Twenty four year old Furtemba Sherpa, from Shankhuwasava District has stepped up for the world bicycle tour intended to convey a message of world peace and environment protection on Friday.
Sherpa left Kathmandu Friday on a tour of 14 countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and others in the first round of a world tour which he aims to complete within three years.
Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Keshab Sthapit gave him a flag of Nepal and Lord Buddha in a program organized to bid farewell and kick off the tour.
Most of the Nepali Sherpas are famous for their mountain climbing feats, but Furtemba Sherpa wants to set a record as the second Nepali to complete a world cycling tour.
Puskar Shah has visited many countries and it still on tour as the first Nepali cyclist. nepalnews.com rh Dec. 26