Italy has won the 2026 6DAYS FIM Enduro of Nations World Trophy for the second consecutive year, completing a successful title defence in Portugal that also saw the nation claim the Junior World Trophy.
The centenary edition of the event concluded with the traditional Day Six Final Cross Test on Praia Vasco da Gama beach in Sines, following five days of racing in some of the most demanding conditions seen at the event in recent years.
The United States secured a record seventh Women’s World Trophy victory, defeating Australia by nine minutes and 23 seconds, while Italy’s Andrea Verona claimed his first outright individual 6DAYS title.
Australia finished second in the Women’s World Trophy and fourth in the Junior World Trophy, with Danielle McDonald also securing a career-best runner-up result in the individual women’s classification.
Italy defends World Trophy title
Italy entered the final day with a substantial advantage in the World Trophy standings and completed the Final Cross Test without incident to secure back-to-back victories.
The team of Andrea Verona (KTM), Morgan Lesiardo (Triumph), Samuele Bernardini (Honda) and Matteo Cavallo (TM MOTO) maintained its advantage throughout the final day, with Verona leading the Italians across the finish line.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling,” said Lesiardo. “To win last year was amazing, but to repeat the victory again in Portugal, in the hundredth edition, is definitely something special. As a team we came together to make this happen. I’m looking forward to celebrating with friends, family and supporters.”
France finished second overall after remaining Italy’s closest challenger throughout the week.
Sweden completed the podium in third, but only just held off the United States in one of the closest team battles of the final day.
The Swedes finished just 24 seconds ahead of the Americans after six days of competition, with the United States fourth and Spain completing the top five.
World Trophy final standings
- Italy
- France
- Sweden
- United States
- Spain
Italy overcomes injuries to win Junior World Trophy
Italy completed the World Trophy double by defending its Junior World Trophy title despite injuries to two of its three riders.
Alberto Elgari (TM MOTO), Manuel Verzeroli (TM MOTO) and Kevin Cristino (Husqvarna) secured the victory, with Elgari also finishing as the fastest individual Junior rider.
Cristino dislocated his shoulder on Day One, while Verzeroli injured his arm during the event. Both continued racing and helped Italy maintain its advantage.
“I have no words, honestly, I don’t know how to explain this feeling, it’s incredible,” said Elgari. “We had so many problems this week; Kevin [Cristino] dislocated his shoulder on Day One, Manuel [Verzeroli] hurt his arm, but they didn’t quit, we didn’t stop, and now we are the champions again!”
The United States finished second, three minutes and 49 seconds behind Italy, while Spain completed the podium.
Australia finished fourth overall, ahead of the Czech Republic in fifth.
Junior World Trophy final standings
- Italy
- United States (+3m49s)
- Spain
- Australia
- Czech Republic
Australian women finish second as USA claims record seventh title
The United States secured its seventh Women’s World Trophy victory, breaking the record it previously shared with Australia.
Brandy Richards (KTM), Korie Steede (Husqvarna) and Rachel Gutish (Rieju) led the competition from Day One and maintained their advantage through the Final Cross Test.
The Americans finished nine minutes and 23 seconds ahead of Australia, which remained their closest challenger throughout the six-day event.
“To get seven victories and break the tie we had with Australia really means a lot,” said Richards. “To have Korie and Rachel by my side doing it is special, too. We really wanted this seventh victory for the United States.”
Australia continued pushing until the final day but was unable to close the gap, finishing runner-up in the centenary edition.
France completed the podium in third, while New Zealand made a return to the event with fourth overall.
FIM LA finished fifth, three minutes and 30 seconds behind New Zealand.
Women’s World Trophy final standings
- United States
- Australia (+9m23s)
- France
- New Zealand
- FIM LA
Verona claims first outright 6DAYS victory
Andrea Verona secured his first outright individual 6DAYS victory after defeating Spain’s Josep García in the overall classification.
The Italian entered the final day needing to remain ahead of García and completed the job during the beach-based Final Cross Test.
The World Trophy heat produced one of the closest finishes of the final day, with the first four riders separated by less than two seconds.
American Dante Oliveira (KTM) won the heat by just four-tenths of a second over Verona, with fellow Americans Grant Davis (KTM) and Jonathan Girroir (KTM) finishing third and fourth.
Although Oliveira won the final heat, Verona’s performance across the six days secured the outright individual title.
“Unbelievable, it’s just incredible,” said Verona. “It was a fight all the way until the end. But to win my very first overall, and also win the World Trophy with Italy, is amazing.”
García finished second overall, ending his attempt to secure a sixth consecutive outright individual victory.
France’s Zach Pichon (TM MOTO) completed the podium, with Davis fourth and Lesiardo fifth.
Outright individual final standings
- Andrea Verona (KTM) – Italy
- Josep García (KTM) – Spain
- Zach Pichon (TM MOTO) – France
- Grant Davis (KTM) – United States
- Morgan Lesiardo (Triumph) – Italy
García, Verona and Freeman win individual classes
Despite missing out on the outright victory, García secured the Enduro1 class title.
Lesiardo finished second, with Sweden’s Max Ahlin (Honda) third, 23 seconds behind the Triumph rider.
