2024 Worldwide Six Days Enduro
Galicia, Spain – NOCO FIM 6DAYS
Day Three
France has prolonged their lead on day three of the NOCO FIM 6DAYS within the World Trophy. Australia are in fourth with a 17-minute deficit to the leaders.
The USA preserve their benefit within the Ladies’s World Trophy, regardless of stress from Australia who proceed to run second.
Sweden have edged away from rivals France within the Junior World Trophy class. Group Australia at present holds down fourth within the Juniors.
ISDE Day Three
After two days of the Santiago loop on the NOCO FIM 6DAYS, riders awoke on day three to a brand new course and a recent set of particular exams.
Already saturated terrain mixed with unsettled climate resulted in organisers opting to make use of the Vilatuxe-Lalincourse, initially proposed for day 4.
With over 200 kilometres of driving deliberate for the day, riders would welcome the NOCO Parc Fermé on Wednesday night to finish the primary half of this yr’s race.
World Trophy
On the head of the World Trophy classification, France got down to preserve their race lead. As they’ve finished to date this week, the French quartet of Theo Espinasse (Beta), Hugo Blanjoue (Honda), Leo Le Quere (TM) and Julien Roussaly (Sherco) all positioned on the sharp finish of the outcomes. With the 4 riders coming house inside the highest twenty, they now lead by over seven minutes with three days remaining.
The combat for vice-champion noticed america regroup and shut in on Spain in second place. An outstanding trip by them resulted in Spain’s benefit over america shrinking from forty seconds to only eight.
Australia stays in fourth. Ten minutes behind Spain and america, they’re eight minutes away from the Czech Republic, who maintain down fifth. Belgium continues to position properly on this yr’s NOCO FIM 6DAYS with sixth.
Jonte Reynders – Australia
“Wasn’t my greatest day, few errors which value me a while however couldn’t appear to gel with the tracks in the present day. Re group for tomorrow and preserve pushing and check out clear up the errors. Total classification after day 3: P11 Outright. P3 in E2 Class. World Trophy Group Australia fourth.”
Kyron Bacon – Australia
“Day 3 all finished! Tracks had been tremendous slippery however a a lot better day for me, solely had one small tip over second final take a look at however saved it clear a lot of the day! Wanting ahead to getting again on the market tomorrow. Managed twelfth total and fourth in E1 in the present day. Group Australia trophy group in fourth.”
Helped largely by Antoine Magain (Sherco), who positioned fourth outright in the present day, they’re conserving the stress on the Czech Republic.
Antoine Magain
“The final two days have been actually good. On day one I began on the again however moved ahead these previous days and have been capable of trip a superb tempo. Right now was very good. With recent particular exams, the grass was a pleasant change to race on. It’s proving a troublesome race – the liaisons are difficult. However I’m feeling good on the bike and can preserve my focus as much as try to finish the 6DAYS® within the high ten.”
World Trophy Standings after Day Three
| Pos | Group | Time/Hole |
| 1 | FRANCE | 7:57’28.14 |
| 2 | SPAIN | 7’07.02 |
| 3 | USA | 7’15.74 |
| 4 | AUSTRALIA | 17’00.37 |
| 5 | CZECH REPUBLIC | 24’59.40 |
| 6 | BELGIUM | 29’15.57 |
| 7 | CHILE | 33’38.48 |
| 8 | SWEDEN | 37’42.14 |
| 9 | AUSTRIA | 39’41.34 |
| 10 | PORTUGAL | 40’17.70 |
Ladies’s World Trophy
At first look america look to have management of issues within the Ladies’s World Trophy competitors because of a three-minute-and-thirty-four-second lead.
Nevertheless, regardless of having taken huge chunks out of their rivals Australia on days one and two, they solely managed to increase their lead in the present day by 5 seconds. With each nations having huge quantities of NOCO FIM 6DAYS expertise, the second half of this race may start to inform a unique story if Australia proceed to use the stress.
Danielle McDonald
“Day two and three finished, half manner by way of! Group Australia nonetheless in a robust second place. Day two yesterday wasn’t the very best day for me as I used to be combating my leg damage all day and I even managed to get bogged, however I completed off the day with a fairly stable final take a look at. Day day in the present day was a a lot better day for me I lastly had a clear run and a few good exams, I even scored myself a fifth place for in the present day! We’ll preserve chipping away day 4 tomorrow let’s go!”
