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Kevin Gallas is a highly decorated offroad enduro rider who began his career on a trials bike. Only 2 short years after transitioning to 'big bikes', he secured the 2018 FIM Junior Super Enduro World Championship. In 2020 Kevin began riding the bigger ADV motorcycles, where his recent success is well known, winning the bronze class at the 2024 Red Bull Romaniacs.
In this episode, we talk about his win at the 2024 Red Bull Romaniacs and what it took to get to that point. This includes the question that many people are asking, what did he do to his standard Yamaha Tenere 700 to make it Romaniacs-ready? We cover the highs and lows of his 2024 Romaniacs campaign as well as what his plans are for the 2025 edition of Romaniacs.
We end the episode with a brief look into where the passion for riding offroad bikes began and what it looks like in his future.
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We are changing things up a little with a very exciting project! KTM in collaboration with Manuel Lettenbichler have release a super cool video called “Night at the Museum”. Taking inspiration from the original movie, this project takes place at the KTM Motohall. You have who we like to refer to as Paul Blart who accidentally presses a button to bring his hero to life. You can expect Mani to cause all sorts of trouble both inside and outside of the iconic venue. This is such a fun and creative film released by KTM and we had so much fun reacting to it and talking about it.
To top things off we have Manuel Lettenbichler, the man, the legend and the star of the show joining us to talk about what it was like putting this project together and sharing some fun insider and behind the scenes perspectives. Be sure to head over to our Youtube Channel - www.youtube.com/@WorldHardEnduroPodcast
to watch our reaction video as well as to the official KTM Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELKK0Qoi2dI&t=1s
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In this episode we talk about Round 5 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship at the 2024 Red Bull TKO, Tennessee Knockout. Not only was this an FIM race where we saw European and American riders go head to head on the streets and in the mountains but this also marked the final round of the AMA US Hard Enduro Premier Championship.
This race was the perfect spectator event! The American rider dominated prologue on the main streets on Nashville Tennessee gave us all the excitement and proved to use that the states has what it takes to give you your moneys worth. But don’t be fooled, with points on the line for the Hotlap the FIM riders came out swinging to claim their spots for the final race day on Sunday.
Intense battles between Manni and Trystan kept us all on our toes and let’s not forget the incredible performance by Junior Ashton Brightmore or Mario Roman absolutely pinning it. Lastly we give you a points breakdown for our pro championship riders before we head to round 6 at Sea to Sky.
Overall this race had guitars, leather boots, cowboy hats, premature celebrations and head to head battles… what more could you have asked for from the only American stop on the 2024 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship calendar?
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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In this episode we talk about Round 5 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship at the 2024 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout
The world championship is heading to America for the 14th edition of the TKO. The format of this race is like no other in this years championship schedule. We have a knockout format that includes riders racing both against the clock as well as against each other in a head to head style. We also have both long and short courses. It’s going to be exciting to see how this event unfolds.
A classic FIM vs AMA showdown, how will the Championship riders compete in this challenging terrain and will Cody Webb or Trystan Hart show them how it’s done? With only 5 different winners in the 13 years of its existence let’s see if someone new has what it takes to change up the game.
We have an informative interview with Sean Finley, one of the producers of this event. We talk about being part of the FIM championship calendar, what to expect from the Thursday prologue, which riders to look out for heading to the US as well as tips for riders before the race and much more.
We hope you enjoy this episode.
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In this episode we talk about Round 4 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship at the 2024 Red Bull Romaniacs.
We are excited to announce that World Hard Enduro has gone international! We were able to experience Romaniacs as a competitor, spectator, support crew and media and can give you a full recap.
This 5 day event based in the beautiful city of Sibiu started with the 64 Nations city ride and headed straight into Prologue. What an exhilarating experience! To be there and walk the track to witnessing the riders take on the challenge was impressive. We discuss the results in more detail.
Heading off-road the riders had 4 full days on the bikes tackling the Carpathian Mountains. With 5 classes the riders all had different experiences each day. We give you a run down of what each day consisted of as well as the daily and overall results. Let’s not forget about the incredible ladies who raced, we also discuss their results.
Marathon stages, train tracks, Leatt LIVEManiacs, Graham G-Force Jarvis, hill climbs, we have a lot to share in this episode… we hope you enjoy!
