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8th victory of Wade Young on the Roof of Africa ! This weekend was marked by Wade Young's victory at the Roof of Africa Extreme Enduro Race and the 2023 FIM awards ceremony in which Emma Bristow, Women's World Trial Champion was recognized. Roof of Africa : First organized in 1967 and held in the mountains of Lesotho, the Roof of Africa is the oldest Extreme Enduro event. Also known as "the Mother of Hard Enduro", it takes place over 3 days in the middle of the majestic Maluti Mountains in South Africa.
The first real day of the Roof of Africa took place on Friday December 1st under a scorching sun around the Bushmans pass. The riders faced relentless heat and demanding terrain putting machines and riders to the test. At the end of 7 hours and 44 minutes, three Sherco riders reached the podium. Wade Young finished first ahead of Brett Swanepoel and the American Cody Webb. The weather conditions were just as difficult the next and final day of this legendary event, 150 kilometers, 9 hours of racing through the "Mountain Kingdom", a GPS route that was extremely difficult.
Note that the Bronze category was won by Louis-Bresler Knipe on a Sherco 500 SEF. Daniel Peckham (Sherco) finished 2nd in the Silver category. Wade Young "This 2023 edition was very tough. I didn't recover very well after the first day and so I was a little tired the second, but I drew on my reserves and gave everything until the end. The team did a good job. I'm happy to have achieved this 8th victory".
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The
prologue which took a route linking the town center of Maseru the capital of
Lesotho, to the surrounding mountains determined the starting order of the race.
Wade Young ensured and achieved a time allowing him to enter the top 5 before
tackling the main race.
At
the end of the three days of racing, South African Sherco Racing Factory rider
Wade Young won the victory 19 minutes ahead of the second-place rider. The
American Cody Webb (Sherco USA) finished 6th in the general classification in
the Gold category.