We welcome Valentino Hutter onto the World Hard Enduro Podcast. A 16 year old X-Grip rider who is making waves in the hard enduro community. We discuss how he got into enduro riding, past achievements as well as his previous performances. We end off with some suggestions for amateur riders and some fun personal questions.

A two-time Austrian Enduro Youth Champion, winning in 2022 and 2023. At the Erzbergrodeo, he finished 25th in the Prologue in 2023 and 11th in 2024. He ended up 33rd overall, making him the third-best Austrian in the race. He also finished 2nd in the silver class at Red Bull Romaniacs.

We discuss the value it brings to a rider being part of a team like X-Grip and how they assist before and during a racing season.

GIVEAWAY
The World Hard Enduro podcast is excited to announce our first giveaway in collaboration with X-Grip! We will be giving away THE ESCALATOR STICKY 140/80-18 rear tyre as well as the MACHETE 90/100-21 front tyre.
How to enter?
This is a social media giveaway. All you need to do is
- comment on our social media post and answer the question: What is the product that Valentino Hutter can’t live without from X-Grip? (You can find the answer within the podcast episode)
- Follow @worldhardenduro, @x_grip and @valehutter10
Disclaimer: These products can only be shipped within the EU. If you do not live in the EU but have a friend or address we can ship to that is okay too.

Good luck!

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In this episode we talk about round 3 of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship - Xross Hard Enduro Rally. Taking place from the 19th - 22nd of June in the Serbian mountains, this is the first rally style race of the championship.

We have an exclusive interview with Vladan Komatovic, the race director and mastermind behind Xross. Talking about the history of the event, track layout, spectator points, tips for riders before the race and much more. This is an informative episode! Follow them on social media: https://www.instagram.com/xrosshardendurorally?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

and keep up to date with important information on their website: https://www.xross.rs/

Keep an eye out for the X-Grip giveaway in the next podcast episode with junior rider - Valentino Hutter. Coming soon!

We see possibly more junior riders entered into this race than pro championship ship riders which leads us to our discussion about Manni’s injury as well as a possible replacement? We also touch on the Women’s Hard Enduro Performance Award supported by 24MX. Head to https://iridehardenduro.com/ for the Akrapovič Live Timing of the race.

We would like to welcome Plews Tyres who will be supporting the World Hard Enduro podcast! They are providing a lot of support at the Xross Rally so be sure to be on the lookout.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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We welcome Matthew Green onto the World Hard Enduro Podcast after his 11th place finish at the 2024 Erzbergrodeo. We discuss his experience at the race delving deeper into his thoughts about the race from a participants perspective. We also get a glimpse into the chaos that is the Erzberg parade.

In 2022 Matthew was crowned the first ever Hard Enduro Junior Champion and has already set the foundations for a successful racing career. Matthew talks about his experience with the world championship and his move to Italy.

He started racing competitively as a young boy and has many stories to tell about his earlier experiences as well as diving into the South African Hard enduro scene.

As mentioned in the episode here are the links to the Kargo Racing videos:
2014: https://youtu.be/K1IHiyNAbCo?si=-_3kJXukeW_pXrQI
2015: https://youtu.be/rdzbxF-dBaM?si=R1Ww2wc6HHmkRA3H

Be sure to follow Matthew on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/mattgreen47?igsh=NWhocGYwMnVkZGh0

We hope you enjoy this episode!

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