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WALKER TAKES THE TOUGH ONE
J
onny Walker and Graham
Jarvis faced off once again,
this time at The Tough One ex-
treme race in the UK. Conditions
were drier than normal for the
2015 running of The Tough One,
which once again took place at
the Nantmawr Quarry near the
Welsh border of England. Im-
proved traction meant higher
speeds at the extreme race, with
the speediest lap times belong-
ing to Jonny Walker. The Red
Bull KTM rider was successful in
fending off the advances of Bel-
Ray Husqvarna's Graham Jarvis,
although Jarvis admittedly strug-
gled in the early laps of the 2.5-
hour race with arm pump.
"The biggest challenge was
getting to 100 percent during the
first few laps," Jarvis said. "I didn't
really make any mistakes. My big-
gest problem was those first three
or four laps where I struggled with
arm pump. Once I got my lines
right and managed to start push-
ing I had a good pace and kept a
similar speed to Jonny [Walker]."
The problem, however, was
that Walker already had a decent
gap at that point, which he main-
tained all the way to the finish.
In the end, Walker completed
13 laps around the extreme
course, finishing over two min-
utes ahead of Jarvis. Husqvar-
na's Alfredo Gomez rounded out
the podium with a third-place
finish, but he had to work for
it after he got caught up in a
crash with several other riders
off the start. He struggled with
more hang-ups on the opening
lap when he got his rear wheel
stuck inside a tractor tire.
"It was a crazy situation,"
Gomez said. "It was so unlucky.
I think I was 16th closing the first
lap. For one hour or more I gave it
all I had. When I saw Letti [An-
dreas Lettenbichler] in third I im-
mediately felt more comfortable.
For the last 30 minutes there was
no more water left in my drink sys-
tem and it was hard, but I'm really
happy with my third position."
Walker, Jarvis and Gomez
were the only three riders on the
lead lap. KTM riders Lettenbi-
chler and Mario Roman rounded
out the top-five.
Jean Turner
KTM ANNOUNCES NEW
ADVENTURE MICROSITE
K
TM has announced the launch of an all-new microsite dedi-
cated to the manufacturer's Adventure range. The site—
www.KTMAdventure.com—features KTM's four V-twin Adven-
ture machines: The 1050 Adventure, 1190 Adventure, 1190
Adventure R and 1290 Super Adventure.
KTM stated in a release that the site will also host details
on the company's range of PowerWear and PowerParts de-
signed for adventure riding. The microsite also features a user
gallery where riders can submit their own photos and video.
Red Bull KTM's Jonny Walker finally
nabbed the overall win at The Tough One.
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