at Pattaya mountain bike challenge
Narisa Nitikarn
Sattayanan Updulkaree, who won a silver medal at the 23rd Sea Games in the Philippines, was again on top form at the Pattaya Mountain Bike Downtown 2007 competition, held May 12-13 at the Chalermprakiat Public Park on Pratamnak Mountain. Sattayanan, representing the Or Bor Jor Chainat Team, was the winner in the general female category in Pattaya after finishing just 4 seconds in front of her closest rival.
The event provided a great spectacle for the many fans (both MTB enthusiasts and those just curious) who turned up to cheer the riders on - with the course taking the competitors down a tricky but scenic hillside route that included many obstacles.
The competition was staged over two days with each rider having to make timed runs down the mountain. Unfortunately, following some inclement weather on the Sunday, the final run had to be cancelled halfway through due to the dangerous, slippery condition of the course, with a wooden bridge on the last curve in particular causing problems for all the competitors. The upshot was that 40 riders had to be judged purely on their first run times from the first day.
Aside from Sattayanan, the results in the other categories were as follows: Downhill A winner Tinnapop Riyaparn from the Crazy Gang Team; Downhill B winner Pornthep Jommuang from the Puimenthong AREA 51 Team; Free Ride winner Anusorn Sontirat from the Or-Bor-Jor Chainat Team; Hard Tail winner Warawut Kontiang from the Or-Bor-Jor Chainat Team; Youth (not more than 15 years of age) winner Saharat Maytasompob from the Crazy Gang Team; Youth (not more than 18 years of age) winner Chatchai Jarupeng from the Or-Bor-Jor Chainat Team; 40 years and older category winner Montree Boonsanae from the Chor. Namchai Crazy Gang Pattaya Team; 30-39 years of age category winner Thitipong Sribunga; and in the more than 85 kilogram category the winner was Mr. Padungpong Tejayaeng from the Sankampaeng Chiang Mai Puimenthong Team.
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