romaniacs : 5 videos

After the good conditions on Friday, the riders also found good weather, sunshine and dry tracks on the final day. Mani Lettenbichler (GER) dominated the race from the beginning and went out today with a lead of 58 minutes and 4 seconds, while Trystan Hart (CAN) and Teodor Kabakchiev (BUL) were fighting for the second place. Manuel Lettenbichler from Bavaria didn´t have any pressure and started the race day strong, Teo Kabakchiev was highly motivated and fought his way up, finally managed to...

After the extreme conditions on Wednesday, the drivers found good weather and dry tracks at the start of the second off-road day on Thursday. The difficult conditions on the previous day had sometimes spread the times far apart, so many had to close the gap. The German Manuel Lettenbichler had gained enough of a lead that he was out in the front alone for the majority of the day. Trystan Hart (CAN) battled hard to gain ground on him until he had a navigational error and lost valuable time...

In its 20th edition, the world’s toughest hard enduro rallye, the Red Bull Romaniacs kicked off with the in-city prologue in Sibiu. The 35 fastest competitors from the qualifications competed in a multi lap race to become the prolog winner. The in-city prolog is a short race course in Sibiu’s town center with man made obstacles. The Gold class Prolog finals were absolutely insane! Billy Bolt (UK) fought his way through, with Manuel Lettenbichler (GER) always one step behind, and managed to wi...

In the end it was Graham Jarvis (GBR, Husqvarna) who took the win, his seventh win and twelfth podium at Red Bull Romaniacs. Jarvis is undoubtedly a legend in the sport of extreme hard enduro, the most recognised enduro athlete, an ambassador, a phenom, an icon and role model for all riders and fans across the globe. He is respected and looked up to by fellow Gold class riders who try to follow him and gain from his knowledge and experience. Graham Jarvis: “I felt good the other days but toda...

Red Bull Romaniacs Offroad Day 2 was a tough one to wake up to. There was just enough rain early morning to make a slight difference on the tracks, it was still dusty in parts but some better traction in others. Gold competitors were sent directly into two steep sections “Romanian Style’ and ‘Enough’ right before the Live Maniacs section on ‘Titanic’, familiar to some competitors as it has been a signature section in the Gold class for four years. Although it was a heavy start, the day was no...