Lettenbichler Wins Forza Orza Hard Enduro
R
ed Bull KTM Factory Racing's
Manuel Lettenbichler claimed
victory at the fourth round of the
2026 FIM Hard Enduro World
Championship, dominating the
inaugural Forza Orza in Orsa,
Sweden, August 20-22. Fresh
from his record-equaling seventh
Red Bull Romaniacs victory, the
German continued his winning
momentum aboard his KTM 300
EXC to secure another valuable
haul of championship points.
The Forza Orza began with
Thursday's Prologue, where
Lettenbichler recorded the fifth-
fastest time in the short-format
opener. Friday's one-hour sprint
race then saw "Mani" fight his
way to second place, behind
Husqvarna Factory Racing's Billy
Bolt, setting himself up strongly
for Saturday's two-hour main
race.
Lettenbichler delivered a dom-
inant performance in Saturday's
main race, immediately estab-
lishing himself at the front and
steadily building his advantage
throughout the race. By lap eight,
Mani had opened up a com-
manding six-and-a-half-minute
lead, but a crash caused a small
technical issue with his bike.
Refusing to give up the advan
-
tage he had built, Lettenbichler
WIND
IN THE
P58
Manuel Lettenbichler
held on to win the
Forza Orza Hard
Enduro in Sweden
to stretch out his
lead in the FIM
Hard Enduro World
Championship.
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