After silver here 12 months ago and again in the 2025 season opener in Abu Dhabi, Australia’s Matt Hauser was back on top of a Series podium in grand style on Saturday, holding off Portugal’s Vasco Vilaça and Miguel Hidalgo of Brazil in a storming finish to a captivating race.
The trio had managed to shell their biggest rivals over a gruelling final 10km through high winds and sideways rain, boiling the field down to three by the start of the final lap. But it was Hauser who continued to set his sights on a big season ahead, one that will culminate in the Championship Finals Wollongong, and stands at the top of the rankings after two of eight races in 2025’s title chase.
Devay and Hauser take it out fast
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