Greg Vann

Greg got his start cycling at the age of 2. His mother would hold the back of the seat on a very small two wheeled kid's bike as Greg learned to pedal. Soon his Mother would let go of the saddle without his knowledge and Greg was riding along without any assistance. Hes been on 2 wheels ever since with only the boundaries of where he rides changing.
With his first trip to Nepal in March of 1983, Greg has been mtn-biking there for a very long time. He has lived in Nepal for many years all the while mtn-biking literally from one end of the Nepalese Himalaya to the other. Besides leading groups of mtn-bikers into the Himalaya, Greg also operated a bike shop of sorts from within his residence in Lazimpat. Numerous cyclists from around the World paid Greg's house a visit for all their cycling needs.

Between trips to Nepal, Greg found time to race mtn-bikes in the US, India and Europe. He has helped with the organization, sponsoring of Fat Tire Bike Week in Crested Butte, Colorado and the Tour Du Pont, the US pro road race during the 1990's. Greg also worked as a marketing consultant for a lubication product in the bicycle industry. His contacts and friends within the international bike industry range from the who's who of cycling to those who are instrumental in making our bikes what they are today. A deep passion for and understanding of cycling is what made Greg the person he became.

With all his experiences in mtn-biking, Greg was working on, the Great Himalayan Challenge, an expeditionary style mtb adventure race, when his time on this earth ended. After a long battle with a rare form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma and mycosis fungoides, Greg lost his battle on April 7, 2011. He will be greatly missed.