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the rhythm he'd shown during
the previous two days. Working
his way up the leaderboard, he
began to come on strong as the
race entered the second half.
But with Gomez comfortably out
front, it was a gap he couldn't
close. However, in the fight for
this year's championship honors,
in finishing as runner-up, Bolt ex-
tended his lead over closest rival
Lettenbichler, by two points.
Sitting second behind Gomez
after the opening lap, Lettenbi-
chler was in a strong position
to take back the championship
lead. However, Bolt was closing
in and soon the duo was locked
in a battle for second. Not quite
able to keep Bolt at bay, Letten-
bichler slipped behind him, and
as Bolt upped his pace in the
closing laps, he had to settled
for third.
Behind the top three, the race
was filled with plenty of drama
as the overnight rain made an al-
ready tough course even harder.
Sherco Factory Racing's Mario
Roman fought his way through
for fourth.
Entering round seven third in
points, Wade Young (Sherco)
lost ground to Bolt and Lettenbi-
chler with a fifth-place finish.
Putting in a strong perfor-
mance, GasGas Factory Rac-
ing's Michael Walkner was sixth,
while Britain's Jonathan Rich-
ardson (Husqvarna) impressed,
coming home seventh.
The 2021 FIM Hard Enduro
World Championship concludes
with the eighth and final round of
the season at Germany's Get-
zenRodeo on October 30.
CN
FINAL
1. Alfredo Gomez (Hus) 2:35:49.125
2. Billy Bolt (Hus) 2:37:04.784
3. M. Lettenbichler (KTM) 2:39:45.529
4. Mario Roman (She) 2:45:59.409
5. Wade Young (She) + 2 laps
6. Michael Walkner (GG) +3 laps
7. Jonathan Richardson (Hus) +4 laps
8. Teodor Kabakchiev (Hus) +4 laps
9. Matthew Green (GG) +4 laps
10. Sonny Goggia (GG) +4 laps
(L-R) Billy Bolt (runner-
up), Gomez and
Manuel Lettenbichler
made up the 24MX
Hixpania podium.
