Red Bull Sea to Sky: Andreas Lettenbichler with bad luck
10/17/2011
This year's Red Bull Sea to Sky in Kemer (Turkey) got the attention of the whole world because the best Extreme Enduro riders participated. Beside Graham Jarvis, Chris Birch and Xavi Galindo also Husqvarna Extreme Enduro legend Andreas Lettenbichler took part.
On the first day a qualifying race at the beach and a "Forest Race" were on the program. Lettenbichler tried to avoid big risks to save material and power for the next day and finished fifth in the 20 minute beach race. Directly after the Beach Race the riders started the first forest race which was a 35km loop starting in a dry river bed in the middle of Kemer. Lettenbichler again tried the same strategy like in the Beach Race and finished 4th only 44 seconds behind Jarvis after almost 1.5 hours.
On day two the riders had to climb up Mount Olympus. After the start Letti sadly had a crash and was left without coolant. Instead of giving up he continued riding until the gasket blew at the second last checkpoint. But all in all Andreas Lettenbichler showed again his unique riding skills and with a little bit of luck next time he will be on the podium for sure.