DIRT NEWS
Doing It For The Adventure Riders Another little piece of history was made when Pol Tarres powered his adventure bike to a Bronze class finish . It was captivating , to say the least , watching Pol wrestle his 200kg twin-cylinder Yamaha Tenere 700 through the Carpathian Mountains .
Rising stars Kabakchiev , Walkner , Olszowy While the top stars of Hard Enduro ultimately filled the top placings , they were pushed all the way by some rising stars of the sport . Bulgaria ’ s Teodor Kabakchiev ( Husqvarna ) took it to them throughout the week . Placing second in Tuesday ’ s Time Trial qualification was a sign of things to come . Never outside of the top 10 all week , third on Offroad Day 3 secured him an eventual eighth overall . With Michael Walkner ( GasGas ) and Dominik Olszowy ( KTM ) ninth and 10th , the young guns are closing in .
The Rookie Delivers One of the week ’ s most impressive rides came from Canada ’ s Trystan Hart ( KTM ). Making his Red Bull Romaniacs debut , he quietly chipped away at things . Settling into the race and adapting to the incredibly long and steep , descents and climbs , Hart placed seventh . As the 2020 winner of Red Bull TKO in the USA , expect him to be a rider to beat when we visit there on August 13-15 for round five .
2021 FIM HARD ENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR R6 : HERO Challenge – Poland , September 11 / 12 R7 : Hixpania Hard Enduro - Spain , October 1 / 2 / 3 R8 : GetzenRodeo - Germany , October 29 / 30
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