finally got Roman's bike run-
ning again, but Roman suffered
another issue with the battery
on the second loop. As a result,
Roman finished a distant 18th
and would have to start on the
second row for Sunday's cham-
pionship decider, which isn't
what he wanted to do.
"I was running in second dur-
ing the first half of lap one, but
then my bike stopped," Roman
said. "I lost a lot of positions.
With the help of Wade, I got go-
ing again and made up a couple
of places on lap one. After ser-
vice I carried some spare parts
on lap two but unfortunately had
some bike issues again. It's put
me back a lot, but I will give it
everything I have tomorrow!"
Lettenbichler ended up tak-
ing the checkered flag ahead
of Hart but was later assessed
a time penalty for speeding on
a section of the course that
the racers were clearly warned
about before the race. Hart
was then awarded Saturday's
victory ahead of Lettenbichler,
Sonny Goggia (KTM), Graham
Jarvis (Husqvarna) and Michael
Walkner (GasGas).
"That was a good race,"
Lettenbichler said. "I got into
fourth and then pushed hard
to hit the front. I knew the trail
would be dusty, so I was keen to
try and lead as soon as I could.
On lap two I had pulled a de-
cent gap over the guys behind
me, so I just tried to keep it all
together and bring it home safe.
I'm excited for tomorrow, it's all
to play for!"
Lettenbichler acknowledged
his speeding mistake, which did
not harm him in the long run.
With the start order for Sunday's
race based on the overall scores
from Friday and Saturday's rac-
ing, Lettenbichler still had done
enough to earn himself the first
starting position.
"It was up and down out
there," Hart said of his Saturday
win. "The course wasn't easy,
ROUND 8 / OCTOBER 7-9, 2022
AGUILAR DE CAMPOO, SPAIN
P76
OFF-ROAD I FIM HARD ENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Canadian Trystan
Hart won Saturday's
cross-country race
and was fourth in
Sunday's final.
