Jarvis, Haaker and Roman all set for ErzbergRodeo
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing trio of Graham Jarvis,
Colton Haaker and Mario Roman start the 22nd running of the ErzbergRodeo
in Austria as strong favourites for top honours.
Securing victories at Mexico’s AvandaRocks and The Tough One in
Great Britain, as well as claiming a hard-fought runner-up result at the
recent Minas Riders event in Brazil, Graham Jarvis will be looking for
nothing less than a winning result at Erzberg this year.
Sharing the podium with Alfredo Gomez, Jonny Walker and Andreas
Lettenbichler in 2015, Jarvis is more eager than ever to put his
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna TE 300 on the top step of the podium as he
tries to secure an elusive second individual win.
Jarvis will be joined in Austria by his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Factory Racing teammate Colton Haaker, who will be battling against the
Iron Giant for the first time. Fresh from securing the SuperEnduro World
Championship title the American has worked hard to prepare for one of
the world’s toughest extreme enduro events and is fired up for his debut
assault on the ErzbergRodeo.
The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing squad will be further
strengthened by the participation of Spain’s Mario Roman. Taking the
world by surprise with his runner-up result last year, the young
Spaniard has spent the last few months preparing for the event in the
hope of challenging for a podium result.
The 22nd running of the Erzbergrodeo takes place in Eisenerz,
Austria this weekend, with the Red Bull Hare Scramble wrapping up three
days of action on Sunday, May 29.
Graham Jarvis: “After last year’s event I
think everyone is wondering what the organisers have in stall for us
this year. Erzberg is always a tough race, but I know what to expect.
Getting the best time I can in the prologue is my first goal. Then I’ll
just try and get the best start I can and take things from there. The
faster, early sections of the Hare Scramble don’t really suit me so much
– I just want to be as well placed as I can for the harder sections of
the race. There’s a lot of guys wanting to do well this year so the
competition is high.”
Colton Haaker: “It’s going to be the first
time I’m racing Erzberg and I’m really looking forward to the challenge.
The Red Bull Hare Scramble is probably the biggest and hardest single
day event of the year and I’ve always wanted to give it a go. I’ve spent
the last couple of months training hard for this event, trying myself
in the gnarliest and most extreme stuff. I’ve also spent a decent amount
of time getting used to my 300cc two-stroke bike, which for sure is the
right tool for the event. I think the key is to learn how to find your
way out of the most extreme stuff in one piece and without burning your
body out. I know it’s going to be different to anything else I’ve ever
done but I’m ready for it.”
Mario Roman: “I’ve really been training hard
for this race. Last year it was such an important race for me. I learned
so much and now I know what to expect. I don’t have so much experience
but I believe I can challenge for the podium. No one really knows what
the race will be like, so first I want to get a good qualifying time so
that I am on the first line of the start. For sure the first hills will
be as crazy as always – I just want to do as well as I can before things
start to get really difficult and then just keep pushing to the finish.”
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