Racing Trails & Travel

Rumble in the Jungle: The Bike Adventure in Sri Lanka

02.08.2016
by Manne Schmitt

You get exactly what it says on the tin at Sri Lanka’s annual ‘Rumble in the Jungle’: four days riding through the sultry mugginess of the jungle, across mountainous tea plantations and the central plateau right through to the holy city of Kandy. But the 37 participating riders from 15 different nations weren’t in Sri Lanka just to get up-close and personal with the country and its residents, they were here to do battle on the bikes in the aptly named and hotly contested Rumble in the Jungle.

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The ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ in Sri Lanka is the ultimate blend of competition and fun!

Check out the next page to see what went down in the race!

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Table of Contents
  1. Rumble in the Jungle in Sri Lanka
  2. Day 1: Kuda Oya – Haputale
  3. Day 2: Haputale
  4. Day 3: Kalupahana – Nuwara Eliya
  5. Day 4: Ramboda – Kandy
  6. Bike Check Special

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About the author

Manne Schmitt

As the proud father of Robin and Max-Philip, Manne has been there from the start and is the wise elder of the editorial team. He won his first cycling race in elementary school at a school sports day. After less successful attempts at football, he found his passion for cycling via endurance racing in 1989! The world of racing still consumes him and no one in the team knows the EWS pros better than Manne. As a former head analyst of a state agency, he knows how to do proper research and finds exclusive news that no one else has. He supports his sons in day-to-day business dealings as the authorised signatory for 41 Publishing – viva la familia!

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