the outset, he dominated the
day. Completing the race one
minute and 12 seconds faster
than his nearest rival, Wade
Young, who was followed across
the finish line by Brightmore.
Bolt, still feeling ill, was fourth.
Lettenbichler moved into the
overall lead heading into Satur
-
day's decisive Mountain Race.
The final day's
Mountain
Race was the highlight of the
weekend, with riders facing the
grueling climb from the beach
to the nearly 8000-foot summit
of Mount Olympos. Making full
use of his first-pick start posi
-
tion, Lettenbichler launched into
the lead early on
and built a
strong rhythm on the demanding
course. Maintaining his focus
throughout, he crossed the finish
line first to take the day's win
over Mario Roman (Sherco),
Brightmore, Young and Graham
Jarvis (KTM). Bolt toughed it out
for 11th.
Lettenbichler was also the
event's overall winner.
"I felt good this weekend,"
Lettenbichler said Saturday.
"The last two races, I struggled
with some health issues where
I wasn't feeling 100 percent,
so to come here stronger was
all I wanted. I had a good start
position thanks to my Forest
Race win yesterday, and I got
the holeshot this morning, which
was pretty important, so I man
-
aged to pull a gap straight away
without pushing too
crazy. I got
into a good flow early on and
focused on saving my tire and
kept building on my lead every
checkpoint. I was really stoked
to see the finish flag first and
take the win today!"
With two rounds to go in the
FIM Hard Enduro World Champi
-
onship, Lettenbichler leads Bolt,
143-108.
Brightmore is one point
back in third.
CN
OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM)
3:49:24.25
2. Mario Roman (Sher) +5:47
3. Mitch Brightmore (GG) +13:17
4. Wade Young (GG) +31:09
5. Graham Jarvis (KTM) +33:56
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Billy Bolt was the opening-
day winner but an illness
slowed his progress over the
next couple of days.