MANUEL LETTENBICHLER SIGNS WITH
RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
T
hroughout 2019 Manuel Lettenbichler
established himself as one of the
world’s leading enduro competitors
and that has now paid off with an official
contract with enduro powerhouse KTM.
With victories at Red Bull Romaniacs and
GetzenRodeo, plus podium results at Extreme
XL Lagares, Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare
Scramble and the Hawkstone Park Cross-Country,
he achieved a total of seven top-five results
from eight championship starts, on route
to securing his debut WESS world title.
Additionally, Lettenbichler added further
silverware to his 2019 trophy cabinet by winning
the AMA Extreme Offroad Grand Championship
when he became the first non-American rider to
win the Tennessee Knockout Extreme Enduro.
After first switching to extreme enduro in 2014
aged just 16 after securing his fifth German Youth
Trials Championship, Lettenbichler was quick to
show promise. He became the youngest-ever
finisher at the Erzbergrodeo, Red Bull Sea to Sky
and GetzenRodeo, all during his debut
18 KIWI RIDER
season. In 2016 he convincingly won the FIM
SuperEnduro Junior World Championship
with 15 race wins from 18 starts.
A debut international enduro podium result
at the inaugural round of the World Enduro
Super Series in 2018 was followed up by two
further podium results at Erzbergrodeo and
Red Bull Romaniacs. These performances
established the then KTM privateer as one of
the championship’s leading contenders.
Lettenbichler’s approachable and friendly
attitude has meant he’s quickly become a firm
favourite with enduro fans around the world
and is now one of the most exciting, entertaining
and professional enduro prospects.
Lettenbichler joins Red Bull KTM Factory
Racing riders Jonny Walker, Josep Garcia
and Nathan Watson for 2020, where he’ll
aim to successfully defend his WESS Enduro
World Championship crown. Additionally,
the young German will also contest selected
AMA U.S. Extreme Offroad events.