Red Bull Romaniacs Hard Enduro Rallye

The Red Bull Romaniacs Hard Enduro Rallye is an annual off-road motorcycle race held in Sibiu, Romania. It was founded in 2004 by Martin Freinademetz. The event attracts competitors from over 52 nations each year. The competition spans five days, with the first day featuring an in-city Prolog, followed by four days of off-road racing on enduro trails in the regions surrounding Sibiu and the Southern Carpathian Mountains.

The event is part of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship Series.

Organizer Martin Freinademetz conceived the idea for a hard enduro rally in the Transylvania region after visiting the Carpathian Mountains that surround the historic city of Sibiu.

The Red Bull Romaniacs Hard Enduro Rallye is organized under the patronage of the Romanian National Tourism Authority.

Prolog

The Prolog of the Red Bull Romaniacs Hard Enduro Rallye^[1] is held on Bulevardul Coposu, the main street in the city center of Sibiu. It then moves to the nearby mountains and forests, where competitors must prove their endurance and riding skills. Each year, a different Prolog course and off-road race tracks are created.

Offroad tracks

The tracks cross mountain areas, rocky terrain, hills, and valleys, with tarmac being avoided as much as possible. The length of the tracks varies between 100 km and 180 km each day, depending on the class in which the competitor enters.^[2] The main challenges include technical sections that pass through wooded areas, where competitors face natural terrain obstacles, such as trees, rocks, mud, and steep inclines.^[2] Petrol fuel stops, or tank stops, are placed at intervals of approximately 70 km, allowing contestants to refuel their motorcycles and refresh themselves.

The track is marked with banners, signs, and colored markings, and it is loaded onto a GPS to ensure safety. There are also specially designed spectator points along the route.

List of winners

Graham Jarvis is the most successful competitor in the event's history, with seven overall wins.^[3]

Year	Rider	Motorcycle
2022	Graham Jarvis	Husqvarna TE 300
2021	Manuel Lettenbichler	KTM 300 EXC
2020	Manuel Lettenbichler	KTM 300 EXC
2019	Manuel Lettenbichler	KTM 300 EXC
2018	Wade Young	Sherco 300 SE-R
2017	Graham Jarvis	Husqvarna TE 300
2016	Graham Jarvis	Husqvarna TE 300
2015	Jonny Walker	KTM 300 EXC
2014	Jonny Walker	KTM 300 EXC
2013	Graham Jarvis	Husaberg TE 300
2012	Graham Jarvis	Husaberg TE 300
2011	Graham Jarvis	Husaberg TE 300
2010	Chris Birch	KTM
2009	Andreas Lettenbichler	BMW G450 X
2008	Graham Jarvis	Sherco 450
2007	Cyril Despres	KTM 300 EXC-E
2006	Michel Gau	KTM
2005	Cyril Despres	KTM
2004	Cyril Despres	KTM

Source: Results of Red Bull Romaniacs^[4]

Competitors

Competitors can participate in five different race classes: Atom, Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold, with Gold being the most challenging. Event registrations open in October for the following year's event, and the starting places for the Amateur race class are typically filled within days.

Television coverage

The Romaniacs Hard Enduro Rallye has been broadcast in over 215 countries.

References

1. "23 Tuesday: The Romaniacs In-city Prolog".
2. "The Red Bull Romaniacs Rallye". Retrieved 2014-11-22.
3. "Graham Jarvis wins Red Bull Romaniacs 2017". Red Bull. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
4. "Results of Red Bull Romaniacs". Red Bull Romaniacs. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Further reading

• (Editorial staff) (February 24, 2009). "4th Red Bull Romaniacs 2007 – Day 4 – Dirt Rider Magazine". Dirt Rider Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
• (Staff) (June 15, 2012). "Jarvis Leads Red Bull Romaniacs Enduro". Cycle News. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

External links

• Official website (multilingual)