TransHajar MTB Race

TransHajar MTB Race is a low budget but challenging 4 day event which takes place in Oman in February. In 2012 The mountain bike race gets under way on February 1 and will give riders the opportunity to see some spectacular scenery.

Day 1 of the TransHajar MTB race will feature an Individual time trial which will take the mountain bike riders along rough tracks and through wadis. According to the official race website the fastest riders should complete the time trial in around two hours.

On Day 2 the riders will face a 90 km stage along with a gain in elevation of 1200m. 10 km at the start of the route will be paved then the racers will face rough graded tracks with short steep sections. Due to the steepness of the descents and the loose surface riders will have to have their wits about them. The higher elevation climbs along the Ruwi hilltops promise great vies of the sea.

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