SEPPA, Feb 27: Suto Linggi of Roing, Lower Dibang Valley district, was declared the winner of the Mountain Terrain Bike (MTB)-2020 race which was organized as part of the Chayang Tajo Nyokum Yullo celebration on Tuesday.
Linngi clocked 4 hours and 9 minutes to complete the 81-km race. He bagged a cash prize of Rs 30,000, along with a trophy and a certificate.
In 2019, Linggi had come 5th in the MTB Tawang race.
First-timer Gollo Joseph of Itanagar came in 23 minutes later to bag the second place. He completed the race in 4 hours and 32 minutes, and won a cash prize of Rs 20,000, along with a trophy and a certificate.
The third place went to Tajum Dere of Mechuka, Shi-Yomi, who finished the race in 4 hours and 53 minutes.
In the master category, Marter Riba of Mechuka, Shi-Yomi, clinched the title by the covering the distance in 5 hours and 38 minutes. Riba, an executive engineer in the PHED, was the senior most participant. Trailing only one second behind, engineer Tung Sono from Seppa bagged the second prize.
The race saw the participation of 17 cyclists, including two 15-year-old cyclists – McDonald from Shillong, Meghalaya, and Dhenis Hangu from Nirjuli.
The MTB race was sponsored by the Chayang Tajo Nyokum Yullo celebration committee and organized by the Arunachal Amateur Bicycling Association, in collaboration with the DT Group.
