Young Wins HERO Challenge
Hard Enduro
S
herco Factory Racing's Wade
Young won the sixth round
of the FIM Hard Enduro World
Championship, HERO Challenge
in Poland, September 10-12.
Making his mark in the sandy
terrain of Dbrowa Górnicza,
Young led home Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory Racing's Billy
Bolt, with Red Bull KTM Factory
Racing's Manuel Lettenbichler fin-
ishing in close contention for third.
Securing the runner-up result,
Bolt becomes the new champi-
onship leader with two rounds
remaining.
Leading into Sunday's fea-
ture event, it was home favorite
Dominik Olszowy (KTM) who
topped the Saturday morning
qualifier, before Husqvarna-
mounted Alfredo Gomez won the
evening SuperEnduro in down-
town Dbrowa Górnicza.
That win from Gomez earned
himself pole position for the
three-hour race. But when the
flag dropped, it was Lettenbichler
who took the holeshot ahead
of Gomez to claim an early lead
in the race. As the 120 riders
blasted off the start line, all the
heavy hitters were quick to fight
their way to the front.
Lettenbichler, Bolt, Olszowy,
Gomez and Jonny Walker (Beta)
were soon joined by Young. A
gamble by the South African to
pit one lap later than his rivals
paid off and the Sherco rider was
soon out front. Clearly enjoying
the rough conditions, Young put
in a clinical second half of the
race to claim victory at round six.
Bolt gave chase to Young but
wasn't quite able to match his
pace as the track deteriorated.
Knowing that by keeping ahead
of Lettenbichler he would be-
come the new championship
leader, Bolt stayed on script and
steered his Husqvarna home
for the runner-up result. Letten-
bichler came on strong during
the final laps but wasn't able to
bridge the gap to Bolt and had to
be content with third.
For Olszowy, hopes of a home
podium didn't quite materialize.
Despite showing great pace,
a broken clutch perch forced
him to make an unscheduled
pitstop to repair the damage.
Digging deep, he ended his race
just over 50 seconds behind
Lettenbichler for fourth. Sherco's
Mario Roman completed the top
five.
CN
OVERALL
1. Wade Young (She)
2. Billy Bolt (Hus)
3. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM)
4. Dominik Olszowy (KTM)
5. Mario Roman (She)
6. Jonny Walker (Bet)
7. Alfredo Gomez (Hus)
8. Travis Teasdale (GG)
9. Michael Walkner (GG)
10. William Hoare (GG)
VOLUME 58 ISSUE 37 SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 P61
Sherco's Wade Young (center) was
the overall winner at the HERO
Challenge Hard Enduro in Poland.
