In this episode we talk about Round 3 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship at the 2024 Xross Hard Enduro Rally in Serbia.

Spoiler alert! We have a new winner, with Manuel Lettenbichler unable to compete due to a knee injury the top step of the podium is open and waiting for a new and deserving rider to take their place. We see a change up not only with Wade Young taking 1st in the race but also moving up into 1st in the pro championship standings. Teodor and Micheal Walkner take 2nd and 3rd respectively. We can’t forget about our Juniors with the Brightmore brothers on the podium as well as James Moore. Lastly, Tjasa takes home the Women’s Hard Enduro Performance Award supported by 24MX.

This was a heated race not only in competition but also in temperature with over 30 Degrees in Serbia. Unlike our air conditioning system the riders didn’t give up and really gave a solid performance. We discuss prologue, race days 1,2 and 3 as well as have some exclusive interviews with your top 4 finishers of the race.

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We welcome Valentino Hutter onto the World Hard Enduro Podcast. A 16 year old X-Grip rider who is making waves in the hard enduro community. We discuss how he got into enduro riding, past achievements as well as his previous performances. We end off with some suggestions for amateur riders and some fun personal questions.

A two-time Austrian Enduro Youth Champion, winning in 2022 and 2023. At the Erzbergrodeo, he finished 25th in the Prologue in 2023 and 11th in 2024. He ended up 33rd overall, making him the third-best Austrian in the race. He also finished 2nd in the silver class at Red Bull Romaniacs.

We discuss the value it brings to a rider being part of a team like X-Grip and how they assist before and during a racing season.

GIVEAWAY
The World Hard Enduro podcast is excited to announce our first giveaway in collaboration with X-Grip! We will be giving away THE ESCALATOR STICKY 140/80-18 rear tyre as well as the MACHETE 90/100-21 front tyre.
How to enter?
This is a social media giveaway. All you need to do is
- comment on our social media post and answer the question: What is the product that Valentino Hutter can’t live without from X-Grip? (You can find the answer within the podcast episode)
- Follow @worldhardenduro, @x_grip and @valehutter10
Disclaimer: These products can only be shipped within the EU. If you do not live in the EU but have a friend or address we can ship to that is okay too.

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In this episode we talk about round 3 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship - Xross Hard Enduro Rally. Taking place from the 19th - 22nd of June in the Serbian mountains, this is the first rally style race of the championship.

We have an exclusive interview with Vladan Komatovic, the race director and mastermind behind Xross. Talking about the history of the event, track layout, spectator points, tips for riders before the race and much more. This is an informative episode! Follow them on social media: https://www.instagram.com/xrosshardendurorally?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

and keep up to date with important information on their website: https://www.xross.rs/

Keep an eye out for the X-Grip giveaway in the next podcast episode with junior rider - Valentino Hutter. Coming soon!

We see possibly more junior riders entered into this race than pro championship ship riders which leads us to our discussion about Manni’s injury as well as a possible replacement? We also touch on the Women’s Hard Enduro Performance Award supported by 24MX. Head to https://iridehardenduro.com/ for the Akrapovič Live Timing of the race.

We would like to welcome Plews Tyres who will be supporting the World Hard Enduro podcast! They are providing a lot of support at the Xross Rally so be sure to be on the lookout.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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