VOL. 55 ISSUE 22 JUNE 5, 2018 P29
until checkpoint 15 that I got up
to about sixth, but I knew Carl's
Dinner would be decisive. I made
a lot of time up there.
"When I got to Green Hell I
wasn't quite sure what was hap-
pening but I saw Billy and Manni
stuck. I got up so far and then
was able to push the rest. That
for me was where the race was
won, but with Jonny chasing me
home I couldn't relax until the
checkered flag."
Regrouping after the punishing
Green Hell section, Lettenbichler
was able to cross the finish line
three minutes behind Jarvis in
third, with Young coming home
in fourth. Bolt, seeing his chance
of winning lost in Green Hell,
completed the top five. Passing
both Blazusiak and Mario Ro-
man (Sherco) in Green Hell, Beta
Factory Racing's Travis Teasdale
of South Africa finished sixth with
Paul Bolton (KTM) seventh.
After a promising start, Blazu-
siak eventually ended his race in
eighth. Securing another top-
10 finish in WESS, Spain's Pol
Tarres (Husqvarna) took ninth
with Roman dropping back to
10th in the closing stages of the
race. In total 23 riders complet-
ed this year's Erzbergrodeo Red
Bull Hare Scramble within the
four-hour allotted race time.
Americans Colton Haaker
(Rockstar Energy Husqvarna)
and Cody Webb (FMF KTM)
participated in the race, and
Haaker got off to a great start by
winning the Iron Road Prologue
on Saturday, commenting, "This
is an incredible feeling after my
concussion in Portugal, to come
back strong and prove to myself
I'm not scared to let it hang out!"
The race didn't go quite as
well, but he did card a 12th-place
finish—a career best for him at
Erzberg.
Webb suffered a crash in the
prologue that resulted in multiple
injuries. He managed to finish
the prologue with a broken foot,
finger, and an injured knee, but
did not line up for Sunday's main
race. Rather than head home,
however, Webb joined the an-
nouncing team for the event and
offered commentary on the Red
Bull TV live feed.
Webb's injuries likely also take
him out of contention for the
third round of the series, Trèfle
Lozérien AMV in France, which is
only one week away. CN
OVERALL
1. Graham Jarvis (Hus) 2:05:59
2. Jonny Walker (KTM) +00:41
3. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) +03:03
4. Wade Young (She) +15:45
5. Billy Bolt (Hus) +24:04
6. Travis Teasdale (Bet) +32:50
7. Paul Bolton (KTM) +33:41
8. Taddy Blazusiak (KTM) +35:52
9. Pol Tarres (Hus) +48:41
10. Mario Roman (She) +52:58
Jonny Walker was a
threat for the win all day.
He chased Jarvis at the
end but came up a little
short for second overall.
