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MARIO ROMAN CLAIMS 4th ON THE WALL Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Mario Roman secured a hard-fought fourth at the second running of The Wall Extreme Enduro in Pietramurata, Italy. The race featured a morning enduro-styled session along with an extreme test run through the night. Pushing hard Mario missed out on a podium result by less than eight seconds, eventually placing fourth behind fellow Husqvarna rider Thomas Oldrati. Cheered by his home fans, TE 300 mounted Oldrati battled hard to claim the last spot on the podium in third. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing duo of Graham Jarvis and Mario Roman will next return to extreme enduro action at Red Bull Megawatt in Poland on September 17/18. Mario Roman: “We had a good day of racing at The Wall and we proved that a final podium result was well within our reach. It was also good to mix things up with the EnduroGP guys. The morning session didn’t include any extreme parts. My times in the enduro test were quite good, but I was losing seconds in the fast cross test. I knew that anything could happen in the night’s extreme test so I tried to remain focused on that. I did a pretty good job in the main event. I found some good lines and kept pushing to reduce the gap to the top. I entered the last two laps knowing I could battle for victory, but I had a big crash in one of the track’s vertical wall climbs losing a lot of time. Now it’s time to get back to work and prepare for September’s Megawatt in Poland.” Results - The Wall Extreme Enduro 2016, Italy 1. Alfredo Gomez (KTM) 1:18'04.60
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