Epic Showdown in the Mountains of Serbia | XROSS Day 2

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KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler came good to win Day Two of the Xross Hard Enduro Rally and take over the race lead at round two of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship in Serbia.
Despite only returning to competitive action at round two following a six month knee injury, Lettenbichler is not only back in the mix, but on winning pace. The German took a clear win on Day Two by almost eight minutes to put his KTM at the head of the standings. Day One winner Teodor Kabakchiev (Team Bulgaria powered by ECONT) was again on top form to finish in second, with Sherco Factory Racing’s Wade Young third.
After showing plenty of promise on Day One, Manuel Lettenbichler clicked things up another gear on Day Two. As the fourth rider to begin, he went on full attack mode in the morning’s opening special stage – the longest of the day at almost two hours and 30 minutes – where he stopped the clocks over nine minutes faster than his rivals. Day One winner Kabakchiev was also riding hard and although he didn’t have an answer for Lettenbichler, he was second fastest and over one minute quicker than AG Racing Team 89’s Alfredo Gomez in third.
A short, but tough stage awaited riders for the second of the day’s three special stages. This time it was Hard Enduro legend Graham Jarvis (Jarvis Racing Team Husqvarna) who mastered the terrain best. David Cyprian (KTM) rode strongly to place one minute and 20 seconds behind Jarvis in second, with Day One runner-up Michael Walkner (GASGAS) third. Arguably the stage’s most impressive result came from Junior rider Suff Sella (AG Racing Team 89), who placed fourth.
Jarvis was again on song for the day’s final hour-long stage, and was determined to make up for lost time from the morning. Embracing some of the toughest sections of the day, Jarvis took the stage win by 28 seconds from Young, with Kabakchiev third and Lettenbichler fourth. However, the time set by Jarvis would not be enough to overhaul Lettenbichler for the Day Two win.
With Lettenbichler taking top honours on Day Two, he also put his KTM out front in the overall classification with just one day of racing remaining. Right when it matters most, Lettenbichler is suddenly now in the driving seat to win round two of this year’s FIM Hard Enduro World Championship.
However, the German knows there’s still an awfully long way to go with another four hours plus of racing remaining. He holds a narrow six-minute and 13-second lead over Kabakchiev, who is hunting down his debut FIM Hard Enduro win.
With Jarvis also looking back to his legendary best, and only seven minutes behind Kabakchiev, he too could pull off a surprise result tomorrow. Dropping from first to fourth, Day Two was a bad one for Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt. However, he has one chance left to race his way back onto the podium. Everything is still to play for.

Overall Classification (After Day Two)

1. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) 8:18:59; 2. Teodor Kabakchiev (KTM) 8:25:12; 3. Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna) 8:32:16; 4. Billy Bolt (Husqvarna) 8:43:25; 5. Wade Young (Sherco) 8:45:58; 6. Michael Walkner (GASGAS) 8:47:25; 7. Alfredo Gomez (GASGAS) 9:00:39; 8. David Cyprian (KTM) 9:01:07; 9. Will Hoare (GASGAS) 9:15:43; 10. Matt Green (GASGAS) 9:40:43

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