Jessica Gardiner
“Nicely we began with an incredible first lap, I put down some good take a look at instances and was in a epic battle with the women in 2-4th, Badia, Archer and I had been all solely 2 secs aside going into the second final take a look at – sadly a small mistake put me down on the bottom in a clumsy spot and as I attempted to remount I crashed once more the opposite manner and earlier than I knew it my major competitor of the day was within the my wheel earlier than I may get my bike going! Full rookie error, throwing away a superb 20+ secs. Nonetheless managed to place collectively my greatest day but for P4 individually. As a group we had been stable in the present day, solely dropping 20 secs to America… we simply must preserve these bikes upright. Circumstances in the present day had been yuck, extra heavy rainfall, misty clouds and rain, chilly and even raining on us within the particular exams. Really difficult circumstances! Aussie women sitting P2!”
Sweden completes the highest three however are virtually 9 minutes behind Australia. Nevertheless, they maintain a ten-minute-and-twenty-second lead over France in fourth. Spain completes the highest 5, with Italy in sixth.
Francesca Nocera
“As a result of lots of accidents this season, my preparation coming into the 6DAYS was removed from superb, however I’m combating laborious. It’s my first time racing the 6DAYS too, so now that we’ve reached the tip of day three, that is the longest I’ve ever raced. The physique is feeling it for certain, however I’m decided to maintain going.”
Ladies’s World Trophy Standings after Day Three
| Pos | Group | Time/Hole |
| 1 | USA | 6:55’43.05 |
| 2 | AUSTRALIA | +3’34.07 |
| 3 | SWEDEN | +12’24.19 |
| 4 | FRANCE | +23’02.29 |
| 5 | SPAIN | +40’27.76 |
| 6 | ITALY | +1:02’39.97 |
| 7 | CANADA | +1:06’01.71 |
| 8 | GREAT BRITAIN | +1:11’15.05 |
| 9 | GERMANY | +1:40’18.75 |
| 10 | NEW ZEALAND | +3:22’01.63 |
Junior World Trophy
Pulling forward on this yr’s Junior World Trophy battle, leaders Sweden had the measure of closest rivals France on day three. Fronted by Max Ahlin (KTM) in eighth, all three group members slotted inside the highest twenty-five total to extend their benefit to two-minutes-and-eight-seconds.
The combat for the ultimate step of the rostrum continues to be performed out between america and Australia. Australia beat america by three seconds to shut inside one-minute of them. Spain and Nice Britain stay fifth and sixthrespectively.
Regardless of Italy exiting the race early on day one, group rider Kevin Cristino (Fantic) continues to uphold nationwide delight. The teenager was the best-placed Junior World Trophy rider on day three with sixth total.
Kevin Cristino
“It’s been a implausible day for me in the present day, having the ability to begin nearer to the entrance has helped lots and I may attempt to comply with the road of riders like Holcombe and Garcia. Right now I used to be the quickest Junior World Trophy rider, sixth total and second in Enduro3. Now, I need to preserve pushing for a superb outcome on this 6DAYS.”
Junior World Trophy Standings after Day Three
| Pos | Group | Time/Hole |
| 1 | SWEDEN | 6:04’31.67 |
| 2 | FRANCE | +2’08.68 |
| 3 | USA | +8’05.53 |
| 4 | AUSTRALIA | +9’05.03 |
| 5 | SPAIN | +13’56.18 |
| 6 | GREAT BRITAIN | +17’33.24 |
| 7 | PORTUGAL | +37’47.38 |
| 8 | CANADA | +41’34.29 |
| 9 | FIM LA | +46’35.82 |
| 10 | BELGIUM | +3:03’55.06 |
Outright
Within the total particular person classification, the combat for outright honours continues to rage between Spain’s Josep Garcia (KTM) and Nice Britain’s Steve Holcombe (Honda).
With Holcombe successful day two, Garcia responded in type in the present day to high the time sheets in Galicia. With Holcombe second, France’s Theo Espinasse (Beta) delivered one other spectacular trip with third.
The Enduro1 class noticed victory on day three go to Garcia, with Espinasse forty seconds behind in second. France’s Hugo Blanjoue (Honda) took third.
Holcombe topped Enduro2 for the third day in a row. Italy’s Samuele Bernardini made it a Honda one-two with second place, whereas Sweden’s Max Ahlin (KTM) was third.
