Graham Jarvis Nets Sea to Sky Hard Enduro Win

Husqvarna’s Hard Enduro star, Graham Jarvis, nets a repeat win in the 2015 Red Bull Hard Enduro Series finale.

Scott Rousseau

Husqvarna’s Hard Enduro star, Graham Jarvis, nets a repeat win in the 2015 Red Bull Hard Enduro Series finale.

Graham Jarvis triumphantly crosses the finish line on top of Olympos Mountain after successfully defending his Red Bull Sea to Sky Hard Enduro Champion title. Jarvis won the event by over 2.5 minutes. PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BULL CONTENT POOL.
Graham Jarvis triumphantly crosses the finish line on top of Olympos Mountain after successfully defending his Red Bull Sea to Sky Hard Enduro Champion title. Jarvis won the event by over 2.5 minutes. PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BULL CONTENT POOL.

Bel-Ray Husqvarna’s Graham Jarvis successfully defended his Sea Hard Enduro to Sky event win of one year ago, claiming another win at the 2015 Red Bull Hard Enduro Series finale held in Kemer, Turkey.

Jarvis got off to a strong start by finishing second in Friday’s Beach Race and then backing that up with a third-place finish in Saturday’s Forest Race–just 5 seconds behind the winner. Those result earned him a front row start for Sunday’s all-important Mountain Race, which took the riders up the 7759-foot Olympos Mountain.

Jarvis, shown here at the rear of the field, chose not to push the pace off the start. He came from behind and reeled-in the leaders and then made a tactical decision to skip the last refueling stop, which allowed him to take a comfortable lead to the finish. PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BULL CONTENT POOL.
Jarvis, shown here at the rear of the field, chose not to push the pace off the start. He came from behind and reeled-in the leaders and then made a tactical decision to skip the last refueling stop, which allowed him to take a comfortable lead to the finish. PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BULL CONTENT POOL.

Jarvis chose to preserve himself and his Husqvarna TE300 early in the mountain race, but he soon began to find a rhythm that would propel him toward the front of the field. He caught Red Bull KTM’s Jonny Walker and Wade Young at the halfway stage then moved into the lead after deciding to skip the final refueling stop. Once in front, Jarvis charged hard to the finish line on Olympos Mountain’s summit, claiming the win by 2 minutes and 35 seconds.

“I really wanted this win,” Jarvis said. “It’s been a long season without one so I’m delighted to end it on the top step of the podium. I knew everyone would be pushing for position early on so I let them get on with it and settled into my own race. I had a bit of ground to make up after the canyon section. I got up to third after the first fuel stop and closed up on Jonny shortly afterwards. I had a trick up my sleeve and gambled on skipping the second fuel stop. I knew the trail afterwards was going to be tight single track so if I was in front there would be a good chance I could keep the lead. It paid off and I got in front of Jonny when he was stopped. From there on I pushed hard over the mountain.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BULL CONTENT POOL.
PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BULL CONTENT POOL.

2015 Red Bull Sea to Sky Hard Enduro
Kemer, Turkey
Results: October 4, 2015

1. Graham Jarvis (UK)-Hus/3 hours, 8 minutes, 35 seconds
2. Jonny Walker (UK)-KTM/3:11:10
3. Wade Young (RSA)-KTM/3:19:13
4. Paul Bolton (UK)-KTM/3:20:19
5. Andreas Lettenbichler (GER)-KTM/3:20:59
6. Lars Enöckl (AUT)-/3:22:57
7. Blake Gutzeit (RSA)-Hus/3:26:13
8. Jonathan Richardson (UK)-KTM/3:30:43
9. Philipp Scholz (GER)-KTM/3:37:57
10. Manuel Lettenbichler (GER)-KTM/3:38:35

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