Cycle News Staff | December 7, 2020
Sherco rider Mario Roman took the win at the Red Bull Override extreme race held at the Rocky Ridge Ranch in Decatur, Texas, Saturday, December 5. The Spaniard outlasted fellow Sherco rider American Cody Webb in the grueling six-hour race that started at 2:00 pm and finished in the dark at 8:00 pm. Canadian Trystan Hart rounded out the podium on his FMF KTM.
The race uses a loop format, with laps in the 40+ minute range for the top riders, and three extremely difficult “Override” sections added to the course at designated times during the event, becoming required sections from that point forward.
Webb led the first couple of laps, with Roman close behind and Hart a few minutes back in third. Roman took over the lead on the third lap and slowly opened the gap over the next several hours and maintained it to the finish. He ended up completing eight laps and was the only rider to complete the first checkpoint on the ninth lap. Webb completed eight laps and defending Red Bull Override Champion Hart completed seven laps when the time expired.
Nick Fahringer finished fourth overall with six laps completed and fellow Sherco rider Quinn Wentzel rounded out the top five, with five laps and one check on lap six completed.
There were 66 entries and only 25 riders completed at least one lap and only 15 riders completing three laps.
“In Romaniacs, I had the level to win, but I had a big crash. I was not very happy to end the season this way. This is my first win in the USA, and I am very happy! Thank you to my friend Rodrigo with Sherco Colorado for his help getting me to this race,” said Roman.
“Around three and a half hours, that’s when the cramps started, and I lost a lot of ground to Mario,” Webb said after the race. “The first Override section ruined me. I only made it up once without help from other riders.”
Hart said, “Hamstring cramps were no joke. I had to get off the bike multiple times. During the race, I couldn’t wait for it to be over and now I just want to do it all over again. I can’t wait till next year.”
2020 Red Bull Override Results
- Mario Roman (She)
- Cody Webb (She)
- Trystan Hart (KTM)
- Nick Fahringer (She)
- Quinn Wentzel (She)
- Keith Sweeten (KTM)
- James Flynn (GG)
- Josh Staley (GG)
- Tyler Kinkade (KTM)
- Rodrigo Lopes (KTM)
Click here for the complete event results.
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