Lettenbichler Wins Red Bull
Abestone Hard Enduro
R
ed Bull KTM Factory Racing's
Manuel Lettenbichler claimed
victory at Red Bull Abestone in
Italy, July 9-10, his third straight
victory in the FIM Hard Enduro
World Championship.
Following wins in Serbia and
Austria, Lettenbichler was keen
to keep his momentum going as
he started Sunday's race in third
place, behind Husqvarna Factory
Racing's Billy Bolt and AG Racing
Team 89's Alfredo Gomez.
Between high temperatures
and a brutally tough course, the
two-lap race proved a hard task
for all. Bolt opened the course,
but after 45 minutes Lettenbi-
chler had already disposed of
Gomez and was closing in on the
Husqvarna rider.
Despite pushing hard, Bolt had
no answer for Lettenbichler and
midway through lap one, the Ger-
man got out in front.
Controlling the pace, Lettenbi-
chler steadily built up a cushion
that he would work to his advan-
tage on lap two. Managing the
race superbly, he pushed on in
the final stages to claim the win
by more than eight minutes.
Lettenbichler, 24, said, "To get
three wins in a row has come as
a big surprise, it wasn't some-
thing I expected happening at the
beginning of the year. But I feel
good in my riding and it's show-
ing in my results. The organizers
IN
THE
WIND
P38
Mani Lettenbichler
made it three straight
wins in the FIM
Hard Enduro World
Championship, the
latest coming at the
Red Bull Abestone in
Italy.
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