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2015 Erzberg Rodeo Finishes With Four-Way Tie

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The Erzberg Rodeo billed as the toughest single-day motorcycle race on the planet, and all you have to do in order to check that superlative against hyperbole is to ask a competitor about the Red Bull Hare Scramble event.

With 500 riders qualifying for Sunday’s Red Bull Hare Scramble, out of some 1,500 entries, only five…yes five…finished the gruelling “Iron Giant”.

As if the past races in the open-air Austrian pit mine, haven’t been hard enough, this year’s event included a number of changes, including an all-new section lovingly named “Downtown” that was right before the finish line.

Adding 21 miles to the previous course length, the Downtown section was virtually impassable with its ravine and steep muddy hill, even for the top entries. Accordingly, the Top 4 riders banded together in order to make it through the meatgrinder and finish the race.

As such, Jonny Walker, Graham Jarvis, Andreas Lettenbichler, and Alfredo Gómez are this year’s joint Erzberg Rodeo winners, with Mario Roman Serrano credited as the fifth and final race finisher.

In case the race wasn’t breath-taking enough, the photos seemingly do it justice. We have 71 high-resoltuion shots for you, after the jump.

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Wade Young - Action

Red Bull Hare Scramble - Action

Red Bull Hare Scramble - Action

Red Bull Hare Scramble - Action

Red Bull Hare Scramble - Action

Red Bull Hare Scramble - Action

Alfredo Gomez - Action

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Competitors - Action

Wade Young - Action

Alfredo Gomez - Action

Alfredo Gomez - Action

Jonny Walker - Action

Alfredo Gomez - Action

Wade Young - Action

Andreas Lettenbichler - Action

Wade Young and Andreas Lettenbichler - Action

Competitors - Action

Jonny Walker - Action

Alfredo Gomez - Lifestyle

Andreas Lettenbichler - Lifestyle

Alfredo Gomez - Action

Alfredo Gomez - Action

Graham Jarvis - Action

Competitors - Action

Graham Jarvis - Action

Competitors - Action

Wade Young - Action

Jonny Walker - Action

Graham Jarvis - Action

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Jonathan Walker - Action

Competitors - Action

Miha Spindler - Action

Competitors - Action

Participants - Lifestyle

Source: Red Bull

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