Results from all classes at the 2025 FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in Italy where Team France picked up where they left off in the World Trophy category to lead ahead of Italy and Sweden. Italy top the fierce Junior Trophy contest while USA are in another class for the Women’s World Trophy.

The first day of competition at the 2025 International Six Days of Enduro in Lombardy began with lots of water. We expected dust at this ISDE but riders were greeted with puddles, slick tests and some tough climbs which caused problems. Depending on which country you are from, or your experience, you either revelled or struggled in the two laps of three tests.

Think slick, off-cambers, hidden rocks and stones in large puddles and you can see why mistakes were easy.

French pick up where they left off

When the official results did eventually come in they showed the conditions suited the Team France World Trophy men very well with the Italian organisers laying on some remarkably French enduro tests here.

The result is the French Trophy team of Theo Espinasse, Leo Le Quere, Hugo Blanjoue and Julien Roussaly hold the overall lead from home heroes Italy, but only just after an impressive second half of the day by Samuele Bernadini, Manolo Morettini, Morgan Lesiardo and Andrea Verona. The Tricolore closed the gap to 34 seconds on the French after a collective effort and a fast start again from Les Bleus.

Sweden are third with last year’s Junior winning, Max Ahlin, Albin Norrbin and Axel Semb stepping up and being joined by Mikael Persson for third today, 1:45s behind the leaders.

Some crashes in the final tests across all the classes cost many teams but notably Spain and USA men who finish fourth and fifth respectively in WWT but already over two minutes behind.

Josep has company for scratch result

Josep Garcia leads the scratch times as expected but he was among the riders making a mistake in the last test, losing around 20 seconds he predicted. The Spaniard is being hounded hard by the French talisman Leo Le Quere just seven seconds adrift with Andrea Verona making amends for two duff tests on the first lap to finish strongly and occupy third, 17s behind.

Italy Juniors in charge

In the Junior Trophy category Italy look comfortable and confident but there is only 43 seconds in it ahead of the fast French Juniors. The Aussie Juniors are not far behind, just 20 seconds or so in third with USA and Spain an identical 2:30 back in fourth and fifth. It’s close individually with Italians just Kevin Cristino and Manuel Verzeroli, plus Aussie Kyron Bacon separated by under three seconds after day one. But in the team award Italy have 43 seconds already.

USA Women miles ahead

Team USA Women are 6:54 minutes to the good already with France and Australia just 12 seconds apart after day one. It’s a massive lead achieved thanks to Brandy Richards has won four of the last five ISDEs, and her teammates Korie Steede and Rachel Gutish the fastest three females in the scratch result. Steede could have stolen it actually but a mistake in the final test cost her. Danielle Macdonald and Jessica Gardiner complete the top five scratch in class.

Italian teams lead club class 

The fight for Club Trophy honours is as hot as ever and it is the locals who mobbing the leaderboard after day one. The official Italian club team is predictably on top with the very respectable old timers team BBM in second (contains some former world championship riders and Italian champions). AMA Club Team Rabaconda is third.

ISDE Italy World Trophy results, day 1:

ISDE Italy individual scratch results, day 1 (top 45):

Junior World Trophy results, day 1:

Women’s World Trophy results, day 1:

Club Trophy results, day 1 (top 30):

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