100th ISDE Portugal Results: Italy Leads After Day 3, Team USA Men Close on Sweden

Halfway through the 100th International Six Days of Enduro, Italy still leads the World Trophy, now 3:26.10 ahead of France, but the story of Day 3 belongs to Team USA's men. Grant Davis, Johnny Girroir and Dante Oliveira finished fourth, fifth and sixth overall on a shortened day of four special tests, and the U.S. World Trophy squad won the day by 48.01 seconds over Italy, closing to 11.41 seconds behind Sweden for the podium. The juniors stay third, and the U.S. women beat Australia on the day to stretch their overall lead to 4:00.89. This is our one results page for the centenary ISDE, and we update it after every race day with the newest day on top.

Updated Wednesday, October 14, 5:40 PM ET.

The centenary edition of the FIM 6DAYS Enduro of Nations runs October 12 to 17 out of the paddock at Grândola, in Portugal's Alentejo region, with five days of special tests before the Final Cross Test on Praia Vasco da Gama beach in Sines, per Enduro21's event guide. The United States brings a World Trophy team, a Junior World Trophy team, a Women's World Trophy team and 21 riders spread across seven Club teams, 31 racers in all, according to the AMA. Every time and standing on this page comes from the official 6DAYS results and the timing service's daily classifications, and stays provisional until the stewards validate it.

Day 3 - Wednesday, October 14

Day 3 was supposed to be six special tests and about 260 kilometers out of Grândola. Organizers canceled the Santo Andrea Enduro Test after a timing problem, so riders only raced four, per the FIM's Day 3 report. Even on the short card, Josep García kept chipping away. The Spaniard covered the day in 26:08.43 on his KTM 250, 11.80 seconds quicker than Andrea Verona, per the official Day 3 classification. Zachary Pichon was third at 26:41.70, and then came the Americans: Grant Davis fourth at 26:42.68, Johnny Girroir fifth at 26:48.65 and Dante Oliveira sixth at 26:48.84, all still flagged provisional.

That depth finally showed up on a team sheet. Davis, Girroir, Oliveira and Steward Baylor (13th at 27:03.55) added up to 1:47:23.72, the best World Trophy score of the day by 48.01 seconds over Italy and 49.34 over France, per the Day 3 World Trophy classification. Sweden was fourth on the day at 1:01.41. The official World Trophy standings after Day 3, timed at 8:49 p.m. local, have Italy on 8:08:17.42, 3:26.10 clear of France. Sweden is third at 4:59.68, Team USA fourth at 5:11.09 - only 11.41 seconds off Sweden - and Spain fifth at 7:21.88.

"We definitely gained some ground today that's helped us catch back up to Sweden," Girroir said in the FIM Day 3 report. "It feels good to put in a ride like that as a team. Motivation will be high tomorrow to keep this going." García is still hunting the time he lost on Monday. "I'm still fighting to recover the time I lost on Day One," he said. "It's coming little by little; I will keep giving my best and push until the very end."

France held the Junior World Trophy, but only just. The French trio won the day by 13.28 seconds over Italy, with Team USA third at 1:17.75, per the Day 3 Junior team classification. On the official Junior standings after Day 3, France leads at 6:17:54.24, 42.53 seconds ahead of Italy. The U.S. juniors are third at 3:42.96 and 1:42.64 clear of Spain. Alberto Elgari was again the quickest junior, 27:09.16 and the best Junior time of the day. Toby Cleveland led the Americans at 27:25.21, with Jason Tino at 28:12.81 and Cooper Jones at 28:33.72 after a one-minute penalty. "We're not giving up," Elgari said. "We're here to fight the best we can. Both Kevin [Cristino] and Manuel [Verzeroli] are struggling a bit with injury, but they are still doing an incredible job."

The U.S. women answered Tuesday's loss. Brandy Richards, Korie Steede and Rachel Gutish scored 1:31:03.96, 1:05.29 quicker than Australia, per the Day 3 Women's team classification. The official Women's standings after Day 3 have the U.S. on 6:57:16.94, 4:00.89 ahead of Australia, with France third at 33:02.83. Richards took her third straight women's day win at 29:23.46, Danielle McDonald was next at 30:00.16, and New Zealand's Rachael Archer impressed in third among the Women's Trophy riders at 30:30.31. Portugal's medal hopes ended when Francisca Henriques took a three-hour time; Joana Goncalves told the FIM the team lost a rider and any real shot at a result, but she would keep fighting.

