Wade Young

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Wade Young
Nationality Flag of South Africa.svg South African
Born (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 28)
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Current team Sherco Factory Team [1]
Bike number55
Website https://www.55hardenduro.com
Wade Young in 2023 Wade Young.jpg
Wade Young in 2023

Wade Young (born 5 April 1996 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) is an Extreme Enduro rider. [2]

His achievements include winning Hell's Gate 2016 in Italy, [1] King Of The Hill 2017 in Romania, [3] Roof of Africa 2017 in Lesotho, [4] Extreme XL Lagares 2017 in Portugal, [5] Wildwood Rock Extreme 2017 in Australia, [6] Sea To Sky 2018 in Turkey, [7] the Enduro de LicqAtherey 2018 in France, [8] Red Bull Megawatt 2018 in Poland, [9] Red Bull Romaniacs 2018 in Romania, [10] and Machete Hard Enduro 2018 in the Dominican Republic. [11]

Wade Young is a Factory Team Rider for Sherco. [12]

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