Kora - Cycling Challenge

16/08/2026

AND THE WINNER IS... 🏆

Click2Fly People's Choice Award goes to BIPUL RAWAL for "BAU CHHORA"! 🚴‍♂️✨

What started as a snapshot of everyday grit on the road — a burnt truck blocking the cycle lane — turned into the moment our community rallied hardest behind. Likes, comments, shares, tagged friends, the works. You showed up for this one. 🙌

🥈 A huge shoutout to our runner-up, Mukesh Dahal, for "MODELS" — the women riders of Bhadrapur Kora who inspired so many of you.

🥉 And to Rajan Shahi for "NEW BIKE" — three generations, one beautiful ride.

To everyone who submitted, voted, commented, and shared — this award is genuinely about YOU. Public voting only works because this community shows up, and you did. 🚴‍♀️💚

BAU CHHORA final totals (as of the 08-16 00:00 deadline):

- Likes: 762
- Comments: 528
- Shares: 472

That gives it a score of 762 + (528×2) + (472×3) = 3,234 points — the winning total.

Bipul, get ready to fly — thank you to our prize partner Airlines ✈️ for making this happen!

12/08/2026

This is KORA Kathmandu. ❤️🚲

The line-up. The start. The ride. The dancing. The roadside fun. The inevitable repairs. The locals cheering us on. And finally, the medals, food, drinks and a well-earned chill at the finish.

This video captures the Kathmandu Edition of KORA26 beautifully — not just the cycling, but the people, the energy and all those little moments that make KORA what it is.

A lovely capture by an amazing team of videographers. 🙌

Watch it, relive the day, spot yourself or your friends — and let us know if you like it!

12/08/2026

| VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE PHOTO!! 📸✈️

The top 10 photos for the Turkish Airlines People’s Choice Competition are on Kora's official page [www.facebook.com/koraChallenge]. Head over and vote for your favourite photo! 🙌

Public Voting Closes on 15 August 2026 at 11:59 PM (Nepal Time)

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11/08/2026

Super Kora Bhaktapur 2026 150 km: Lakure-Chapakharka

04/08/2026

📸 And the winner of the KORA26 Click2Win Mobile Photography Competition is...

🥇 Pranil Shakya!

Congratulations, Pranil! Your photograph has been selected as the winning image by the jury at Photo.Circle, who shared these words on why it stood out:

«"This image captures a fleeting moment of connection between the KORA cyclists and the local kids that stood out from the rest of the submissions. Rather than photographing the cyclists head-on, the photographer — themselves one of the cyclists — offers a unique vantage point, looking outward at the neighborhood they are passing through. Here, the anticipation and excitement reflected in the kids' gesture, arms outstretched toward the cyclists, capture the very spirit of the KORA community. There is an honesty to the moment: unposed, imperfect in its composition, yet holding together with a quiet sense of harmony.”»

As the winner of the KORA26 Click2Win Mobile Photography Competition, Pranil takes home a brand new Xiaomi 17T smartphone! 🎉

Pranil, we will be in touch very soon to arrange where and when you can collect your prize. Well done on capturing such a genuine KORA moment!

A huge thank you to Xiaomi Nepal for being such incredible partners and for sponsoring this amazing competition. Together, we've raised the bar for mobile photography at KORA—and it's safe to say KORA27 has a lot to live up to!

Congratulations once again, Pranil, and thank you to everyone who shared their stories, moments, and memories from KORA26 through their smartphones. 🚴📱❤️

03/08/2026

"Phaplu ko Jungle'lei ma" | What the Funk

The Ratnange Trail Center has its own song now.

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Phaplu Ko Jungle is inspired by the places, moments, and memories t...

31/07/2026

Welcome to the Turkish Airlines Click2Fly People’s Choice Competition!

This award celebrates the photographs that resonate most with the Kora community. Browse the album, discover your favourites, and support the images you love.

🗓 Public Voting Closes

15 August 2026 at 11:59 PM (Nepal Time)

🏆 How the winner is decided

Each photograph will receive a final score based on community engagement:

* 👍 Like = 1 point
* 💬 Comment = 2 points
* ↗️ Share = 3 points

Using comments and shares gives greater weight to genuine engagement and helps reduce the influence of artificial likes.

The photograph with the highest valid score at the close of voting will be declared the Click2Fly People’s Choice Winner.

Supported by: photo.circle

30/07/2026

They say it takes a village to raise a child. Perhaps it also takes a village to build a movement.

As we look back on Kora26 Kathmandu, we're reminded that what people experience on ride day is only the visible part of the story. Behind every kilometre ridden are months of planning, hundreds of conversations, countless volunteer hours, generous sponsors, patient venue partners, government agencies, media friends, photographers, mechanics, medics, community groups, and individuals who quietly stepped forward simply because they believed in what Kora stands for.

This reel carries around 60 logos and names. They represent organisations and people who helped make the Kathmandu edition possible. But they also stand for something bigger. Beyond these are many others who have contributed to Kora over the past 16 years, in Kathmandu, across Nepal, and around the world. Some gave resources. Some gave time. Some gave ideas. Some simply showed up when it mattered.

Together, you've helped build something far greater than a cycling event.

You've helped create a community where challenge meets kindness, where strangers become friends, where healthy lifestyles support meaningful causes, and where thousands of people come together believing that positive change is something we create together.

From all of us at Team Kora, thank you.

We are deeply grateful to every partner, volunteer, supporter, rider and friend who has walked, ridden or stood beside us on this journey.

This is your Kora as much as it is ours.

See you on the road.

28/07/2026

📸✈️ The entries are in!

The submissions for the Kora26 x Turkish Airlines Click2Fly Photography Competition have now closed, and what an incredible response it has been. The creativity, emotion, landscapes, action and stories captured through your lenses have reminded us once again that Kora is about so much more than cycling.

A huge thank you to Turkish Airlines for believing in Kora year after year and for making this competition possible. Your continued support, and the incredible prize of a return flight to Istanbul, inspires riders and photographers alike to keep telling meaningful stories through their images. We are truly grateful to have you as part of the Kora family.

Our heartfelt thanks also go to the amazing professionals at photo.circle, who generously volunteer their expertise to review and shortlist the entries. It is no easy task, and we simply cannot thank you enough for the time, care and passion you bring to this process every single year.

And to every photographer who entered—thank you. Whether you're a seasoned professional or someone who simply saw a beautiful moment worth sharing, you've filled this competition with energy, creativity and heart. Every submission adds to the story of Kora.

The shortlist will soon be announced, after which the selected images will go into a Facebook People's Choice vote.

Until then...

May the best picture win. 🚴📷🏆✈️

27/07/2026

Kora ko Kura | The Cause

In a small but meaningful gathering at Karma Coffee, Xiaomi Nepal officially handed over Rs. 250,000 to Project Edukick - the primary cause supported by this year's Kora Challenge.

This marks the first instalment of the Rs. 670,000 that the Kora community committed to raise for this inspiring initiative.

A heartfelt thank you to the incredible team at Xiaomi Nepal for looking beyond the ride itself and embracing what Kora truly stands for - building healthier, more positive communities while supporting grassroots initiatives that create lasting change. Project Edukick, led by Prajita and Bibek in Sarlahi, is one such initiative, and we are proud to help bring it to life.

We're honoured to have Xiaomi Nepal as a partner that shares these values. Together, we're proving that every kilometre ridden can create a meaningful impact far beyond the road.

And one small reminder to our Kora family: if you've collected donations during your ride but haven't yet transferred them, there's still time. The last slide has the QR code - every contribution, big or small, is worthwhile.

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