July 2 (First Day)
ETAP-1
Ulaanbataar - Ondorhaan
482.81km
Start at 6:00 a.m.
Most of the riders had only 2 to 3 hours of sleep due to final machine checkups. The roads are quite rough. In some places, the road disappears in a mudpool or a swamp made by squalls.
The riders had quite some difficulties from the offset. Riding over rough road at high speed caused many motorbikes to turn over injuring many riders and causing flat tires. Regardless of these mishaps, the riders must keep on, unless they want to retire.
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