chler. "The pressure was on this
morning. I was pretty nervous
before the start. Getting away
first I settled into the lead, but
after the one-hour mark I was
feeling pretty tired. I knew Mario
was in second and only about
two minutes behind me, so I had
to keep focused. Once I got to
the final climbs, I started to get
excited about the title, knowing
it was so close. It's amazing to
be the 2022 Hard Enduro World
Champion. It's been a crazy,
good year. It's been awesome
battling the guys, but I'm ready
to celebrate now!"
"Starting in ninth I knew it
would be an uphill battle to catch
Mani," said Roman, "but I gave
it my best shot. I passed around
five riders pretty quickly, but it
took some time to pass Alfredo
and Trystan. My pace was good,
but Mani was matching it, and I
couldn't quite get close enough
to him. It's frustrating to lose the
title. I gave it my best all year.
Congratulations to Mani."
The veteran superstar, Jar-
vis, was happy with third in the
championship. "It's been a good
weekend and good day today,"
he said. "To finish third overall
in the championship is brilliant.
I started out this season with my
own team and also coming back
from injury. But we made the
podium straight away in Israel
and then won Red Bull Romani-
acs. For an old guy, I think we've
done pretty good, and I'll be
back for more!"
CN
OVERALL
1. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM)
2. Mario Roman (She)
3. Alfredo Gomez (GG)
4. Trystan Hart (KTM)
5. Graham Jarvis (Hus)
6. Wade Young (She)
7. Michael Walkner (GG)
8. Suff Sella (KTM)
9. Matthew Green (KTM)
10. Francesc Moret (GG)
ROUND 8 / OCTOBER 7-9, 2022
AGUILAR DE CAMPOO, SPAIN
P80
OFF-ROAD I FIM HARD ENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Lettenbichler celebrates winning
the world championship.
