(Right) Spain's
own Mario Roman
was the chaser
all day and kept
the pressure on
Lettenbichler
for the win and
championship.
Roman had to settle
for second on both
counts. (Below) The
veteran star, Graham
Jarvis, was fifth on
the day and third in
the championship.
The Hixpania Hard Enduro
was broken up into three events
over the weekend, starting with
Friday's downtown prologue,
Saturday's cross-country race
and Sunday's "Lost Roads"
championship finale, taking
place in the outskirts of the
Spanish town famous for its
medieval history.
GasGas' Alfredo Gomez threw
the first punch by winning the
prologue's SuperEncierro final
well ahead of Lettenbichler,
GasGas rider Taddy Blazusiak,
Roman and Canada's Trystan
Hart (KTM).
Saturday's race, the Campoo
Xtreme Race, would decide
Sunday's important starting posi-
tions. Friday's winner Gomez
started on pole, but Lettenbi-
chler quickly got around Gomez
and set the early pace. Hart
eventually pushed his way into
second, while title hopeful Ro-
man struggled with a mechani-
cal.
While Roman was forced
to stop due to an issue with
his bike's battery, fellow fac-
tory Sherco rider Wade Young
sacrificed his result on the day
to assist his teammate. The two
ROUND 8 / OCTOBER 7-9, 2022
AGUILAR DE CAMPOO, SPAIN
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OFF-ROAD I FIM HARD ENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
