first riders . I think for sure this was the hardest edition ever . Even if only one year there were only five people that finished , I would say that today not many people will get to the finish in time ."
This year ' s race marked the first time that the famed event was part of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship with the prologue narrowing the field to 500 qualifiers for the start of Sunday ' s main race .
Michael Walkner was the only Austrian to finish his home event , while South Africa ' s Matthew Green - the final finisher - was the only FIM Junior Championship rider to see the chequered flag aged just 20 .
The hard luck story of the day was
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