2021 Red Bull Romaniacs Offroad Day 2 - Raw Highlights

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Offroad Day 2 was an eventful one for round four of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship at Red Bull Romaniacs with Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) winning to take over the race lead. Graham Jarvis’ (Husqvarna) hopes of a seventh race win ended when he failed to finish due to a knee injury.
The world’s toughest hard enduro rallye marched on for Offroad Day 2, putting its competitors through the rigours once again. Punishing uphills and hot weather were all capped off in true rallye style with riders now facing a night in a tent, with no outside assistance or support allowed.
Race leader at the close of Offroad Day 1, Graham Jarvis led the Gold class riders away before dawn at 06:45. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider was followed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler. Immediately hot on Graham’s heels, Mani quickly ate into the Brit’s lead, catching him just after the first major climb of the day.
In a game of cat and mouse, neither could shake off the other, and so rode together for most of the day. However, the event turned on its head for Graham as he exited the final service point. A high-speed ditch crossing saw him twist his knee, and with the pain too much, he was forced to call it a day, allowing Manuel to ride clear for the win.
That victory proved decisive, with the German jumping out to a 23-minute-plus race lead over Sherco Factory Racing’s Wade Young. While Young takes second in the overall standings, it was his teammate Mario Roman who ended Offroad Day 2 in second. A consistent and solid ride from the Spaniard paid off, as he moves into third in the overall standings.
Finding his Red Bull Romaniacs rhythm, Billy Bolt (Husqvarna) also had a memorable day. Taking the ‘less is more’ approach, the Abestone Hard Enduro winner limited his mistakes compared to the previous days, riding his way up to third. He now moves up to fourth in overall classification with two days to go.
Dropping back to fifth, Vision Track Beta’s Jonny Walker had a mixed day combining some top-three checkpoint times with mistakes. Sitting fifth overall, he lies just 54 seconds behind Bolt.
One of the performances of the day came from Canada’s Trystan Hart (KTM). The rookie is rapidly finding his feet in the steep trails of the Carpathian Mountains, ending his day sixth, to hold seventh overall in classification.
With an overnight bivouac awaiting riders at the end of Offroad Day 2, competitors won’t see their assistance teams until the service point, midway during Offroad Day 3.
Red Bull Romaniacs: Offroad Day 2
Gold Class
1. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) 5:05:422.
Mario Roman (Sherco) 5:18:413.
Billy Bolt (Husqvarna) 5:19:534.
Wade Young (Sherco) 5:24:215.
Jonny Walker (Beta) 5:28:396.
Trystan Hart (KTM) 5:37:027.
Taddy Blazusiak (GASGAS) 5:37:338.
Cody Webb (Sherco) 5:54:249.
Michael Walkner (GASGAS) 5:59:0510.
Teodor Kabakchiev (Husqvarna) 6:10:09
Overall Classifications (After Offroad Day 2)
Gold Class
1. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) 10:38:472.
Wade Young (Sherco) 11:02:203.
Mario Roman (Sherco) 11:05:114.
Billy Bolt (Husqvarna) 11:13:505.
Jonny Walker (Beta) 11:14:446.
Taddy Blazusiak (GASGAS) 11:30:017.
Trystan Hart (KTM) 11:34:118.
Michael Walkner (GASGAS) 11:53:519.
Teodor Kabakchiev (Husqvarna) 11:56:4810.
Alfredo Gomez (Husqvarna) 12:21:58
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