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The 2026 International Six Days Enduro has actually formally ended. The last day of the Olympics of off-road motorbike racing was hung on the beach in Sines, Portugal, the website of the opening event one week previously. Regardless of the narrow stretch of sand, the Day 6 course design provided difficult and interesting racing.
analysis FEMALES’S WORLD TROPHY: TEAM USA MAKES HISTORY
In the Women’s World Trophy last moto, Team USA’s Korie Steede got the holeshot aboard her Husqvarna. Australia’s Jessica Gardiner, Great Britain’s Lucy Barker and Canada’s Shelby Turner followed near the front. Catastrophe struck for the Australians in the very first turn, when Danielle Macdonald and Madi Simpson decreased face-first in the sand and were required to play catch-up.
In advance, the fight for the lead ended up being a three-rider battle as Steede and Barker were signed up with by the specific general leader, Brandy Richards. Steede failed initially, permitting Barker to take the lead. A number of corners later on, Richards passed her fellow American, establishing an individually shootout in between the British novice and the ruling queen of the ISDE.
Richards kept the pressure on, however Barker handled lapped traffic better and hung on to win the last moto. Richards ended up second, and in spite of a late-race fall, Steede came through in 3rd. The 3rd American, EnduroGP World Champion Rachel Gutish, began inside the leading 10 and made a number of passes to end up 4th.
The Americans’ 2-3-4 surface sealed Team USA’s seventh Women’s World Trophy champion and 4th successive title, putting the United States alone atop the classification’s all-time win list. Richards protected the females’s specific general triumph, while Steede ended up 3rd and Gutish seventh for the week.
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analysis JUNIOR WORLD TROPHY: AMERICANS FINISH SECOND
When the Junior World Trophy last moto got underway, Cooper Jones got another Team USA holeshot, hugging a tight line with the Atlantic Ocean to his left and holding the lead into the far area of the track. When the riders returned at the end of the very first lap, the red flag came out. A number of beginning gates on the exterior had actually supposedly stuck, sending out numerous riders over the handlebars.
After a prolonged hold-up to fix evictions and beginning system, the riders lined up for a reboot. Jones when again reached the very first corner ahead of the field, however he ran large and sprinkled into the water, enabling Australia’s William Dennett and Kogan Lock to take control of the leading 2 positions. Jones slotted into 3rd, with colleague Toby Cleveland a couple of locations behind in 6th.
As the race advanced, Italy’s Alberto Elgari signed up with the battle at the front and moved previous Jones. Cleveland suffered a number of falls in the deep Sines sand and ultimately completed simply outside the leading 10. Jason Tino, the 3rd American Junior, was buried towards the back after beginning on the outdoors, however the New Jersey native charged through the field with a series of passes.
At the checkered flag, Dennett took the win ahead of Elgari and Jones. Italy’s Manuel Verzeroli and Kevin Cristino likewise completed the moto, protecting a 2nd successive Junior World Trophy title for Italy. Cleveland and Tino finished the race to seal 2nd total for Team USA. Cleveland ended the week as the Junior runner-up, Jones completed 4th and Tino was 18th.
analysis WORLD TROPHY: VERONA WINS THE OVERALL AS OLIVEIRA TAKES THE MOTO
There was just one discussion as the World Trophy riders lined up for their last moto: Andrea Verona versus Josep Garcia. Just 9 seconds separated the leading 2 riders getting in the last race, and all eyes were on the KTM duo to see who would declare the leading specific honors for the week.
When eviction dropped on the last race of the 2026 ISDE, it was red, white and blue in advance for the 3rd straight prize race. Dante Oliveira got the holeshot, with Johnny Girroir, Verona, Grant Davis and Finland’s Roni Kytönen completing the leading 5. Garcia was buried in the middle of the field, requiring a strong moto and a space over Verona to have an opportunity at the private total triumph.
Oliveira progressively retreated. Verona moved into 2nd early, while Girroir and Davis battled near the front regardless of both suffering tip-overs. Steward Baylor handled motorbike concerns and ultimately fell a lap behind the leaders. Garcia, on the other hand, pressed through traffic and passed riders whenever a chance appeared, however he was not able to close the space he required.
Oliveira took the moto win ahead of Verona. Girroir and Davis completed amongst the leaders, although their specific 3rd- and fourth-place order requires verification versus the main last moto category. With his second-place moto surface, Verona protected the private total champion, ending Garcia’s run of triumphes.
Morgan Lesiardo, Samuele Bernardini and Matteo Cavallo likewise brought their bikes home, assisting Italy protect a 2nd successive World Trophy champion. France ended up second and Sweden 3rd, with Spain 4th and the United States 5th.
analysis LOOKING AHEAD TO 2027
The 2027 International Six Days Enduro heads to Wales for the 101st edition of the Olympics of off-road motorbike racing. Stay tuned to Dirt Bike Magazine for more protection of Team USA and the occasion.
analysis 2026 ISDE– FINAL TEAM USA TROPHY STANDINGS
Last positionings according to Dirt Bike Magazine’s Day 6 trackside report.
analysis 2026 ISDE– WORLD TROPHY FINAL TOP FIVE
analysis 2026 ISDE– JUNIOR WORLD TROPHY FINAL TOP THREE
analysis 2026 ISDE– WOMEN’S WORLD TROPHY FINAL
analysis DAY 6 WOMEN’S FINAL MOTO– TOP FOUR
analysis DAY 6 WORLD TROPHY MOTO– REPORTED LEADERS
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