DIRT NEWS
On Saturday ’ s final day of racing , just 100 kilometres stood between Lettenbichler and his fifth career Red Bull Romaniacs victory . A solid third-place finish on Offroad Day 4 was enough to ensure the German held on to his overall race lead , ultimately claiming victory by 33 minutes and 22 seconds . Confidently sailing up the iconic , final hill climb , Lettenbichler took to the top step of the Red Bull Romaniacs podium to regain his lead in the overall championship standings . “ That was great ! I am pretty tired , the last three days I was struggling quite a lot ,” Lettenbichler explained , “ but the last 20 kilometres before the finish I felt better knowing I was close . You always find that last bit of energy to push to the finish . The other guys have ridden unbelievably well all week , but I ’ m stoked with my riding and my fifth win in a row ! Even though it ’ s been tough for sure , it feels good to come back from injury and go straight to the top of the podium . We have a little time now to build on my fitness and then it ’ s back to it at TKO . I ’ m really looking forward to it .” Round five of the 2024 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship heads stateside after a three-week break for Red Bull TKO on August 22-25 .
Silver class riders after Offroad Day 3 . They are # 264 Patrick Riegler , # 120 Ben Wibberley , # 103 Ryan Hayward and former Gold class winner # 102 Chris Birch ( also above )
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