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THE
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Jarvis Wins Red Bull Romaniacs—Again
T
he 2017 Red Bull Romani-
acs ended with some of the
Bronze class riders arriving first
at the traditional hillclimb just
outside Sibiu, Romania, July
26-29, with thousands of fans
watching. The first Gold class
rider to arrive was German rider
"Mini Letti" Manuel Lettenbi-
chler, who nailed the infamous
uphill on the first attempt. Mini
Letti might not be called "Mini"
for much longer. In a career-
lifting move, Lettenbichler un-
leashed mayhem and left many
of the established top-guns
eating his dust.
Coached by his father, An-
dreas Lettenbichler, and team-
ing up with Great Britain's Paul
Bolton in some of the sections,
Mini Letti won the day and
secured himself an overall fourth
place in the race. After two un-
successful attempts at the rally,
this was his first finish—with an
absolutely breathtaking result!
His riding buddy for the last
two days, Paul Bolton, seemed
to be as excited about Letti`s
performance as he was his own.
Like Mini Letti, Bolton delivered
one of the best performances of
his life. He rode best-times from
day one, scored a second place
on the final day and landed
himself in third place on the Red
Bull Romaniacs podium for the
first time in 10 years.
The highlight of this year`s
Red Bull Romaniacs, however,
was Graham Jarvis. Riding in a
league of his own, winning the
first three and hardest days of
the race, Jarvis played it safe on
Off-Road day four. Knowing that
he had almost half an hour lee-
way over Sherco-mounted Mario
Roman to secure his overall
win, he left the open tracks and
the spotlight to the "young wild
Husqvarna's
Graham Jarvis
won the Red Bull
Romaniacs for
the sixth time.
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