With only nine days to go until the 6DAYS® FIM Enduro of Nations gets underway in Bergamo, Italy, with a record number of participating riders and nations, the excitement for this year’s race is running high.
For 2025, 6DAYS® Italia will have the honour of hosting the ninety-ninth edition of the longest-running offroad motorcycle race on the FIM calendar, where the world’s best Enduro riders compete alongside a wealth of amateur and hobby riders.
In total, six-hundred-and-sixty competitors from thirty-three nations and two continental unions of FIM Europe and FIM Latin America will take to the start line in Bergamo for what promises to be an incredible week of racing.
While the battle for the World Trophy takes centre stage, the contest for individual honours will be equally fierce, given the incredible depth of talent featured in the pre-entry list.
Garcia heads world-class entry for 6DAYS® Italia
Aiming for an unprecedented fifth consecutive overall win at the 6DAYS®, Spain’s Josep Garcia (KTM) starts as the rider everyone will be aiming to beat. Regarded as the world’s fastest Enduro rider, the Spaniard’s speed, precision and control in every special test and on every type of terrain is unmatched.
Offering Garcia, the greatest challenge during these five wins is Italy’s Andrea Verona (GASGAS). In 2021, the pair fought intensely for the top step of the podium at Verona’s home race, with the Italian forced to settle for the runner-up result in the final moments on Day Six. Entering this year’s 6DAYS® Italia, Verona has no intentions of allowing the same thing to happen twice and will be determined to win on home soil.
Third in 2024, while helping France to win the World Trophy competition, Theo Espinasse (Sherco) will arrive in Bergamo aiming high, alongside teammate Leo Le Quere (TM MOTO), who finished sixth in 2024.
Swedish top talent ready to shine at 6DAYS® Italia
Sweden’s Max Ahlin (KTM), fourth overall last year, is a rider to watch. The current FIM Junior Enduro World Champion is enjoying a strong season in the FIM EnduroGP World Championship since moving into the senior categories and will use that as motivation to shine in Italy. In fact, the Swedish World Trophy team are looking very strong, with riders Mikael Persson (Triumph), Albin Norrbin (Fantic) and Axel Semb (Fantic) enjoying their best seasons to date in the FIM EnduroGP World Championship.
Completing last year’s 6DAYS® in Spain in fifth, Kevin Cristino is eagerly awaiting his first home 6DAYS®. The Fantic rider will compete for Italy on the Junior World Trophy team, but clearly has the speed and local support to make big strides at this year’s race.
AMA National Enduro Champion Josh Toth (Kawasaki) will be targeting an improvement on his tenth-place finish, and the top United States result from 2024. Dante Oliveira (KTM), Cody Barnes (Honda) and Jonathan Girroir (KTM) will also be in the mix.
Australia are expected to figure highly in the individual classification across their World Trophy and Junior World Trophy entrants. Daniel Milner (KTM), 2018 6DAYS® overall winner, plus Kyron Bacon (Kawasaki) and Angus Riordan (KTM) are candidates for a top-ten result or better.
Other notable entries include Italy’s Samuele Bernardini (Honda) and Morgan Lesiardo (Triumph), Great Britain’s Jack Edmondson (GASGAS), Czech Republic’s Matej Skuta (Beta), Brazil’s Bruno Crivilin (Honda), Mexico’s Didier Goirand (KTM) and Finland’s Roni Kytönen (Husqvarna) – further solidifying 6DAYS® Italia as the most hotly contested Enduro event of the year.
Richards aiming for repeat win in Women’s classification
In the Women’s classification, it is the United States’ Brandy Richards (KTM) who arrives in Bergamo looking to repeat her 6DAYS® victory of 2024. She will face some serious competition, notably her teammates, Rachel Gutish (RIEJU) and Korie Steede (Husqvarna).
As the current FIM Women’s Enduro World Championship leader, and hometown favourite, Italy’s Francesca Nocera (Honda) will be highly motivated for a strong showing in Bergamo. Great Britain’s Nieve Holmes (Sherco) and Elizabeth Tett (TM MOTO), both prominent in the world championship standings, will also look to bring their pace to the 6DAYS® Italia.
Australia’s Jess Gardiner (Yamaha), Danielle McDonald (Yamaha), France’s Justine Martel (Beta) and Canada’s Shelby Turner (GASGAS) are just some of the twenty-seven riders competing in the Women’s World Trophy competition who have the potential to place inside the top ten.
The 6DAYS® Italia takes place in Bergamo, from 24-29 August.