In the Club Team Award, Team Italy won the day again at 1:24:08.26, with Team Rabaconda second at 1:07.97 and the Missouri Mudders third at 1:18.02, per the Day 3 Club Team Award classification. After three days the official Club standings have Italy on 6:31:19.95, Rabaconda second at 3:26.83 and the Mudders third at 5:33.59. GTBN moved up to fourth overall. Pietro Scardina was Italy's quickest Club rider of the day at 27:48.99, with Motosport Bozkov's Krystof Kouble fastest overall in Club at 27:32.13. Jhak Walker led the Americans in Club at 28:04.85, with Lane Whitmer right behind him.

Three days in, Italy still owns the World Trophy, but the U.S. men are finally close enough to Sweden that one good afternoon can flip the podium. France and Italy are locked in a 43-second Junior fight, and the U.S. women have rebuilt a four-minute cushion over Australia. Day 4 runs two laps of the Grândola to Santiago do Cacém loop, another long day in the Alentejo sand.

Day 2 - Tuesday, October 13

Josep García got one back on Tuesday. The Spaniard covered Day 2's six special tests in 46:50.00 on his KTM 250, 2.79 seconds quicker than Verona, per the official Day 2 classification. The two of them split the tests three apiece. France's Zachary Pichon was third, 29.50 back on his TM, with Italy's Morgan Lesiardo fourth on the Triumph, Sweden's Max Ahlin fifth and Grant Davis sixth for Team USA, 49.98 seconds off García. Like Monday's, every Day 2 time is still provisional.

Losing the day barely dented Italy. Verona, Lesiardo, Samuele Bernardini (seventh) and Matteo Cavallo added up to 3:10:33.04, the best World Trophy score of the day by 2:01.01 over France, with Team USA third on the day at 2:30.66, per the Day 2 World Trophy classification. Add the two official daily team sheets together and Italy sits at 6:20:05.69 after two days, 3:24.77 clear of France. Sweden is third at 4:46.28, Team USA fourth at 5:59.10 and Spain fifth at 6:41.29. The timing service hadn't posted a combined standings sheet when we checked, so those overall gaps are our math from the official daily classifications.

For the U.S. men, this was the day they needed. Davis led the way, Johnny Girroir was 12th at 48:14.22, Dante Oliveira 18th and Steward Baylor 20th, and the four of them beat Sweden by 14.74 seconds and Spain by 41.52. That moves the Americans up a spot to fourth, 42.19 seconds clear of Spain and 1:12.82 off Sweden and the podium. It wasn't pretty out there. Dirt Bike Magazine described another bone-dry day of thick dust and poor visibility, and its reporter counted roughly 60 riders backed up at the start of the fourth special test.

The spot the Americans gained came at Great Britain's expense. Jamie McCanney retired in the morning with what the team called a technical problem, so he carries the three-hour maximum on the official sheet and Britain drops to 14th on the day, even with Nathan Watson eighth fastest overall on his Beta. "We're devastated to confirm that Jamie McCanney has been forced to retire from the 2026 6DAYS due to a technical issue with his bike," the ACU's Team GB said, per Dirt Hub. Women's Trophy rider Nieve Holmes and junior Jack Keenan followed, both with technical issues too. "That's all three Trophy teams out of contention now for Great Britain," the team said. "We are more than devastated."

The Junior World Trophy flipped. France won the day by 45.89 seconds over Team USA, with Italy third at 1:28.93, per the Day 2 Junior team classification. On combined time France now leads at 4:55:00.25, 29.25 seconds ahead of Italy, with the U.S. trio third at 2:25.21 and 1:35.70 clear of Spain. Kevin Cristino, riding on the shoulder he hurt Monday, posted 50:16.88 for Italy, nearly two minutes slower than teammate Alberto Elgari, who was the fastest junior again in 15th overall. Toby Cleveland was the best American junior once more, 25th at 48:55.28 and 2.54 seconds ahead of France's quickest junior, Thibault Giraudon. Cooper Jones was 29th and Jason Tino 57th.

