Pol brings a T7 to Erzberg Rodeo!

[Tenerider]

Pol Tarres to race Erzbrergrodeo on a Yamaha Tenere 700 – “I want to finish the race”

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Extreme Enduro rider turned Adventure bike viral sensation Pol Tarres will race the 2022 Red Bull Erzbergrodeo on a Yamaha Tenere 700.

 

I absolutely love his attitude!

 

[Black Dog Moto]

Friggin nuts. I'd have a hard time with a 100 pound 300 smoker. 

[Tenerider]

He really did it.

And ranked 77th (of 500):

Results Red Bull Erzbergrodeo 2022

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Welcome to Red Bull Erzbergrodeo, the World Xtreme Enduro Supreme!

Watched the live stream yesterday, replay is available here (hope there is no geoblocking):

Red Bull Erzbergrodeo 2022: Alle Infos & Livestream

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Zwei Tage lang bahnen sich die Fahrer:innen ihren Weg auf den Erzberg, um sich für den Red Bull Hare Scramble am Sonntag zu qualifizieren, wo 35km...

 

Sadly, he was only being featured for a few seconds.

Amazing job, although he did not finish (not surprising).

Edited June 20, 2022 by Tenerider

[deanso]

24 minutes ago, Tenerider said:

Sadly, he was only being featured for a few seconds.

Amazing job, although he did not finish (not surprising).

Which seconds do we have to keep our eyes open?

[Tenerider]

19 minutes ago, deanso said:

Which seconds do we have to keep our eyes open?

 

Oh boy, I need to watch it again

[Paolo_Ciro]

I believe only 8 of the participants finished within the 4 hour time limit.  Pol Tarres did make it to checkpoint 17.  I think that puts him in 77th place out of 500.  That is the farthest anyone has ever taken a dual cylinder bike.

Edited June 20, 2022 by Paolo_Ciro

[Tenerider]

6 minutes ago, Paolo_Ciro said:

I believe only 8 of the participants finished within the 4 hour time limit.  Pol Tarres did make it to checkpoint 17.  I think that puts him in 77th place out of 500.  That is the farthest anyone has ever taken a dual cylinder bike.

Exactly! Pol's bike weight roughly 70 kg more than the competitors'.

Haven't watched it yet, but here is how it's been built:

 

[Tenerider]

Pol just uploaded his POV footage:

 

 

[sethwaterfall]

He placed 9th in 2019, the last time this event was run.