Home Gglory: Josep García triumphed at ISDE; France strongest in teams’ trophy

The International Six Days of Enduro (ISDE) came to an end on Saturday in Santiago de Compostela, with a home victory for Josep García. France was the strongest team overall.

Individually, García (Team Spain/KTM) dominated throughout the week, only missing out on wins on Day 2, when Steve Holcombe (Team Great Britain/Honda) prevailed, and on Day 6, when Brandy Richards (Team USA/KTM) was the fastest.

In the final standings, the Spaniard beat Holcombe by 2m17.44s to also win Enduro 1, with Theophile Espinasse (Team France/Beta) completing the podium 5m21.75s behind the winner. Holcombe was the strongest in the Enduro 2 class, while Kevin Cristino (Team Italy/Fantic) claimed victory in Enduro 3, finishing fifth overall.

García also secured the individual World Trophy ahead of Holcombe and Espinasse, while Max Ahlin (Team Sweden/KTM) won the Junior World Trophy by 1.31s over Cristino. Albin Norrbin (Team Sweden/Fantic) completed the category podium. Brandy Richards (Team USA/KTM) was the top winner in the Women’s World Trophy, beating Rachael Archer (Team New Zealand/Kawasaki) by 2m51.12s. Jessica Gardner (Team Australia/Yamaha) took third place.

In the team competition, France took home the World Trophy. Espinasse, Hugo Blanjoue, Julien Roussaly, and Leo Le Quere beat the United States by 5m38.08s. Spain finished third, with García, Jaume Betriu, Julio Pando, and Sergio Huertas. In the Junior World Trophy, Sweden (Norrbin, Axel Semb, and Ahlin) claimed victory, beating France by 5m50.81s, with the USA completing the podium. In the Women’s World Trophy, Team USA (Richards, Ana Silvestri, and Rachel Gutish) won, finishing 6m21.18s ahead of Australia, with Sweden completing the podium.