South African teenager upstages the established hard enduro stars

2025 Laborious Enduro Enduro World Championship
Spherical Seven – Roof of Africa

The 2025 FIM Laborious Enduro World Championship concluded in Lesotho with a demanding three-day Roof of Africa, the place Manuel Lettenbichler completed second general to shut out his title-winning marketing campaign, whereas Billy Bolt claimed third on the occasion to seal the runner-up spot within the championship.

The house-soil victory, nonetheless, went to South African teenager James Moore.

Arriving in Lesotho with the championship already secured after victory at his dwelling spherical in Germany, Lettenbichler used the season finale to cement his dominance. The Crimson Bull KTM rider opened the Roof of Africa with the second-fastest time in Thursday’s Time Trial earlier than a tougher second day noticed him end tenth on the technical mountain course. A powerful cost on Saturday put him again on the entrance as he accomplished the gruelling last stage in second place, lower than a minute off the day’s quickest time. The collected instances throughout the three days positioned him second general behind race winner James Moore.

Manuel Lettenbichler

For Husqvarna Manufacturing unit Racing’s Billy Bolt, the weekend held larger stakes. Bolt entered the spherical second within the standings with solely a single level separating him from Mitch Brightmore. Profitable Thursday’s prologue gave the Brit essential early factors earlier than the problem of an early begin place on day two left him down in thirteenth. Bolt rebounded strongly on the ultimate day, steadily transferring by the sector to win Saturday’s stage and declare third general for the occasion. That outcome was sufficient to substantiate Bolt’s second place within the 2025 championship.

Mitch Brightmore completed fifth in Lesotho to safe third within the championship standings, whereas Mario Roman completed fourth on the Roof of Africa and ended the season fourth general.

Mani’s 2025 marketing campaign concludes with a fifth world title, reinforcing KTM’s standing on the high of arduous enduro.

For Bolt, he now shifts his focus to the SuperEnduro World Championship, which begins on December 13 in Poland. There, the Brit will start his bid for a sixth consecutive indoor title.