2023-06-11 08:21:09
Almost all other contenders for the coveted victory at the Red Bull Erzbergrodeo managed to place themselves in the top 50 of the Iron Road prologue. As a result, we can expect an extremely exciting front row for tomorrow’s highlight. In addition to Manuel Lettenbichler (DE, KTM), Billy Bolt (UK, Husqvarna), Wade Young (RSA, Sherco), Jonny Walker (UK, Beta), Trystan Hart (CAN, KTM) and Mario Roman (ESP, Sherco) also have one Earned a place in the first starting row. There are also other podium contenders such as Colton Haaker (USA, Husqvarna), Cody Webb (USA, Sherco) and Austrian driver Michael Walkner (GASGAS), who could cause a big surprise in the classification tomorrow. Also noteworthy is the performance of the only 15-year-old Valentino Hutter (AUT, GASGAS), who made it into the top 25 among the off-road world elite and will also be on the front row of the grid.
Only a few participants were able to improve their times on the demanding prologue course. Of particular note was the performance of Husqvarna Factory Racing Team’s Billy Bolt (UK) who was a full 2 seconds faster than yesterday with an impressive ride.
Marcel Hirscher (AUT, Husqvarna) starts with an impressive 53rd place in the prologue ranking from the second row of the grid and sees the race as a great adventure. “I’ve achieved my goal of starting from the second row and will try to get as far as possible tomorrow. I’m very excited for my second Red Bull Erzbergrodeo and hope to get further than in 2022,” said Hirscher . Last year, the world’s most successful alpine ski racer reached the 17th of a total of 27 checkpoints.
The Spanish driver Pol Tarres, who will also be driving his Yamaha Tenere 700 two-cylinder enduro at tomorrow’s Red Bull Erzbergrodeo over the extremely difficult 35-kilometer race track, will start from prologue position 54 on the second row of the grid. Motorsport fans are curious to see whether the talented Catalan will be able to bring the 180-kilogram motorcycle to the finish line. His two main rivals in the twin-cylinder class of the Blakläder Iron Road Prologue also did well: Antoine Meo (FRA, Ducati) won the classification, while Xavier de Soultrait (FRA, KTM) took 3rd place overall.
Sandra Gomez Cantero, the scene’s most successful Extreme Enduro athlete, easily won the Lady Cup prologue ranking. Overall, drivers from 17 nations and 5 continents are in the front row of the Red Bull Erzbergrodeo 2023.
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