Joakim Ljunggren
Today the third race of the European Enduro Extreme Cup the Battle of Vikings was held in Storstenshöjden, just 20 kms outside the city of Örebro, in Sweden.
The conditions at start were perfect with about 18 degrees and sunny, but the last hour of the race the rain started to fall and the track was even more difficult.
The race was held under 4 hours on a track about 10 kms long with a lot of difficulties like Hamburger Hill, HA-HA Logs, extreme parks and just before the finish the famous Black Piste, a steep uphill with a lot of stones.
After yesterday’s prologue Andreas Linusson, from Sweden, started just ahead of his compatriot Joakim Ljunggren, KTM and Blake Gutzeit (RSA), Husqvarna.
After first checkpoint in the first lap Ljunggren passed Linusson and then was in the front for the whole race and and won after completing 7 laps 25 minutes ahead of Blake Gutzeit and of Fredrik Johansson (SWE), Beta.
Amanda Elvin, from Sweden, on KTM, was the first women ever to start in Battle of Vikings and completed one full lap in 60th place.
After the third round, Spanish Mario Roman leads the general standings before Anders Becker Johansen and Andre Wolf Larsen, both from Norway.
Amanda Elvin.
