XMotionMag Issue 3 June/July 2017 ISSUE3_JUNE-JULY17 | Page 46

RED BULL MINAS RIDERS The long winter wait is over, as the world’s toughest riders came out in force for the 2017 Hard Enduro World Series opening round in Brazil. Hard by name, it’s certainly hard by nature with races dotted all across the globe. From the jungle-like terrain of Brazil to Austria’s iron ore quarry of the Erzbergrodeo and the peaks of the isolated Romaniacs mountains plus plenty of other terrain in between. It’s a sport where only the toughest survive and the most determined and skilled succeed. Graham Jarvis held off American Cody Webb and Spaniard Alfredo Gomez to claim victory in the second edition of Red Bull Minas Riders in Brazil. The British rider lost out to Gomez in last year’s inaugural race, however he dug deep over 240km to take revenge after the race was cut short to two days due to environmental concerns out of the organisers control.. The 42-year-old Jarvis said, “Cody was really close to me most of the time and, honestly, XMOTIONMAG • 46 Words - Red Bull Images - Marcelo Maragni - Red Bull Content Pool