The final loop at Ditrău turned the whole paddock into what Alfredo Gomez called “survival mode”. Long shale climbs, loose rock and hot July sun kept every leader in sight of the rider behind, so Sunday’s pace was all-out yet mistake-free.

PRO – Cyprian Clings to Saturday’s Cushion

“Pretty hard day—we ran wheel-to-wheel all stage, but I could lean on Saturday’s time and still take the win,” said overall champion David Cyprian after a third-place Sunday finish of 2 h 15 m 09 s. His two-day tally came to 5 h 23 m 16 s, just 1 m 54 s clear of Jozsa Norbert Levente, who said that “it was a beautiful race in every way; I felt strong and fought hard for first.”

Jozsa actually won the final stage in 2 h 14 m 55 s, edging fellow KTM rider Felix Bahker, whose 2 h 14 m 45 s stage best locked third overall a further minute back.

I rocked up to Ditrocks 2025—only my second race on Romanian soil—without chasing any big results, just keen to ride. The weekend kicked off with a solid prologue that put me in a good spot. Day 1 out on the mountain was fast and flowy; I clawed my way up to the lead group and crossed the line third, about five minutes off P1. Day 2 got gnarlier—steep uphills, tricky sections—and I spent the whole time dicing with David Cyprian and Norbert Józsa. Pushed hard, clocked the fastest riding time of the day, and rolled in just behind those two. When the dust settled, I ended up third overall. Couldn’t be happier: epic track, smooth organisation, and an awesome chance to mix it with the top guys. Stoked!

Hard-enduro legend Alfredo Gomez rode Sunday with no rear brake after a rock strike—“I entered survival mode”—yet still held fourth, twenty-one minutes behind the lead, while Kornel Ott’s clean ride moved him to fifth.

Zsolt Varga’s late charge ended sixth and, as he put it, “a super training for Romaniacs, and a race that worked perfect for me, with no other mechanical problems and bad luck.” All six finished within thirty-two minutes—minuscule after two days on Ditrău rock

EXPERT – Elizondo Untouchable

Sherco privateer Justin Elizondo doubled down on Saturday’s dominance, scorching the only sub-two-hour Sunday lap—1 h 52 m 34 s—and sealing the class in 4 h 57 m 12 s. David Ioan Ignat and William Yeoman traded seconds all day before Ignat took silver, still 17 m 44 s adrift overall. Viorel Radu Costin and Mădălin Chelcea filled out the first five, each half an hour back but separated by barely two minutes.

VETERAN – Cyprian Senior Makes It a Family Double

While his son guarded the PRO lead, Zdenek Cyprian posted a textbook 2 h 22 m 05 s Sunday lap and stretched his winning margin to 23 minutes, totaling 5 h 49 m 11 s. Bart Stroișteanu never let the gap grow beyond sight, Adam Poole rode steady to third, and Daniel Nicolae plus Daniel Conopan rounded out the five, all within an hour of the Czech patriarch.

WOMEN – Ionita Pounces as Mareș Unravels

Sunday rewrote the script: Mihaela Isabela Ionita put down 3 h 35 m 36 s, the day’s fastest female time, and jumped from third to first overall at 8 h 22 m 31 s. Krisztina Adrienn Tóth stayed 12 minutes back for silver, while Andrea Barabas salvaged bronze. Early pace-setter Celine Mareș droppet to fourth.

HOBBY – Yali Steals It in the Canyon

Israel’s Tal Yali matched Eduard Vlad Petcu stroke for stroke on Saturday, then uncorked a 1 h 32 m 08 s charge on Sunday to clinch the class in 3 h 52 m 48 s, just 2 m 28 s clear. Ioan Chiujdea grabbed third another three minutes back, while Denis Apati and Ivan Kerandzhiev completed the top five inside half an hour of the lead. The top three Sunday times were covered by less than two minutes—hobby racing at pro-level intensity.

Final Word – Prepare for ROMANIACS 2025

Two relentless stages left every title hanging by minutes, sometimes seconds, proving again why Ditrocks is the perfect form-checker before Red Bull Romaniacs.

Ditrocks Hard Enduro 2025 – OVERALL Rankings

Foto – FRM.ro – Marius Dinca