Kiwi Rider November 2023 Vol.2 | Page 14

DIRT NEWS

THE PERFECTIONIST

At what point do you start to call a professional rider freakishly good ? With a clean sweep of the 2023 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship , we reckon KTM ’ s Manuel Lettenbichler definitely qualifies . With the culmination of the 2023 championship , Lettenbichler has laid down six wins from six races with victory at GetzenRodeo . To the delight of the huge crowd that lined the track throughout the two-day GetzenRodeo event , Lettenbichler made his intentions clear on the Friday night by winning the head-tohead Red Bull Double Trouble prologue race . On Saturday , he continued his domination by topping the morning ’ s GetzenRace before going on to win the GetzenChamp finale . Winning the GetzenChamp finale was no easy task for Lettenbichler , however . Showing

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