Nepal Cycling Association (NCA), in collaboration with International Cycling Union and Asian Cycling Confederation, is organising 14th Asian Mountain Bike Championship in Nepal from November 6 to 10, 2008.
Around 200 contestants from 40 different countries will take part in the event that is being organised for the first time in Nepal, the organisers said at a press conference organised in Kathmandu on May 22, 2008.
'Adventure events like cycling will help bring in more visitors to the country. The event will also help promote Nepal among the adventure enthusiasts,' Shrestha added. Similarly, secretary at the Ministry of Education and Sports said that mountain tourism plays a pivotal role in Nepal's tourism industry. 'The government is committed to promote this sector,' he added. Similarly, president of Nepal Olympic Committee Mr. Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan said that Nepal is an ideal venue to host competitions like mountain biking.
The championship will have two events—downhill and cross country—under elite men and women categories. There will be three laps of 11 km each for elite men category and two laps of 11 km each for women.

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