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VOLUME 56 ISSUE 22 JUNE 4, 2019 P49 course. He closed back to the rear wheel of Jarvis at the Green Hell hill climb, but Jarvis was ultimately able to pull away for the win. Jarvis finished with a time of 2:26:45, and Lettenbichler was just 2:09 behind. KTM's Taddy Blazusiak crashed early in the race and had to come back through the pack to finish sixth. Billy Bolt (Husqvarna) finished seventh. Jonny Walker, Pol Tarres and Travis Teasdale rounded out the top 10. Canadian Trystan Hart was the only North American rider to finish the 2019 Erzberg Rodeo. He took 14th and was one of just 16 riders to finish within the four- hour time limit. Several American riders competed at Erzberg but none of them saw the finish line. Cody Webb, a former Erzberg runner-up and highest placing American ever at Erzberg had to pull out of the race early due to a knee injury sustained prior to the event. "This feels amazing," said Jarvis. "I think this could be the most important Erzberg victory of my career. A lot of people were talking about my age, and at 44, I did have some doubts about my fitness for the full race. But I just kept my focus and kept pushing. I knew I would have work to do from the start, but the faster sec- tions of the race, early on, never really suit me. Once I got to Carl's Dinner I started to make up time. It was different to when I walked it, and I was feeling it physically, but it went really well. I managed to lead going into Green Hell, but it was close there with Manni. I just had to keep pushing after that. It's amazing to be a five-time Erzbergrodeo winner." "That was a tough race, but I'm super happy to finish second," said Lettenbichler. "I got a great start and was third behind Garcia and Walker and followed those guys into the forest. I made a small mistake, but I arrived first at Carl's Dinner. I knew Graham was close, so I just ride as hard as I could. It was really tough in there. When Graham passed me, I did all I could to stay with him and got right onto his rear wheel in Green Hell. If I'd have gotten ahead of him there, well, who knows what might have happened. From there to the finish I gave everything, but I couldn't catch Graham." "So many riders crashed in front of me on the first climb after the start, so I just tried to be calm and not make any crazy mistakes," said Roman. "After that I started to find my rhythm, passing riders one-by-one. To finish third is a great result, I'm very happy. In Carl's Dinner I tried to push hard there and passed Billy, Alfredo, Jonny and Wade. I knew there was still a long way to go so I rode as smart as I could. It's amazing to be on the podium." CN OVERALL 1. Graham Jarvis (Hus) 2. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) 3. Mario Roman (She) 4. Alfredo Gomez (Hus) 5. Wade Young (She) 6. Taddy Blazusiak (KTM) 7. Billy Bolt (Hus) 8. Jonny Walker (KTM) 9. Pol Tarres (Hus) 10. Travis Teasdale (KTM) Mario Roman made it two Shercos in the top five overall. PHOTO: RED BULL CONTENT POOL