The race consisted of a 70 km lap that needed to be completed four times with three special tests per lap. Two tests where dry while one was extremely muddy. The “muddy” test had to be shortened after the second lap due to many riders getting stuck. Even though the sun stayed out the whole day, the strong wind still made it for a cold day.

Hans started all test as first rider which made him somewhat uncomfortable having to look for the best racing line. After every test Hans was getting more confidence and started to ride more relaxed. Even though riding better, Hans was not able to create a comfortable gap on his competition. While the special tests were though, the conditions on the liaison sections were very good, only the strong wind made it some what cold.

Finally in the fourth lap, Hans was able to put in a very solid time at the first test gaining lots of time on his competitors. Hans conservatively finished the race to maintain his lead and to secure the victory. Hans won ten out of twelve special tests.

Hans Vogels: “I’ve been practising on hard pack tracks the last few weeks and coming back to these typical sandy Dutch conditions, it took me bit to get used to again. The Husaberg was perfect today and I was able to make it two out of two at the start the Dutch Enduro season. Now it’s time to prepare myself for the WEC season. I can’t wait.”

The next race of Hans is the TwinAir Enduro sprint on 20-03 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.