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In this episode we talk about round 4 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship - Red Bull Romaniacs. Known as the toughest hard enduro race in the world and taking place from the 22nd - 27th of July in the carpathian mountains of Romania, this is the second rally style race of the championship.
We have an exclusive interview with Martin Freinademetz, the race director and mastermind behind Red Bull Romaniacs. Talking about the how he got into riding dirt bikes and not only his history of riding but also how the idea of Romaniacs came about. We dive deeper into the history of the race, track layout, spectator points, tips for riders before the race and much more. This is an informative episode!Follow them on social media: @redbullromaniacs
and keep up to date with important information on their website: https://www.redbullromaniacs.com/information/race-program/
We are excited to recognize that there are 8 women entered into this race! Manni returns to give the pros a run for their money and with multiple juniors entered into the gold and silver class this is going to be an exciting race.
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We welcome Kirsten Landman onto the World Hard Enduro Podcast following her race at Xross in Serbia and ahead of 2024 Red Bull Romaniacs. We discuss how she got into riding dirt bikes and her big break into racing as a profession.
Often professional athletes are placed on a pedestal, sometimes we forget that they’re normal people too who face very similar challenges in life. Kirsten shares not only her challenges and how she overcame them but also her racing highlights including the Dakar 2023.
We dive deeper into the topic of women in a male-dominated sport and discuss how the sport could adapt to encourage more women competitors. Lastly if you would like to support Kirsten in getting to the start line for Dakar 2025 please reach out to her via the links below.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Website: https://www.kirstenlandman.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirstlandman/?igsh=bHM0NmY0c3l1NHd1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kirst117/
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In this episode we talk about Round 3 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship at the 2024 Xross Hard Enduro Rally in Serbia.
Spoiler alert! We have a new winner, with Manuel Lettenbichler unable to compete due to a knee injury the top step of the podium is open and waiting for a new and deserving rider to take their place. We see a change up not only with Wade Young taking 1st in the race but also moving up into 1st in the pro championship standings. Teodor and Micheal Walkner take 2nd and 3rd respectively. We can’t forget about our Juniors with the Brightmore brothers on the podium as well as James Moore. Lastly, Tjasa takes home the Women’s Hard Enduro Performance Award supported by 24MX.
This was a heated race not only in competition but also in temperature with over 30 Degrees in Serbia. Unlike our air conditioning system the riders didn’t give up and really gave a solid performance. We discuss prologue, race days 1,2 and 3 as well as have some exclusive interviews with your top 4 finishers of the race.
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We welcome Valentino Hutter onto the World Hard Enduro Podcast. A 16 year old X-Grip rider who is making waves in the hard enduro community. We discuss how he got into enduro riding, past achievements as well as his previous performances. We end off with some suggestions for amateur riders and some fun personal questions.
A two-time Austrian Enduro Youth Champion, winning in 2022 and 2023. At the Erzbergrodeo, he finished 25th in the Prologue in 2023 and 11th in 2024. He ended up 33rd overall, making him the third-best Austrian in the race. He also finished 2nd in the silver class at Red Bull Romaniacs.
We discuss the value it brings to a rider being part of a team like X-Grip and how they assist before and during a racing season.
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The World Hard Enduro podcast is excited to announce our first giveaway in collaboration with X-Grip! We will be giving away THE ESCALATOR STICKY 140/80-18 rear tyre as well as the MACHETE 90/100-21 front tyre.
How to enter?
This is a social media giveaway. All you need to do is
- comment on our social media post and answer the question: What is the product that Valentino Hutter can’t live without from X-Grip? (You can find the answer within the podcast episode)
- Follow @worldhardenduro, @x_grip and @valehutter10
Disclaimer: These products can only be shipped within the EU. If you do not live in the EU but have a friend or address we can ship to that is okay too.
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In this episode we talk about round 3 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship - Xross Hard Enduro Rally. Taking place from the 19th - 22nd of June in the Serbian mountains, this is the first rally style race of the championship.
We have an exclusive interview with Vladan Komatovic, the race director and mastermind behind Xross. Talking about the history of the event, track layout, spectator points, tips for riders before the race and much more. This is an informative episode! Follow them on social media: https://www.instagram.com/xrosshardendurorally?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==and keep up to date with important information on their website: https://www.xross.rs/
Keep an eye out for the X-Grip giveaway in the next podcast episode with junior rider - Valentino Hutter. Coming soon!
