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Behind the Race: Mani Lettenbichler’s Domination of Red Bull Romaniacs
Manuel Lettenbichler (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) returned to the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship in Romania just five weeks after knee surgery and put on an absolute masterclass in how to dominate a multi-day event through a combination of speed and race management. After putting 34 minutes into the field on off-road Day 1, there was really no question that the German Hard Enduro surgeon was going to bring home his 5th win in the past six years, barring major physical or mechanical issues. In this article we’re going to take an analytical look at how Lettenbichler won again this year, and how he’s been able to dominate the race over the past several years.
SOR Enduro Championship Round 4 Raw Video
Raw video from Round 4 of the SOR Enduro Championship Series where we saw Jared Stock (KTM Canada / Leatt / SOR Enduro) take out the win ahead of Travis Reed (BFD Moto / GasGas Canada) and Shane Cuthbertson (Rad 2.0 / GasGas Canada / BFD Moto).
Rachel Gutish’s European (Non) Vacation #1: Enduro GP for Dummies!
Enduro Bureau contributor Rachel Gutish (Sherco USA) recently decided to take life, and her pro Enduro racing career, by the reigns to go race EnduroGP for the first time this season in attempt to be the first American woman to win a round of the series, and to take a hard swing at winning the overall. It was an exciting and gutsy decision, and we were able to convince this off-road champ to document her European (Non) Vacation for us here! Here’s entry #1 from Rachel’s adventures…
The Enduro Bureau EP.01 | Rachel Gutish
In this first episode of the Enduro Bureau podcast, the hosts introduce themselves and their guest, Rachel Gutish, the defending AMA Endurocross Pro Women's Champion. Rachel shares her experience transitioning to a new team and the challenges of adjusting to a different bike. The conversation then shifts to a comparison of sprint enduro formats in Canada and the US. Rachel talks about her first races on the Sherco and her goals for the season. The episode concludes with Rachel recounting her crash and injury at the ISDE.
Ryder Leblond Interview | King of the Motos
Ryder LeBlond is a rising star in the Hard Enduro world. Coming into his second year with the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team he’s been building a reputation as a fast, sendy pro who’s fully committed to making his way to the top of the sport. Enduro.Media sat down with Ryder in Hammer Town USA at the 2024 King of the Motos / Round 1 of the US Hard Enduro Series to get his thoughts coming into the first race of the year, and talk a bit about his upcoming season, how he views himself as a professional hard enduro rider, dealing with adversity, and more.
Colton Haaker King of the Motos Pre-Race Interview
Enduro.Media caught up with US Enduro legend Colton Haaker (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) the day before racing action got started the 2024 Liqui Moly King of the Motos / Round 1 of the US Hard Enduro Series.
Danny Lewis King of the Motos Pre-Race Interview
We sat down with young American Hard Enduro and Endurocross pro Danny Lewis (Beta Racing) ahead of Round 1 of the 2024 US Hard Enduro Series at King of Motos, in Hammer Town USA out in the Johnson Valley Desert.
Danny was coming into the season having recently suffered from a bout of pneumonia, but was feeling very positive about the coming season.ld Championship), and the mental resiliency he needed to keep racing hard at the US Endurocross series after two tough opening rounds.
Trystan Hart King of the Motos Pre-Race Interview
We sat down with Canadian pro Hard Enduro rider Trystan Hart (Red Bull FMF KTM Factory Racing) out at Hammer Town USA in the Johnson Valley Desert the day before his 2024 season kicked off at King of the Motos (Round 1 of the US Hard Enduro Series).
We spoke with The Robot about his off-season and how it was the longest he’d been off the bike ever as a pro, his plans for the 2024 season (he’s only planning to race the Erzberg, Romaniacs, and Tennessee Knockout rounds of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship), and the mental resiliency he needed to keep racing hard at the US Endurocross series after two tough opening rounds.
Dominik Olszowy Interview
We had the opportunity to have a chat with Rieju Factory Team rider Dominik Olszowy on the final day of the AMA 2023 IRC Tires Endurocross Series in Reno, Nevada. The 2022 SuperEnduro World Junor Champion had been racing the entire Endurocross series, and would be racing Round 1 of SuperEnduro the following weekend in France. Olszowy had raced well throughout the Endurocross series, especially given the last minute nature of the trip.
Tyler Medaglia Interview - New Team for the Canadian ISDE World Trophy Rider
News broke this morning that Canadian ISDE World Trophy Team member Tyler Medaglia had signed a contract with Canadian MX team Honda Canada/Gopher Dunes Racing (GDR)/Fox Racing. This move came after his previous team (Thor GasGas Racing Canada) folded operations several days ago. We had been hearing rumours over the past month or so that things were ending for the team, so I was definitely interested to see where Medaglia, currently one of Canada’s best ISDE riders, would end up. Tyler was kind enough to give some time to Enduro.Media earlier today to chat about the change, his new team, and how the team was looking at his Enduro/Off-Road racing program.
