Bolt Toughs It Out In Germany SuperEnduro
A
painful leg injury in qualifying
didn't prevent Englishman
Billy Bolt from winning the Ger-
man round of the FIM SuperEn-
duro Series on January 6.
Partway through the qualify-
ing practice session in the WT
Energiesystem Arena in Riesa,
Germany, Bolt (Husqvarna)
suffered a bad landing after the
finish line jump. The English-
man remained on the ground for
several seconds, complaining of
pain throughout his left leg. After
being checked by the medical
personnel, he made the brave
decision to suffer through the
round and try to score points,
with the aim of maintaining his
championship lead.
In the first race of the night,
Jonny Walker (Beta) needed to
be opportunistic and build on the
strong form he's had all season.
He flew to the Airoh Holeshot
but was overtaken by Bolt in the
Matrix after the tricky bridge sec
-
tion, proof that the Husqvarna
rider had lost none of his attack-
ing spirit. However, aware of his
good chance at taking a race
win, Walker quickly regained the
advantage.
Behind the lead pair, an ever-
improving Mitch Brightmore (Gas
-
Gas) had slotted into third. Home
rider Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM)
occupied a disappointing sixth
place for the first part of the race,
but the factory KTM made a good
comeback to fourth position.
Once out front, Walker's huge gap
suddenly disappeared when his
rear brake lever got stuck under
his footpeg after hitting an ob
-
stacle. The crowd roared as Bolt
lurched into the lead and took the
win. Walker was forced to look
on from second place after what
seemed like a sure victory.
In the second Prestige race of
the night, the reverse grid start,
Walker was, once again, quick to
get to the head of the field and
WIND
IN THE
P54
Despite a painful leg
injury, Billy Bolt still won
the German round of the
FIM SuperEnduro Series.
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