Mandalay bicycle road race photo album

The nighttime relay race on March 27 was followed the next morning by a 50-kilometer (30-mile) road race that started near Mandalay Palace, diverted onto a circuit that included three tough ascents of Mandalay Hill, and ended with a long flat section to the finish line. Lots of photos below, many of which I took from the back of a hired motorcycle.

Gathered for the 6am start.

Crash on the first straight section.

On Mandalay Hill.

Baffled tourists watch a rider crest Mandalay Hill.