Australia finally beat the U.S. women on a day, but only just. Jessica Gardiner, Danielle McDonald and Madi Simpson scored 2:45:29.77, 6.41 seconds better than Brandy Richards, Korie Steede and Rachel Gutish, per the Day 2 Women's team classification. That trims the American lead rather than erasing it. The official Women's standings after Day 2, timed at 9:31 p.m. local, have the U.S. on 5:26:12.98, still 2:55.60 ahead of Australia, with France a distant third at 24:32.75 now that Britain has lost Holmes. You may see other numbers elsewhere. Enduro21 reported the U.S. lead at almost four minutes, which matches an earlier 8:29 p.m. version of the official sheet that had McDonald a minute slower, at 55:03.93. The later sheet shows her at 54:03.93, and that's the 2:55.60 we use. Dirt Bike Magazine went the other way and reported that Australia moved into first place, but the official standings don't show that. Richards was again the fastest Women's World Trophy rider at 53:01.09, more than a minute up on McDonald, whose 54:03.93 includes a 10-second penalty. Steede ran 54:37.08 and Gutish 57:58.01.

Richards hasn't been shy about what she's chasing in Portugal. "I definitely want to go for a fifth individual win," she told the FIM in a feature published Tuesday, adding that the sandy terrain here is what she grew up riding and feels like home. On a record seventh Women's World Trophy title for the U.S., she kept it short: "Of course, there's a lot of pressure, but we're used to it now. We have a good shot at it this year!"

In the Club classification, Team Italy won the day's Club Team Award at 2:30:43.10, but American squads took the next two spots. Team Rabaconda (Will Sievenpiper, Jhak Walker and Colton Shields) was second at 2:49.55, and the Missouri Mudders were third at 3:25.34, per the Day 2 Club Team Award classification. That was enough to flip the overall Club Team Award. Rabaconda had won Monday by 30.69 seconds over Team Italy, per the Day 1 Club Team Award classification, but after two days the official standings have Team Italy on top at 5:07:11.69, Rabaconda second at 2:18.86 and the Missouri Mudders third at 4:15.57. Italy's Manolo Morettini was the fastest Club rider of the day, with Walker the best American in fourth, followed by Lane Whitmer, Sievenpiper and Anthony Ferrante in fifth through seventh, per the Day 2 Club classification.

Two days in, Italy has some room to breathe, and France and Sweden are the only teams close enough to make it uncomfortable. Team USA's men have momentum and a real shot at Sweden if all four keep riding like they did Tuesday. The juniors and the women are both in tighter fights now, with France and Australia closing in. There are four more days to go before Saturday's Final Cross Test on the beach in Sines.

Day 1 - Monday, October 12

Day 1 ran on one long loop out of the Grândola paddock, with only the first and last special tests repeated, according to the official 6DAYS route preview. Six timed tests later, Verona had covered them in 46:26.88 on his KTM 450, almost 30 seconds quicker than anyone else in the Trophy field, per the official Day 1 classification.

That set up Italy nicely. The defending champions' four riders added up to 3:09:32.65, 1:23.76 clear of France, with Sweden third at 2:00.88 and Great Britain fourth at 2:50.47, according to the World Trophy team classification. Italy got all four riders inside the top 18: Verona first, Morgan Lesiardo third on a Triumph, Samuele Bernardini sixth and Matteo Cavallo 18th. Zachary Pichon was France's best in fourth overall. The day's hard-luck story belongs to Australia. Korey McMahon retired in the first special test at Odemira, and the official sheet carries him at a three-hour time, which drops Australia to 17th of 17 nations despite Kyron Bacon running 27th overall.

Verona had called his shot the night before. "It's nice to carry the trophy in the nations' parade, but it will be even nicer to bring it home again," he said at Sunday's opening ceremony in Sines, per FIM 6DAYS. After Monday he sounded pleased but careful. "My job this morning was to open almost every test, which helped a lot to stay out of the dust," Verona said in the FIM's Day 1 report. "But for the second lap, conditions were pretty tough out there. It's nice to end Day One as the overall leaders; however, there is still a long way to go."

The U.S. World Trophy squad is fifth, 3:28.44 behind Italy and 1:27.56 off the podium. It is also only 0.67 seconds ahead of Spain, which is about as close as a team race over four riders and six special tests gets. Johnny Girroir was the best American in 12th overall at 47:56.40, with Grant Davis 15th, Dante Oliveira 23rd and Steward Baylor 26th. The speed at the front is there. The Americans need Oliveira and Baylor closer to Girroir to start clawing back time on Sweden.

