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Zona Paddok's Mario Roman
sharpens his swords for King of the Hill Hard Enduro

Mario Roman is one of the young guns to watch this year. He is coming fast and strong in the world of extreme enduro events with no fear for challenging the the big riders in this sport.

He started like every rider should start: riding Trial Bikes from the age of 6th and he has race in the Spanish Trial Championship. At 18 years old he decided to try Enduro. "I was really fast, so I did Spanish Championship for one year and then 5 years World Enduro Championship where I finished World Campion at 125cc in my first year, then I was second in Juniors Class and after really bad injury was forced me to stay off the bike for 2 years."

After 2 long years of recovery, Mario didn't find anny support to return to WEC, but we think he has find something more interesting: Extreme Enduro Events and a great team, Zona Paddok and plenty support from KTM Spain.

So with the speed from World Enduro Championship and 12 years on trial bikes, you may have the complete rider in Hard Enduro. "I think this is the perfect combination for Hard Enduro, but we don't have to forget to add in the formula techique and lots of experience. Here comes my team. They have a few years of experience in extreme races, which is good for me, and they put a lot of effort in what they do. I'm glad to have the posibility to work with them."

You can meet Mario in Arad - Romania on 27th of March 2015, right in the center of the City where King of the Hill Hard Enduro Prologue will be. On 28th you can follow the riders into the woods for a grueling 80km long track. Third and final day of King of the Hill will be near Ghioroc and the riders will have to stay on the bike for 3 hours on a extreme closed circuit in the woods. You can find more information on www.heca.ro  the official site of the race.