Verona added the Enduro2 title to his outright and World Trophy victories. Pichon finished second, with Davis third.
The closest individual class battle came in Enduro3, where Great Britain’s Brad Freeman (Beta) defeated France’s Julien Roussaly (Sherco) by just four-tenths of a second after six days of racing.
Sweden’s Albin Norrbin (Husqvarna) completed the Enduro3 podium.
Enduro1
- Josep García (KTM)
- Morgan Lesiardo (Triumph)
- Max Ahlin (Honda)
Enduro2
- Andrea Verona (KTM)
- Zach Pichon (TM MOTO)
- Grant Davis (KTM)
Enduro3
- Brad Freeman (Beta)
- Julien Roussaly (Sherco) (+0.4s)
- Albin Norrbin (Husqvarna)
McDonald claims career-best second in women’s classification
Australia’s Danielle McDonald (Yamaha) delivered a career-best result in Portugal, finishing second in the individual Women’s classification.
American Brandy Richards dominated the category, winning by five minutes and 39 seconds.
McDonald secured the runner-up position ahead of American Korie Steede (Husqvarna), who completed the podium.
Australia’s Madi Simpson (Yamaha) finished fourth, while New Zealand’s Rachael Archer (Yamaha) rounded out the top five.
In the Junior individual classification, Italy’s Alberto Elgari (TM MOTO) claimed victory by more than three minutes over American Toby Cleveland (Husqvarna).
France’s Clement Clauzier (Beta) completed the Junior podium.
Women’s individual final standings
- Brandy Richards (KTM) – United States
- Danielle McDonald (Yamaha) – Australia (+5m39s)
- Korie Steede (Husqvarna) – United States
- Madi Simpson (Yamaha) – Australia
- Rachael Archer (Yamaha) – New Zealand
Junior individual final standings
- Alberto Elgari (TM MOTO) – Italy
- Toby Cleveland (Husqvarna) – United States
- Clement Clauzier (Beta) – France
Red Bull KTM wins Manufacturers’ Team Award
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing secured the Manufacturers’ Team Award through Andrea Verona, Grant Davis and Josep García.
TM MOTO Boano Factory finished second, while Honda Racing completed the podium.
The result added another victory to KTM’s week, with Verona claiming the outright individual title and Enduro2 honours, while García secured Enduro1.
Manufacturers’ Team Award
- Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
- TM MOTO Boano Factory
- Honda Racing
Team Rabaconda wins Club Team Award
Team Rabaconda claimed the Club Team Award at the centenary 6DAYS, winning by one minute and 40 seconds.
The team maintained its advantage throughout the event despite the difficult conditions encountered during the week.
“It feels incredible for us to win the Club Team Award,” said Team Rabaconda rider Colton Shields (Husqvarna). “It was a tough week, conditions were pretty gnarly, so we really had to manage our bikes and bodies.”
Missouri Mudders won the Day Six Final Cross Test but could not recover enough time to overhaul Team Rabaconda, finishing second overall.
GTBN secured third, followed by Hough Legacy Racing in fourth, giving the United States a clean sweep of the top four positions.
Chile Junior 2 finished fifth.
Club Team Award final standings
- Team Rabaconda
- Missouri Mudders (+1m40s)
- GTBN
- Hough Legacy Racing
- Chile Junior 2
The Veteran Club Team Award went to Gottbros Team, which finished nine minutes and 20 seconds ahead of Team Motokrosova Skola-CZ.
Cone Valve Team M.C. Sitge completed the Veteran podium in third.
Rogershill Women’s Team won the MOTOREX Women’s Club Team Award following six days of competition.
Morettini wins Club individual classification
Italy’s Manolo Morettini (Husqvarna) secured the outright individual victory in the Club Team Award competition.
American Jhak Walker (Beta) finished second, one minute and 14 seconds behind Morettini, while fellow American Will Sievenpiper (Kawasaki) completed the podium.
Club Team Award individual classification
- Manolo Morettini (Husqvarna) – Italy
- Jhak Walker (Beta) – United States (+1m14s)
- Will Sievenpiper (Kawasaki) – United States
Australian Dylan McDonald second in Dunlop GEOMAX Challenge
Italy’s Simone Cagnoni (KTM) won the Dunlop GEOMAX Challenge, with Australia’s Dylan McDonald (Yamaha) finishing second.
American Jaden Dahners (KTM) completed the podium in third.
Dunlop GEOMAX Challenge
- Simone Cagnoni (KTM) – Italy
- Dylan McDonald (Yamaha) – Australia
- Jaden Dahners (KTM) – United States
The 2026 6DAYS FIM Enduro of Nations concluded with Italy securing both the World Trophy and Junior World Trophy titles, the United States claiming a record seventh Women’s World Trophy victory and Andrea Verona winning his first outright individual title.
For Australia, the strongest results came from the Women’s World Trophy team, which finished second, and the Junior World Trophy squad, which secured fourth.
Danielle McDonald’s runner-up finish in the individual women’s competition and Dylan McDonald’s second place in the Dunlop GEOMAX Challenge added two more podium results to Australia’s campaign at the centenary event in Portugal.
