words by RED BULL photos by RED BULL CONTENT POOL , KTM , HUSQVARNA , RIEJU
Manuel Lettenbichler has beaten 1,200 competitors and a mountain called the Iron Giant to triumph at the 26th edition of Austria ’ s iconic Red Bull Erzbergrodeo seven years after his father Andreas achieved the same feat - the only father / son combo to do it . Here is all you need to know :
Held in the Austrian mining town of Eisenerz and first launched in 1995 , the Red Bull Erzbergrodeo is a holy grail for Hard Enduro riders and takes place around the gravity-defying Erzberg mountain , a functioning mine producing more than two million tons of iron ore per year .
The Iron Giant is the world ' s largest human-made pyramid , creating an unrivalled challenge in offroad motorsport . After a three-year wait since the last 2019 edition , thousands of amateurs and professionals made the pilgrimage to the four-day festival that draws tens of thousands of fans .
Riders had four hours to complete the course made up of 27 arduous checkpoints and , in one of the toughest editions ever , Lettenbichler
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