March 2021 - Volume 6 - Issue 3 March 2021 | Page 26

WORLD NEWS

MARIO ROMAN WINS ROUND 1 OF THE SPANISH HARD ENDURO SERIES

words courtesy of Sherco photos by Enduro21 / Nicki Martinez - Lucas Mansur
up a new national Hard Enduro championship for this year . Mario Roman took the opportunity to go and compete in the first round which was held in La Seud ' Urgell , which is just a few kilometers from his Andorran home .
An outstanding victory for Mario Roman this past weekend in the first round of thenew Spanish Hard Enduro Championship . On an extreme loop of 6km that wasdesigned by Alfred Gomez which had to be completed in 3 hours . Mario secured acrushing victory with a 30-minute advantage and more than a lap ahead at thefinish over the second-place finisher , Jonny Walker .
The Dakar has just finished , and now the Hard Enduro season has begun . The Spanish Federation hasset
On a demanding course Mario dominated the event with a head and shoulders win ahead of JonnyWalker . He has started this 2021 season as he finished 2020 at the RedBull Override , it is a greatintroduction for Mario and for the RFME in this new championship .
" The feeling with the 300 SE Factory is excellent , I am perfectly at ease with the bike , the ShercoFactory team did a great job . I was disappointed that the Alestrem was canceled this year , it is one of my favorite races of theseason . But we now have the creation of this new Spanish championship and this first race in January ! It was close to where I live , in a place where I usually train , it was ideal . There were not manyspectators , but the few people present encouraged me well , I felt like I was at home .
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