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JONNY WALKER TOPS ROMANIACS
R
ed Bull KTM's Jonny Walker
once again battled his fierce
rival, Bel-Ray Husqvarna's Gra-
ham Jarvis, at the 2015 Red Bull
Romaniacs extreme enduro. In
what riders called the most dif-
ficult and closely contested race
in the event's history, Walker
and Jarvis duked it out all the
way to the final day of the five-
day race. The duo battled their
way through the rugged terrain
of Romania's Carpathian Moun-
tains, which were a bit drier than
usual, but after over 24 hours
of racing was tallied up, it was
Walker who tasted victory.
"Getting my second win at Red
Bull Romaniacs feels amazing,"
Walker said. "I reckon that was
probably the hardest race I've
ever done here. With the number-
one plate there's always pressure
to defend it. I was confident in
myself and what I could do but the
level has stepped up massively
since last year. There are so many
guys going fast now it's crazy."
Jarvis wasn't Walker's only
competition at Romaniacs; the
event saw a stacked field with
riders Alfredo Gomez, Paul
Bolton, Wade Young and An-
dreas Lettenbichler rounding out
the top-six.
Jarvis piloted his Husqvarna
TE 300 to the front of the
field on day one (following the
prologue). Lettenbichler started
out strong, finishing second
behind Jarvis leaving Walker to
take third. Walker had trouble
with one of the climbs, and also
made some uncharacteristic
navigational errors. Even though
he remained in podium position,
the Red Bull rider called it a
"bad day."
On day two, it was Jarvis' turn
to make navigational errors.
Even though Walker started with
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Jonny Walker
successfully
defended his number
one plate at the
Red Bull Romaniacs
extreme enduro.
