WIND
IN THE
P44
Lettenbichler Takes Hard-Fought
Romaniacs Win
T
he Red Bull Romaniacs Hard
Enduro Rally was decided
on the last day of the four-day
competition in Sibiu, Romania,
July 23-26. Several riders battled
up front for all four days, but it
was essentially KTM's Manuel
Lettenbichler and Husqvarna's
Billy Bolt battling for the overall
win on the final day.
Bolt opened the racing with a
win in the Prologue, which was
held on the streets of Sibiu. The
Prologue, used to determine
starting positions for the main
race, saw Bolt take the win over
Mitch Brightmore and Lettenbi
-
chler.
Despite having the starting
advantage on day one, Bolt was
unable to capitalize, finishing
third on what was a brutally
difficult course. The win instead
went to Lettenbichler, followed
by Teodor Kabakchiev. Mario
Roman and Graham Jarvis com
-
pleted the top five.
After day one, Lettenbichler
enjoyed a six-minute-plus lead.
Day two was quicker and less
technical than day one, but the
winner remained the same. How
-
ever, Lettenbichler had to stay
on his toes all day, feeling a lot
of pressure from behind. Riding
well and moving up through the
pack was Bolt, who took second,
finishing ahead of Roman and
Kabakchiev. Michael Walkner
rounded out the day's top five.
Lettenbichler started day
three as the overall leader with
a comfortable margin over
Bolt, who ended up winning day
three. Lettenbichler and Bolt
rode nearly side by side all day.
Lettenbichler crossed the finish
line first, but Bolt took the day's
win on adjusted time, gaining
a bit of time on the German,
Lettenbichler, heading into the
day-four finale.
Manuel Lettenbichler led from
start to finish on the final day for
his sixth career Red Bull Romaniacs
victory.
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