2025 FIM Hard Enduro Round 7 Results

Cycle News Staff | November 24, 2025

The final round of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship was held in Lesotho, South Africa, November 21-23, and local rider James Moore claimed the overall victory. The KTM rider entered the final day with a comfortable lead and was able to fend off strong competitors like Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) and Husqvarna rider Billy Bolt to clinch the win.

James Moore at 2025 Roof of Africa Hard Enduro — **South Africa’s own James Moore was the overall winner at the Roof of Africa Hard Enduro.**

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The three-day competition kicked off with the time trial qualification won by Bolt with a time of 22:08.9. Lettenbichler was 13.6 seconds back in second. Moore was third, followed by Teodor Kabakchiev, Mitch Brightmore (GasGas), Mario Roman (Sherco) and Alfredo Gomez (Rieju).

Day two had more than five hours of racing across the rugged and hilly South African countryside, which included a variety of terrain and plenty of navigation challenges, all of this favoring the local racers. Moore handled it all the best and led everyone across the day’s finish line. He maintained a 42-second lead over runner-up Will Slater and was a few minutes ahead of Mathew Stevens. Some of the better-known HEWC racers like Bolt, Lettenbichler and Gomez had their moments, including some navigation confusion.

Manuel Lettenbichler at 2025 Roof of Africa Hard Enduro — **Manuel Lettenbichler was unable to catch the leader after a difficult second day, but the 2025 FIM Hard Enduro World Champion did place second overall.**

Bolt was in 13th place and 15 minutes behind the day’s winner. Bolt explained that it was a combination of confusion at a time control, conflicting opinions about what the riders should actually do, and his own navigation mistakes, which meant his day was a bit skewed.

Day three was less about navigation than it was about hard enduro-type riding, as the elite racers were back at the head of the charts. Starting 13th on the day, Bolt rallied to the front and fought off Lettenbichler for the day’s win by less than a minute.

Despite at least one navigation mistake on the day and finishing sixth, Moore had done enough the day before to maintain a lead and secure his first HEWC overall victory by a total time of one minute and 52 seconds. The young rider stepped into the shoes of Wade Young (who was absent from this race due to injury), making it a 10-year winning streak for the South Africans at “The Mother of Hard Enduro.”

Billy Bolt at 2025 Roof of Africa Hard Enduro — **Billy Bolt also had his difficulties but still managed to fill out the overall podium.**

The final overall Roof of Africa rankings went to Lettenbichler for second place, and Bolt finished a little over five minutes back in third. Roman was fourth and Brightmore fifth.

In the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship, Lettenbichler had already clinched the title, officially finishing on top with 199 points, followed by Bolt with 153 points, Mitch Brightmore with 142, Roman with 131 and Wade Young with 97.CN