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"Manni (Lettenbichler) caught
me early on today," Young said.
"He would gap me on the hills and
then I would have to charge on
the fast sections to reel him back
in. It went like that for the whole
day right until the last couple of
checkpoints where I was able to
break away from him before the
finish. It's always been my goal to
win here and now I've managed to
tick that box. It's the toughest race
in the world and it feels awesome
to have won it."
"That was so gnarly," Letten-
bichler said. "Wade and myself
pushed hard today and rode it
like a motocross race—a six-hour
motocross! I gave my best to try
and keep him behind me, but ev-
ery time I gapped him, he fought
back. My strength this year was
on the hills—I think that comes
down to training, good bike setup
and determination.
"With a podium result at three
rounds of the WESS champion-
ship things are starting to look
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good. Jonny has a bit of an
advantage, but the gap is reduc-
ing."
Despite finishing third, Walker
still leads the WESS Champion-
ship, followed by Lettenbichler,
Bolt and Young. CN
Overall Final
1. Wade Young (Shr) 26:03:15;
2. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM)
26:05:30
3. Jonny Walker (KTM) 26:39:22
4. Billy Bolt (Hus) 28:27:36
5. Alfredo Gomez (Hus) 28:55:17
6. Paul Bolton (KTM) 29:43:36
7. David Cyprian (KTM) 31:12:43
8. Blake Gutzeit (Yam) 31:44:26
9. Mario Roman (Shr) 32:07:30
10. Philipp Scholz (KTM) 33:53:15
