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Sherco's Wade Young of
South Africa topped Tuesday's
timed qualifying, but Lettenbi-
chler and Great Britain's Graham
Jarvis set the pace on day one,
Wednesday. The two battled for
the day's win and overall lead,
but it was the veteran, Jarvis, on
the Rockstar Husqvarna, who
prevailed by a few minutes over
the German. However, both rid-
ers pulled well clear of the rest
of the pack that was headed by
Young, Beta rider Jonny Walker
and Sherco's Mario Roman.
Both Jarvis and Lettenbichler
had built up an approximately
20-minute cushion over third-
place Young, and then everyone
else.
Day two started much the
same way as day one, with Jar-
vis and Lettenbichler setting the
pace up front, but Jarvis would
later in the day retire from after
dabbing his leg at high speed in
a rut and injuring his knee.
Suddenly, Lettenbichler found
himself all alone and out in front
with a large time gap over the
rest of the field. From there,
Lettenbichler would manage
his time advantage wisely and
take the overall victory—win-
ning day two, taking fifth on day
three, and finishing off the race
with another win on the fourth
and final day. After four days of
racing, he held a comfortable
20-plus-minute lead over runner-
up Young.
"I am absolutely stoked with
the win!" said Lettenbichler.
"And to get three in a row at Red
FIM HARD ENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
OFF-ROAD
ROUND 4 / JULY 27-31, 2021
CARPATHIANS MOUNTAINS / SIBIU, ROMANIA
