Graham Jarvis is out to an early race lead at round five of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship with victory on Offroad Day 1 at Red Bull Romaniacs. The Jarvis Racing Team rider put in a masterclass of riding in Romania to comfortably top the standings by over four minutes from Team Bulgaria powered by ECONT’s Teodor Kabakchiev in second. FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Trystan Hart took third.

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Behind the top three, a strong ride by Austria’s Michael Walkner saw him bring his GASGAS home in fourth, with Sherco Factory Racing’s Mario Roman fifth. For Gomez, the opening day in the mountains didn’t quite go to plan. Finishing sixth, he lost almost 15 minutes to Jarvis.

After a frustrating morning, Lettenbichler was determined to make amends and set about making up for lost ground. Charging right to the end, he topped the final two checkpoints to take seventh. However, the German ends Offroad Day 1 already 17 minutes and 32 seconds behind race leader Jarvis and will need to continue pushing hard to catch back up.

Offroad Day 2 sees competitors head away from host city Sibiu. The Ranca ski resort in the Valcea region will welcome competitors and support crew for an overnight stay.

Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna): “It’s been a great day. I started out 11th this morning, so had a good few guys to catch and overtake, which probably helped me a lot to keep pushing ahead. I felt like I had some good energy in the final part of the day, so I hope that’s a good sign for the rest of the week. We’ve still a long way to go, but winning today has been a good start for sure!”

Teodor Kabakchiev (KTM): “I’m surprised for second today because I made a few mistakes and needed to push in some sections. I felt like my pace was solid though, and can hopefully hold that this week. Let’s see what tomorrow brings.”

Mario Roman (Sherco): “Today was a pretty smooth day, no major mistakes and I felt good all day. I kept pushing where I could and stayed in a nice rhythm. With the heat and dry it was actually tough out there to find grip.”



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