Manuel Lettenbichler has won the Sea to Sky 2026. The KTM factory rider started the Mountain Race from the third row on 10 October and crossed the finish line in 3:40:01.78 hours. The current official results have Mario Román in second place and James Moore in third.
As of 11 October 2026. Result following the published disqualification of Teodor Kabakchiev.
Lettenbichler’s starting position was shaped by the previous day. In the Forest Race he had to deal with a brake problem. Ten penalty minutes were added to his riding time. The official timing lists a breach of the refuelling-point procedure; Mario Román and Thomas Scales received the same penalty. As a result, Lettenbichler was classified 15th.
From the third row to victory
On Saturday, the 64-kilometre course led from the coast near Kemer up to the finish on Tahtalı, also known as Mount Olympos. Riders had to pass 16 checkpoints. The finish was at an altitude of 2,365 metres.
Lettenbichler worked his way to the front early on his KTM 300 EXC. In the race report published by MX Large, he describes riding with Kabakchiev at first before being able to pull away. In the difficult final sections he extended his lead.
Official podium after Kabakchiev’s disqualification
The race reports published first still named Kabakchiev as runner-up. The official results list now shows the Bulgarian as disqualified. The event notice gives acceptance of outside assistance as the reason. That puts Román in second place, 4 minutes and 11.10 seconds behind. Moore completes the podium.
Mountain Race: top five in the Gold class
| Position | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Lettenbichler | 3:40:01.78 |
| 2 | Mario Román | 3:44:12.88 |
| 3 | James Moore | 3:54:27.97 |
| 4 | Mitch Brightmore | 3:56:22.79 |
| 5 | Thomas Scales | 3:58:52.70 |
Source: official timing, Mountain Race – Results – OFFICIAL, accessed 11 October 2026. Times in hours:minutes:seconds.hundredths.
The Sea to Sky was the penultimate round of the 2026 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship. The season finale, Hixpania Hard Enduro, follows from 23 to 25 October in Spain.
Sources and image credits
- Sea to Sky: official results and event notices. Forest Race: ten penalty minutes for start numbers 74, 304 and 414 over the refuelling-point procedure. Mountain Race: disqualification of start number 23 for outside assistance. Accessed: 11 October 2026.
- MX Large: “Lettenbichler Takes Turkey”, 10 October 2026. Course of the race and Lettenbichler’s statements; the early results list there has been superseded by the current official results.
- Enduro21: Forest Race report, 9 October 2026. Time penalties and Mountain Race course data.
- FIM Hard Enduro World Championship: 2026 calendar and date of the Hixpania finale.
- Article photo 1: Manuel Lettenbichler at the Sea to Sky 2026. © Future7Media; individual photographer not named. Original source: Enduro21, race report of 10 October 2026.
- Article photo 2: Mario Román at the Sea to Sky 2026. © Future7Media; individual photographer not named. Original source: Enduro21, race report of 10 October 2026.
- Title and social banners: AI-designed editorial collages based on the original photos named. Original logos: Sea to Sky and FIM Hard Enduro World Championship.