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Exciting new KOG format yields fantastic winners

The 2024 Xiwuqi King and Queen of the Grasslands competition was probably the most exciting ever with two champions who took the crown only in the last race of the weekend on Sunday! Saikhanbileg Enkhbaatar and Chen Yixuan are the…

Saikhanbileg Enkhbaatar and Li Si also win Cyclo Xiwuqi !

The 123km long Cyclo Xiwuqi race produced the same two winners as yesterday’s Speedy Xiwuqi: Mongolia’s latest young talent Saikhanbileg Enkhbaatar and China’s leading cycling lady Li Si. The latter even raised eyebrows as she crossed the finish line in…

16-year-old Enkhbaatar wins Speedy Xiwuqi race

Speedy Xiwuqi is the new road cycling race in our 3-day festival on Saturday afternoon. With a fast course of 58km, it follows the running event in the morning. For the KOG participants, it is a test of their recovery…

Wonderful debut for sprint duathlon in Xiwuqi

The inaugural edition of a sprint duathlon in Xiwuqi as part of the KOG Challenge was held in hot but good conditions and saw some exciting racing in eleven heats and two great finals in the afternoon. The competition was…

2024 Event opens registration on 30 May

The 2024 edition of the Xiwuqi King of the Grasslands Challenge is scheduled from 12 to 14 July and will thus be a 3-day event again for the first time since 2019. Building further upon the event’s redesign introduced last…

Huang Tianyi wins windy Cyclo Xiwuqi!

Huang Tianyi won the inaugural edition of Cyclo Xiwuqi, a 124 km long race through the grasslands around the town of Xiwuqi. The course is basically flat, but the strong winds made it very tough and competitors reached the finish…

Windy Route 99 TT sees Liu Danhong go fastest

The inaugural Route 99 Time Trial on Saturday afternoon was held in ever deteriorating conditions as wind force picked up in the late afternoon affecting all the KOG competitors in particular. Cycling specialists who did not run the Grassland 50…

Grassland 50 Run: Zhang Junjie wins in 3h28’08”!

The 50km Grassland Run in Xiwuqi was dominated by Zhang Junjie in a fantastic time of 3h28’08”. Meng Ke Wu Le Ji crossed the line in second place just two minutes later. The first ever KOG in Xiwuqi, Wang Lidong…

Cyclo Xiwuqi upgraded to 124 km!

Unfortunately, we have to announce a last-minute change in the race course of Cyclo Xiwuqi this coming Sunday morning. Due to unfinished road construction works, and new repairs to another road near the finish in the city, we are compelled…

Route 99 TT: Start procedure & regulation reminders

The new Route 99 that cuts through the grasslands of Xiwuqi and ends at the iconic Mongolian Yurt City is central to the event this year. On Saturday afternoon, cyclists will challenge each other in a 30 km long individual…

50k runners: be aware of mandatory gear requirements!

50 kilometres goes beyond marathon distance and that means organisers are compelled to introduce and follow mandatory gear requirements in the pursuit of maximising safety for all. Everyone who signed up for our Grassland 50 race next Saturday normally should…