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Stark To Tackle Erzbergrodeo
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tark Future is set to compete
in this year's Red Bull Erzber-
grodeo with a three-rider team
consisting of Eddie Karlsson,
Toby Martyn and Cooper Ab-
bott. All three riders are set to
compete aboard the fully electric
Stark Varg, racing alongside tra-
ditional combustion motorcycles
in the same class. Stark says
this is the first time an electric
motorcycle has been allowed to
compete on the Iron Mountain,
but Ty Tremaine and Lyndon
Poskitt raced the Alta Redshift
at the 2018 event thanks to a
special exemption/invitation
negotiated directly with event
organizers; however, Poskitt's
bikes were stolen prior to the
race and Tremaine DNF'd.
To ensure e-bikes are com
-
petitive, the event has approved
an emission-free charging sta-
tion at the Erzbergrodeo Arena,
an additional power location on
the mountain, and a permitted
battery-swapping point at the
traditional refueling zone.
Eddie Karlsson leads the
team as a current racer in the
Stark Future program. The
Swedish rider competes in the
SuperEnduro series and has
scored podiums at Red Bull Los
Andes Hard Enduro 2024 and
an overall Silver class victory at
Red Bull Romaniacs 2025. Toby
Martyn finished fifth overall in
the 2025/26 FIM SuperEnduro
World Championship and cur
-
rently competes in the FIM Hard
Enduro World Championship
aboard a Varg. Cooper Abbott,
the young U.S. rider, joins the
squad for his second attempt
at Erzberg. Sebastien Tortelli
is also set to ride the Thursday
Rocket Ride and Friday Prologue
aboard the Stark Varg.
For 2026, Stark Varg riders
will enter through the Open class
Prologue Qualification looking to
progress directly into Sunday's
main race.
Cycle News recently toured
the Stark Future headquarters
in Barcelona, Spain, and talked
with Sebastian Tortelli about
growing the brand in the racing
world. Click here to see the full
interview.
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American Cooper
Abbott will be
among the three
Stark Future
team riders that
will compete in
this weekend's
Erzbergrodeo in
Austria.