We see possibly more junior riders entered into this race than pro championship ship riders which leads us to our discussion about Manni’s injury as well as a possible replacement? We also touch on the Women’s Hard Enduro Performance Award supported by 24MX. Head to https://iridehardenduro.com/ for the Akrapovič Live Timing of the race.
We would like to welcome Plews Tyres who will be supporting the World Hard Enduro podcast! They are providing a lot of support at the Xross Rally so be sure to be on the lookout.
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We welcome Matthew Green onto the World Hard Enduro Podcast after his 11th place finish at the 2024 Erzbergrodeo. We discuss his experience at the race delving deeper into his thoughts about the race from a participants perspective. We also get a glimpse into the chaos that is the Erzberg parade.
In 2022 Matthew was crowned the first ever Hard Enduro Junior Champion and has already set the foundations for a successful racing career. Matthew talks about his experience with the world championship and his move to Italy.
He started racing competitively as a young boy and has many stories to tell about his earlier experiences as well as diving into the South African Hard enduro scene.
As mentioned in the episode here are the links to the Kargo Racing videos:
2014: https://youtu.be/K1IHiyNAbCo?si=-_3kJXukeW_pXrQI
2015: https://youtu.be/rdzbxF-dBaM?si=R1Ww2wc6HHmkRA3H
Be sure to follow Matthew on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/mattgreen47?igsh=NWhocGYwMnVkZGh0
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In this episode we talk about Round 2 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship at the 2024 Erzbergrodeo.
Firstly, we are excited to announce that the X-Grip will be supporting the World Hard Enduro Podcast for the remainder of the 2024 season. In the future we will be discussing more about who X-Grip is, what they sell as well as which riders they support. Be sure to head to their website and check out their social media in the meantime: https://www.x-grip.at/products/
This race was wild! From skies and burnouts during the parade this event brought the entertainment from day one! Prologue consisted of 2 wet but fast days where 1300 riders pushed flat out to secure themselves a starting position on the first row for the main race. 10 rows of 50 riders lined up all the take on the iron giant.
The main race started off with total chaos and the surprises didn’t end there. We discuss all the highlights from the Sunday as well as the final results. We absolutely thrived watching the Red Bull live of this event and highly recommend this to anyone who hasn’t watched it already.
As mentioned in the episode here are a couple links that may be of interest to you:
Carson Brown: https://www.instagram.com/carsonbrown_910?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
Erzbergrodeo race results: https://www.redbullerzbergrodeo.com/view/p154/results_red_bull_erzbergrodeo_2024
FIM Championship results: https://iridehardenduro.com/news/dominant-fim-hewc-round-two-victory-for-manuel-lettenbichler-at-red-bull-erzbergrodeo
24MX Women's Hard Enduro Performance Award: https://iridehardenduro.com/news/sandra-gomez-secures-women-s-hard-enduro-performance-award-supported-by-24mx-at-fim-hewc-round-twoBe sure to connect with us on social media! We'd love to hear from you and have you as a member of this awesome community.
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In this episode we talk about round 2 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship - Erzbergrodeo. Taking place from May 30th - June 2nd this event is one of the most prestigious in the enduro scene attracting thousands of riders and a million supporters each year.
We dive deep into the myth that is Erzbergrodeo and a brief history lesson on where it all started and what the race is all about. This is a 4 day event with different activities taking place each day. From the MITAS ROCKET RIDE to PROLOGUE, from the SIBERIA TRIAL XTREME CHALLENGE to the main race (RED BULL HARE SCRAMBLE). This is a weekend not to be missed.
There is an impressive list of riders attending this event from pro championship contenders to juniors, women planning to battle it out for the Hard Enduro Performance Award as well as top riders aiming to cross the finish line and make their mark on 2024. We discuss who to look out for and lastly who our top picks are for this race and round.
Be sure to listen and give us any feedback or questions you may have for future episodes.
You can find more information about Erzbergrodeo on the main website: https://www.redbullerzbergrodeo.com/?lang=EN
We also have some interesting articles about the top women:
Sandra Gomez: https://iridehardenduro.com/news/sandra-gomez-on-battling-the-red-bull-erzbergrodeo-iron-giant
Tjaša Fiver: https://iridehardenduro.com/news/tjasa-fifer-claims-women-s-hard-enduro-performance-award-supported-by-gasgas-at-red-bull-romaniacs
Eva Täuber: https://iridehardenduro.com/news/eva-taeuber-takes-women-s-hard-enduro-performance-award-supported-by-gasgas-at-24mx-hixpania-2023
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In this episode we talk about Round 1 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship at Valleys Hard Enduro. We discuss a recent hard enduro race that happened on the same weekend in Romania - Enduro Panorama which had some extreme weather conditions.
