Lettenbichler goes four-for-four with Purple Bull Outliers victory
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2023 Purple Bull Outliers
FIM Onerous Enduro World Championship
Manuel Lettenbichler has triumphed at Spherical 4 of the FIM Onerous Enduro World Championship, making the Purple Bull Outliers his fourth win of the season, out of the 4 races held, additional extending his standings lead.
Saturday at Purple Bull Outliers noticed the extraordinary and spectacular endurocross-style prologue in downtown Calgary. Working his method by the heats and semi-finals, Lettenbichler stayed easy and constant on the tough obstacles of the course. In the end, that technique paid off for the younger German as he put in a cool, calm trip within the remaining to take the win and with it, the dear three championship factors.
Ranging from pole on Sunday’s most important race, held within the Canadian Badlands, Lettenbichler obtained off to a terrific begin and together with championship rival Billy Bolt, started to hole the remainder of the sector. Three laps in and Mani had additionally gained a sizeable benefit on Bolt, once more staying easy on the steep, slippery hill climbs and making the very minimal of errors.
Cresting the ultimate climb to the end line, Mani took the win by a formidable 41 seconds from Bolt to maintain his one hundred pc win document intact. The reigning champion now appears to be like forward to the fifth and penultimate spherical of the sequence – the Hixpania Onerous Enduro in mid-October.
Manuel Lettenbichler – P1
“I’m so glad to take the win right here in Canada, it feels superior! I managed to stand up a lot of the hills with none downside and that helped me to preserve as a lot power as attainable. I bent my handlebars fairly good on one of many final uphills in order that was a little bit of a fear. Being the primary to achieve a number of the sections was a little bit of a drawback, as a result of it was so slippery. 4 wins in a row now, I’m speechless.”
Bolt had earlier set the tempo, profitable each his warmth and semi-final races with ease, however regardless of repeatedly difficult Manuel time and time once more, the Brit was simply unable to make a go stick. Giving it his all on the ultimate climb, Billy got here up quick and needed to accept second.
Billy Bolt – P2
“It’s been an excellent race and a terrific weekend. Ending second within the prologue and runner-up in the principle race has been strong. I might have liked to win the prologue having received each my warmth races, however a crash at simply the unsuitable time price me. For the principle race I knew it was going to be powerful. There have been quite a lot of massive slippery climbs, and we have been racing in some critical warmth. I had an excellent begin with Mani, and we rode collectively early on. I had a couple of errors all through, however usually I used to be proud of my driving. On the ultimate lap I had one massive mistake that allowed Mario to shut the hole to me, however I managed to get better and get some respiratory room coming into the ultimate massive part. I obtained onto Mani’s wheel there however had pushed a bit laborious and simply didn’t have a solution to him on the finish.”
After claiming a strong third within the prologue, FMF KTM Manufacturing unit Racing’s Trystan Hart headed to the principle race aiming to repeat his efficiency of 2022 and take the combat for victory proper to the ultimate hill.
A troublesome begin to the enduro nonetheless meant the KTM 300 XC-W racer obtained caught up early on, forcing him to push tougher than ever and make his method by the pack. On the remaining hill, Trystan was in a position to in the end transfer into third place and safe a house podium. The Canadian now lies third total within the HEWC standings.
Trystan Hart – P3
“Not the consequence I needed to get right here at my dwelling race, however I’ve to be proud of a podium. The prologue didn’t go my method – I made a couple of too many errors there, and immediately was the identical. I obtained caught up within the mayhem early on and was chasing the entire method after that and it actually took all the pieces out of me. It’s nice to get onto the rostrum in entrance of all my dwelling followers, I simply want it was a few steps larger.”
Spherical 4 Purple Bull Outliers Outcomes – Provisional
- Manuel Lettenbichler (GER), KTM
- Billy Bolt (GBR), Husqvarna
- Trystan Hart (CAN), KTM
- Mario Roman (ESP), Sherco
- Wade Younger (RSA), Sherco
Provisional Championship Standings (After Spherical 4)
- Manuel Lettenbichler (GER), KTM, 86 factors
- Billy Bolt (GBR), Husqvarna, 63 pts
- Trystan Hart (CAN), KTM, 62 pts
