Another Romaniacs under the belt and another year with many stories to tell from the gold class track. Four intense days of racing for the top guys with countless kilometers raced and grueling Leatt LiveManiacs challenges. Each day came with its own set of unexpected issues and of course constantly changing results. From crashes to dead batteries, seized forks, questionable tyre choices and shirtless finishes… this year was certainly full of entertainment.

Once again we have Mike on to chat about some of the behind the scenes of what went down and to give us the inside scoop and a bit more context to some of the unbelievable stories to come out of this year’s race. Some standout moments of course would be Mani dominating the gold class field once again even with a race that certainly wasn’t without its issues. James Moore racing so consistently once again proving he is not only aiming of the top… but has without a doubt arrived! Thomas Scales is a rider who we’d consider a dark horse but one to keep an eye on going forward.

This year the Romaniacs organizers focused more heavily on the ADV classes, especially the Ultimate riders and there’s no denying that what these guys can do on the big bikes is impressive! From hard enduro favorites like Mario Roman and Dieter Rudolf to ADV legends like Pol Tarres, it’s interesting to see how they are stacking up in a pretty competitive field.

In this episode we chat about Prologue as well as go though all four race days.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:18 2026 Red Bull Romaniacs recap with Mike

03:00 Prologue: Teo wins, Manny vs Mitch in a battle

04:24 Adventure bikes

08:24 Day 1: Chaos, toilet stops & hydration packs

11:35 Manny's dead battery

16:00 Lorenzo Gondola

21:05 Matthew Green's wrong tyre choice

23:51 Teodor Kabakchiev

26:04 Day 2: Straja 180km loop

29:41 Dieter Rudolf's heat sensor

32:20 David Cyprian

35:20 Day 3: Rolling rocks and sketchy downhills

40:29 Manny’s sketchy descent

44:08 Day 4: The day that had it all

46:23 Pandora's Box

48:24 James Moore

50:16 Walkner on track for a career-best

53:22 Thomas Scales: A career-best result nobody saw coming

58:07 Matt Green’s shirtless finish

59:58 James Moore's collapsed front fork

01:02:19 The reality of pro racing

Every year Romaniacs throws up stories that are just wild… dead batteries, wrong tyres, collapsed forks and a shirtless finish. What was your standout moment from this year's race? Let us know in the comments ↓↓↓

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