result. But that took a lot out of
me, and I was exhausted coming
out of it. I wasn't crazy tired, but I
was cramping so bad in my legs.
Getting on the podium is a huge
result for me. I really wanted to
put Canada on the map for Hard
Enduro, so hopefully this does it!"
Husqvarna's Billy Bolt finished
in fourth place despite riding with
an injured ankle that he thought
may keep him on the sidelines for
Erzberg. The fourth-place finish
was enough to keep the British
rider at the top of the FIM Hard
Enduro World Championship
points standings.
Spain's Alfredo Gomez rounded
out the top five on his GasGas.
Walkner was the first Austrian
to finish the complete Erzbergro-
deo in sixth place. South African
Wade Young finished seventh
after some bike issues slowed
him down in the final sections of
the course. Fellow South African
Matthew Green finished eighth;
he was the final rider to finish
within the four-hour time limit.
American Ryder LeBlond was
credited with 10th place based
on his time through checkpoint
21, although he was unable to
complete the course within the
four-hour time limit. Fellow Ameri-
cans Quinn Wentzel was 62nd
and Kailub Russell was 73rd.
Another notable entry was Pol
Tarres. The Yamaha rider made
history as the first person to line
up for the Erzberg scrambles
race aboard a twin-cylinder bike.
Tarres piloted the Yamaha Tenere
700 adventure motorcycle in the
main race, incredibly reaching
checkpoint 17 before reaching
the time limit. He was credited
with 77th overall.
Multi-time Erzbergrodeo win-
ner Graham Jarvis had a me-
chanical problem right at the start
that took about an hour to repair.
This put him behind the five
hundred riders that qualified for
the Sunday final, and he worked
hard to make it through 21 of the
27 checkpoints but was unable to
complete the course in the four-
hour time limit.
CN
ERZBERGRODEO OVERALL
1. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) 2:58:51
2. Mario Roman (She) 3:02:17
3. Trystan Hart (KTM) 3:11:53
4. Billy Bolt (Hus) 3:18:25
5. Alfredo Gomez (Gas) 3:20:30
6. Michael Walkner (GG) 3:40:32
7. Wade Young (She) 3:55:13
8. Matthew Green (KTM) 3:55:54
9. Will Hoare (GG)
10. Ryder LeBlond (Hus)
IN
THE
WIND
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Lettenbichler
(center), Roman
(left) and Hart
shared the Erzberg
podium and were
among only eight
riders to complete
the course in the
four-hour time
limit.
