RESULTS
GOLD CLASS 1 . Manuel Lettenbichler ( GER ), KTM , 23:22:21 2 . Teodor Kabakchiev ( BGR ), Sherco , 23:55:43 + 33:22 3 . Mario Roman ( ESP ), Sherco , 23:57:58 + 35:37 4 . Wade Young ( RSA ), GASGAS , 24:30:08 + 1:07:47 5 . Michael Walkner ( AUT ), GASGAS , 24:48:47 + 1:26:26 SILVER 1 . Kornel Ott ( HUN ), 20:02:34 2 . Chris Birch ( NZL ), 20:09:04 + 6:30 3 . Patrick Riegler ( AUT ), 20:16:01 + 13:27 4 . Ryan Hayward ( NZL ), 20:26:49 + 24:51 5 . Vlad Casian Hambasan ( ROU ), 20:44:51 BRONZE 1 . Kevin Gallas ( GER ), 18:55:12 2 . Josh Kirby ( GBR ), 19:04:33 + 9:21 3 . David Ignat ( ESP ), 19:16:50 + 21:38 4 . Eligh Cobb ( AUS ), 19:22:03 + 26:51 5 . Mark Jackson ( GBR ), 19:33:41 + 38:29 IRON 1 . Dhmhtrhs Margos ( GRC ), 15:47:59 2 . Peter Wuth ( AUT ), 16:12:47 + 14:48 3 . K Dimitriou ( GRC ), 16:24:07 + 36:08 4 . Mark Whyte ( NZL ), 16:31:50 + 43:51 5 . Dawid Szczotka ( POL ), 16:32:10 + 44:11
First on the road into the opening full day of racing , Mani put on a faultless showcase of hard enduro racing . Navigating his way through what many described as the toughest single day in Red Bull Romaniacs history , the reigning Hard Enduro World Champion went fastest on nine of the 11 checkpoints to clock an advantage of over 28 minutes at the finish . Offroad Day 2 marked the first half of a challenging marathon stage , where riders would part with their teams on Thursday and not reunite until Friday afternoon . Mani fought for the lead all day , swapping places with rival Teodor Kabakchiev . Despite finishing as runnerup to the Bulgarian , Lettenbichler increased his overall race lead to close to 35 minutes . On Friday ’ s Offroad Day 3 , Mani continued to confidently control the race from the front – maintaining a good rhythm on the varied Romanian terrain while not taking any unnecessary risks . Thanks to the German ’ s consistency and relentless pace , he completed the day as runner-up and would enter Offroad Day 4 holding a comfortable lead of over 40 minutes .
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