Day three was one to recollect for Antoine Magain (Sherco), with the Belgian successful Enduro3. Italy’s Kevin Cristino (Fantic) and Matteo Cavallo (TM) rounded out the highest three.
There was no stopping america’ Brandy Richards (KTM), who as soon as once more topped the Ladies’s time sheets. Spain’s Mireia Badia (Rieju) got here closest to Richards in second, whereas New Zealand’s Rachael Archer (Kawasaki) completed third.
The Aussies dropped outdoors the top-10 regardless of holding robust within the Group standings, with Kyron Bacon ending the stage in twelfth, Reynders sixteenth, Riordan twenty fifth and Strang thirty third.
Within the mixed particular person standings that has Reynders main the Aussies in twelfth, Bacon 18th, Angus Riordan twenty second as a Junior, and Josh Strang thirty first. Korey McMahon is thirty eighth.
2024 ISDE Day Three Stage High 10
| Pos | Rider | Cat | Time/Hole |
| 1 | GARCIA MONTANA Josep | E1 | 40’12.08 |
| 2 | HOLCOMBE Steve | E2 | +20.61″ |
| 3 | ESPINASSE Theophile | E1 | +40.82″ |
| 4 | MAGAIN Antoine | E3 | +1′ 01.67″ |
| 5 | BLANJOUE Hugo | E1 | +1’11.31 |
| 7 | BERNARDINI Samuele | E2 | +1’18.63 |
| 8 | AHLIN Max | E2 | +1’30.09″ |
| 9 | CAVALLO Matteo | E3 | +1’30.71″ |
| 10 | OLIVEIRA Dante | E2 | +1’41.21″ |
| 11 | ALIX Antoine | E3 | +1’41.76″ |
| 12 | BACON Kyron | E1 | +1’44.55″ |
| Different Aussies | |||
| …16 | REYNDERS Jonte | E2 | +1’52.68 |
| 25 | RIORDAN Angus | E1 | +2’20.85 |
| 33 | STRANG Josh | E3 | +2’50.18 |
2024 ISDE Total High 10 after Day Three
| Pos | Rider | Cat | Nat | Time/Hole |
| 1 | GARCIA MONTANA Josep | E1 | ESP | 1:56’10.31 |
| 2 | HOLCOMBE Steve | E2 | GBR | +27.86 |
| 3 | ESPINASSE Theophile | E1 | FRA | +1’55.76 |
| 4 | BLANJOUE Hugo | E1 | FRA | +2’59.45 |
| 5 | MAGAIN Antoine | E3 | BEL | +3’37.49 |
| 6 | LE QUERE Leo | E3 | FRA | +3’48.95 |
| 7 | CRISTINO Kevin | E3 | ITA | +3’51.32 |
| 8 | ROUSSALY Julien | E3 | FRA | +4’02.74 |
| 9 | BERNARDINI Samuele | E2 | ITA | +4’03.58 |
| 10 | CAVALLO Matteo | E3 | ITA | +4’07.83 |
| Different Aussies | ||||
| …12 | REYNDERS Jonte | E2 | AUS | +4’12.53 |
| …18 | BACON Kyron | E1 | AUS | +5’09.04 |
| …22 | RIORDAN Angus | E1-JWT | AUS | +5’48.13 |
| …31 | STRANG Joshua | E3 | AUS | +7’18.18 |
| …38 | MCMAHON Korey | E2 | AUS | +8’59.43 |
Membership Group Award
Group Italy continues to set the tempo within the Membership Group Award classification, successful day three to increase their result in practically twelve minutes. Nevertheless, the rest of the highest 5 are separated by solely 4 minutes, with lots of racing left to return. Moto Membership Puy En Velay stay in second, with GTBN third. XC Gear and RFME Membership Group full the highest 5 respectively.
The battle for the highest step of the Veteran Membership Group podium continues to be fought out between Lynn Valley Grime Riders and Gottbros Group 2. The Canadians have a ten-minute lead over the Slovakians as they enter day 4. Now over one-hour behind Gottbros Group 2, Jess Plaza Freyer are third, however are solely ten minutes away from MC Sitges-Vinaros Veteran in fourth.
The Ladies’s Membership Group classification stays unchanged with Eric Cleveland Memorial persevering with to guide over Builth Wells MCC Girls. Halton Off Highway Riders AS maintain onto third.
Day 4 of the NOCO FIM 6DAYS continues tomorrow with a repeat of the Vilatuxe-Lalin course.
