It is probably no surprise that organisers teelakow yesterday had to inform us that their event The Monkeys Trail cannot be held next month yet. Established on the holiday island of Koh Samui in Thailand, the event was supposed to take place on 16/17 May but has now been postponed to a date-to-be-decided in Q4. As nearly every country, the Thai government has also imposed strict measures for its citizens and for anyone trying to get in the country.

The relaunch of the 2020 Asia Trail Master season is therefore now set back to early June and the Puncak Tanawan event on Negros Oriental in the Philippines. Let us hope that - indeed - the corona situation will be solved to the extent that mass events and travel can resume as normal.

We are happy to introduce Monkeys Trail as the second Thai points race in the 2020 Asia Trail Master Championship series. Organised by Teelakow, which also brings you UT Chiang Rai, UT Koh Chang and Moon 100, this event takes place on the popular holiday island Koh Samui on 16/17 May. The points race for the ATM Championship and the Grandmaster Quest is the 100km category.

This year all the events under the ‘3 Islands Trail’ are part of the ATM Championship, topped by the Thailand SuperTrail, Ultra Trail Chiang Rai in October. The Monkeys Trail will set up its arena at the Teeparatpittaya School on Koh Samui and has 4 am on Saturday as the starting time for the 100km, which features over 5000 metres of elevation gain.

To get a feeling of what the Koh Samui trails are like, have a look at the below teaser video. Registration is opening very soon.