Namibia's Tristan de Lange wins Nedbank Desert Dash

SWAKOPMUND, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's cycling sensation Tristan de Lange narrowly pipped Switzerland's Konny Looser by a second to win Namibia's Nedbank Desert Dash, the world's longest single-stage mountain bike race, on Saturday.

The 24-hour 393-kilometer MTB Challenge drew in a mammoth crowd in Namibia's coastal town of Swakopmund, as thousands of local and international spectators came to witness de Lang