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Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Graham Jarvis claimed his first win of his 2016 campaign following a winning performance at the 12th and final running of The Tough One Extreme Enduro in England.

Finishing on the top step of the podium alongside David Knight and Paul Bolton, Jarvis battled with multiple Tough One winner Knight for much of the two-and-a-half hour race, breaking away during the final 45 minutes to win by close to two minutes.

Challenging weather conditions made the final running of the UK’s premier extreme event all the more difficult. Constant rain throughout the Pro, Expert and Clubman race resulted in much of the course becoming extremely slippery.

With a good start Jarvis broke into the top three before he and David Knight moved ahead of early leader Bolton and becoming locked in a two-rider battle for the lead.

“I had a decent fight with David today,” said Jarvis. “Knighter knows this place well and is always fast here. When he pitted I decided to push hard and ended up crashing. I quickly got back on my bike and decided to stay behind Knight for a few laps.”

Finally moving into the lead and putting on a late race charge, Jarvis opened up a small but important advantage at the head of the race, going on to claim a well-earned victory.

“Shortly after the midway point I passed him and managed to open up a decent gap,” he added. “The track was wet and muddy but to be honest it didn’t really make a huge difference for me. My strongest point was the slower and more technical sections inside the quarry, that’s where my TE 300 excelled really.”

Jarvis’ 2016 Tough One Extreme Enduro win was his fourth out of the 10 events he contested in the Nantmawr Quarry.

2016 Tough One Extreme Enduro
Nantmarw Quarry, England

Pro class overall results:
1. Graham Jarvis
2. David Knight
3. Paul Bolton
4. Wade Young
5. Jonathan Richardson