There is a lot to unpack with this race starting with Day 1 - Prologue/ Super Enduro where we saw some close competition between the top pro riders and some extreme maneuvers too. We highlight your top riders heading into day 2.
Qualification day consisted of 2 races giving the riders more opportunity to clock a fast lap time. With only 1min 40sec between the top 20 riders this ended up being a very surprising day! The top 3 riders in the championship walked away with the first points of the season at the end of day 2.
The last and most important day was the main race. In our last episode we each had different predictions on who would take the win. In the end our top picks were the riders standing top 3 on the podium. A race that came with conditions no one was expecting and a clear top winner heading into round 2.
You can find the race results and additional information about Valleys Hard Enduro at the following link:
https://iridehardenduro.com/news/manuel-lettenbichler-takes-victory-at-fim-hewc-season-opener-in-walesIf you'd like additional information about Enduro Panorama click on the following link:
https://zonaenduro.ro/sonny-goggia-wins-enduropanorama-2024-raul-patrau-runner-up/Be sure to connect with us on social media! We'd love to hear from you and have you as a member of this awesome community.
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In this episode we discuss some recent hard enduro races that have happened in the lead up to the first round of the hard enduro championship. We talk about Hard Enduro Arsenal, Extreme XL Lagares as well as Heaven or Hell Xtreme Enduro.
We recap on the 2024 Valleys Xtreme race that happened earlier this year and debate whether or not riders who attended this event have a competitive advantage leading into round one.
With Round one only a week away The Valleys Hard Enduro will be taking place from May 10-12. Our enduro specialist gives us a rundown on how this event schedule works and what we can expect from the racing ahead. We also verify who is entered into this first round in both the pro championship class as well as the junior championship class.
Lastly we make our predictions for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Who will take the win? Will this year bring an unexpected champion? Have a listen and let us know!
If you'd like additional information about the hard enduro races click on the following links:
Hard Enduro Arsenal - Romanian Hard Enduro national championship:
https://enduro-arsenal.ro/en/hard-enduro-arsenal-2022-2/
Extreme XL Lagares:
https://www.extremelagares.com/
Heaven or Hell Xtreme Enduro Crimmitschau - Hard enduro series Germany:
https://www.hardenduro-germany.de/ergebnisse-2024/Be sure to connect with us on social media! We'd love to hear from you and have you as a member of this awesome community.
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In this episode we discuss what hard enduro is, how it changed from the WESS series to the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship and how the championship works.
We recap on the 2023 season of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship by discussing who won at each round last year and what races were part of the previous championship schedule.
Moving into 2024 we are excited to discuss the new schedule for the 2024 race season, giving you information on tried and tested locations as well as new and exciting additions to this year's calendar.
We discuss some of the top riders from last year and who to pay special attention to this year as well as how youth and women riders and being supported in the world of hard enduro.
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Head over to the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship website for more additional information: https://iridehardenduro.com/
Women's Hard Enduro Performance Award:
https://iridehardenduro.com/news/fim-hard-enduro-world-championship-celebrates-successful-2023-women-s-hard-enduro-performance-award-supported-by-gasgas
KLIM Junior Camp:
https://iridehardenduro.com/news/fim-hard-enduro-world-championship-confirms-pre-season-klim-junior-camp-with-paul-bolton
2023 championship results through the following link: https://iridehardenduro.com/results-2023Be sure to connect with us on social media! We'd love to hear from you and have you as a member of this awesome community.
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Welcome to the World Hard Enduro Podcast, your gateway to the thrilling world of Hard Enduro. Hosted by Brandon, the Enduro specialist, Chris, the motocross enthusiast, and Tarryn, your dedicated researcher and question asker. We will be following the 2024 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship and are eager to bring you an in-depth perspective on this exciting sport, from race stats to rider profiles, history, and future trends. We shine light not only on top riders but also on upcoming youth and women competitors. Join us on this journey in hard Enduro, learn with us, and don't forget to add gas!
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