Malaysia hosts Asian Mountain Bike Continental Championships
Downhill and cross country events set for the weekend
The Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) is hosting the Asian Mountain Bike Continental Championships for its second time on November 6-8.
In an effort to support the future of cycling, the MNCF is also hosting the inaugural Asian Junior Mountain Bike Continental Championships.The elite and junior events will be run concurrently in Malacca.
Cross country events are happening at a recreational forest in Ayer Keroh, formerly known as the Botanical Park. Bukit Beruang is hosting the downhill competition.
The Malaysian federation reported on its website that 20 countries are expected to attend with the following already confirmed: Brunei, China, Chinese Taipei , Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea , Malaysia, Nepal , Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Downhill finals are slated for Saturday while cross country races will happen on Sunday.
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews. She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.
Latest on Cyclingnews
-
Tour of Slovakia: Paul Magnier doubles up with stage 2 sprint win
Frenchman beats Lukaš Kubiš and Milan Menten to the line in Košice -
How to watch the 2025 UCI Road World Championships: TV guide, streaming options, broadcasters
The tools you need to tune into the action in Rwanda -
17 Vuelta a España protesters face fines and bans from sport
'I've never experienced so much hatred' says Visma-Lease a Bike team manager Richard Plugge -
Low wages, high expenses and questionable conditions – the unstable finances of Continental racing in men's cycling
Cyclingnews investigates life, money and racing in men's cycling's lowest – but biggest – UCI tier, where salaries are low but the desire to make it work is high