After three days of racing, Alfredo Gomez claimed victory at the 2022 Hard Enduro Arsenal - the first round of the Romanian Hard Enduro Championship with Teodor Kabakchiev and David Cyprian rounding out the podium.

2022 Hard Enduro Arsenal in a nutshell:

  • David Cyprian got to a strong start at the first round of the 2022 Romanian Hard Enduro Championship. The Czech posted the fastest time on the 10-kilometre prologue with Teodor Kabakchiev second and Alfredo Gomez third.
  • On the second day, riders faced 80 kilometres of pure extreme enduro. Gomez took advantage of his starting position and went into full attack mode to reach the finish line first – despite losing nearly four minutes when his bike got stuck in a root.
  • Kabakchiev maintained his second position 3m 43s behind Alfredo with local rider Kozsa Norbert in third, 40 minutes down from the winner. Cyprian had a day to forget and as he said on his social media, as he spent more time pushing the bike than riding it.
  • The third day brought an easier track and it didn’t go so well for Alfredo who chose a soft tyre and mousse combo. Despite that, the AG Racing Team rider finished second, just 15 seconds behind Kabakchiev which was enough to claim the overall win.
  • Kabakchiev took silver 3m 2s behind Alfredo in the added time with Cyprian jumping up to third place, but he was nearly 50 minutes down by the end.
  • “On the first day of the race I felt great on the bike! I had the perfect grip all day, and at one point I think I had almost eight-minute advantage, until I hooked the bike under a root with the foot-peg.” Said Alfredo.
  • “I lost about 3-4 minutes trying to unlock the bike and move on. This is where Teo caught up with me. I saw him at the bottom of the climb, and I knew I had to push hard again so as not to lose the advantage. From there until the finish I was wide open, even on the sections where theoretically we could relax a little.
  • “The last day of the race at Arsenal was very fast. I chose a very soft tyre, soft mousse, and I couldn't give everything on the speed sections. Yet I finished second, just 15 seconds from Kabakchiev to secure first overall.”
  • Sandra Gomez also raced in Romania and placed a respectable 15th.

2022 Hard Enduro Arsenal results:

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Photo Credit: Mihai Birca