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Wang Lidong remains King of the Grasslands

The final podium ceremony of the Genghis Khan Festival on Sunday afternoon is since last year reserved for the strong men who competed in both the Grassland Marathon run and the 3-day MTB Adventure. And for the second consecutive time…

Myagmarsuren dots the i with second stage win

Basaankhuu Myagmarsuren is the deserved winner of the 2014 Genghis Khan MTB Adventure after outsprinting compatriot Bilguunjargal Erdenebat to take his second stage win. The 23-year-old Mongolian seemed totally in control of proceedings during the 96km long final stage, and…

Hu Hao takes revenge, Myagmarsuren keeps yellow

In another stage under hot temperatures, Hu Hao proved his class to the entire MTB field as he forgot the unfortunate puncture of yesterday and outpaced his three Mongolian companions to win solo at Yurt City after 43km. Myagmarsuren finished…

Holmsater beats Yun Yanqiao in battle of champions

Linus Holmsater confirmed his status of race favourite and took his second consecutive Grassland Marathon victory in a splendid time of 2:43:47. The Swedish Heyrobics star ran faster downhill than 2012 champion Yun Yanqiao, while Russia’s Olya Kurzh won the…

Mongolian 1-2-3 in time trial

Contrary to expectations this year the Ulanbaatar mountainbike armada once again seems to be on top of the field. All five of their young riders in this morning’s time trial over 5.8km around Nadamu Arena entered the top five of…

Linus Holmsater aims for second Grassland Marathon win

Beijing-based Swede Linus Holmsater starts as favourite tomorrow to win his second consecutive Grassland Marathon in Xiwuqi. The 7th edition of the trail running race will see a record 920 runners at the starting line divided over three distances. Wang…

Sponsor brand presentations & lucky draw

We are again happy to have a considerable list of sponsors and supporters for this year’s Genghis Khan Festival. To highlight them and give everyone an opportunity to learn about their brands, there is again a brand presentation show on…

Genghis Khan MTB looking for a new champ

The 8th Genghis Khan Festival in Inner Mongolia’s Xiwuqi opens this Friday afternoon with the traditional 63km long first stage of the 3-day mountainbike adventure race. No fewer than 1200 participants will either bike or run through some of the…

Hey! Warm-up run in Xiwuqi on Friday

Hey! Join HeyRunning Coaches Linus & Neil for a 3 km race warm-up run on Friday, 4 July following the first kilometres of the official Grassland Marathon race course! And, get your fix of last minute race tips from 2013…

One week to go!

Only one week left to go until the start of the 8th Genghis Khan Festival in Xiwuqi, the grassland town 2 hours north of regional city Xilinhot. A record 1200 participants will be taking part in either the 3-day mountainbike…

Tudou.com exclusive video partner of Grassland Marathon

Nordic Ways is delighted to announce that tudou.com becomes the exclusive video partner of this year’s Genghis Khan Grassland Marathon. Already, the Tudou webpage for the Grassland Marathon has been designed so everyone can subscribe to it on tudou.com. Tudou.com…

BV Sport boosts KOG recovery

BV Sport, considered among elite athletes to be the reference in compression and recovery support products, will again crown the King and Queen of the Grasslands in Xiwuqi this July. The French company thus continues its support to our young…