Spain's Josep García, chasing a sixth straight individual overall, was second fastest on his KTM 250 EXC-F, 29.89 seconds behind Verona. Spain's problem is depth, not García. Marc Sans was 20th, Sergio Navarro 25th and Yago Martínez 42nd, so Spain ends the day sixth. García's bike and team spot come from KTM's pre-event release.

In the Junior World Trophy, Italy leads again, 59.68 seconds ahead of France, with the U.S. trio of Toby Cleveland, Cooper Jones and Jason Tino third at 2:39.00 and Spain fourth, per the Junior team classification. Cleveland was the quickest American junior, 28th overall on a Husqvarna at 48:47.44. Italy's Alberto Elgari was the fastest junior in the event in 17th. The Italian lead may not be as solid as it looks, though. Kevin Cristino, Italy's third junior, crashed on the penultimate test and hurt his shoulder, according to the FIM's Day 1 report. "Luckily, he was able to finish the day," teammate Manuel Verzeroli said. "It's not ideal, so we will see tomorrow how things go."

The U.S. women look like the U.S. women. Brandy Richards, Korie Steede and Rachel Gutish lead the Women's World Trophy by 3:02.01 over Australia, with Great Britain third at 7:11.74, according to the Women's team classification. Richards, the defending women's individual champion, was the fastest Women's World Trophy rider at 52:06.21 on her KTM, a minute up on Steede. Australia's Danielle McDonald was next quickest. Gutish rounded out the U.S. score at 55:24.22 on her Rieju. Steede said it took a bike change to get there. "I struggled at first to get used to the conditions," she told the FIM. "But once we made some changes to the bike, things began to work better and I was able to finish with a really good day."

In the Club classification, which is timed separately from the Trophy field, Will Sievenpiper was the second fastest Club rider on a Kawasaki, 4.13 seconds behind Italy's Pietro Scardina, and fellow American Anthony Ferrante was fourth, per the official Club classification. Club team standings for Day 1 had not been posted when we last checked.

One subplot worth tracking all week is Triumph. The British brand has three factory riders in World Trophy teams, per Triumph's pre-event release. Leo Joyon steps up from France's Junior squad to the senior team on a TF 250-E after a 2026 EnduroGP season that included Triumph's first-ever win in the series. Mikael Persson is back with Sweden, last year's World Trophy runners-up, after a pre-season injury kept him out of EnduroGP. And Jamie McCanney, Triumph's rider coach this season, rides a TF 450-E for Great Britain as the late call-up for Steve Holcombe. In all, 23 Triumph riders from 11 nations are entered across the Trophy and Club classes, 15 of them on the TF 250-E and eight on the TF 450-E. On Day 1, Lesiardo gave the brand a top-three time for Italy, Joyon was tenth for France, McCanney 19th for Great Britain and Persson 22nd for Sweden.

Italy has the start a defending champion wants, but 1:23 over France is a gap one crash can erase, and Sweden is close enough to make it a three-way fight. For Team USA, the women are in control, the juniors are on the podium, and the men's job on Tuesday is simple to say and hard to do: beat Spain again and start taking time out of Sweden. Day 2 runs the same long loop, so riders who learned the lines today get a second shot at the same special tests.

How ISDE scoring works

The Six Days is a team race first. Riders leave the paddock early each morning in groups of three per minute, ride liaison sections against time cards, and race six timed special tests before a pre-finish time check back at the paddock, per Enduro21's guide. Outside help is banned apart from refueling, so riders fix their own bikes, and the only wrenching time is 15 minutes before and after each day's start and finish. Bikes spend every night in parc fermé.

World Trophy, Junior World Trophy and Women's Trophy teams are ranked on elapsed time, and there are daily classifications in every category. Individual gold, silver and bronze medals work differently: gold goes to riders within 10 percent of their class winner's total time, silver to the top quarter, and bronze to anyone who finishes all six days inside their time allowance. Daily racing starts around 8 a.m. in Portugal, which is 3 a.m. Eastern, and the last special test goes off next to the paddock around 3 p.m. local, or 10 a.m. Eastern, per the official schedule. The final special test of each day streams on FIM-MOTO.TV.

Team USA roster

• World Trophy: Johnny Girroir, Dante Oliveira, Grant Davis, Steward Baylor
• Junior World Trophy: Cooper Jones, Jason Tino, Toby Cleveland
• Women's World Trophy: Korie Steede, Brandy Richards, Rachel Gutish
• Club: 21 riders in seven teams, including Team Rabaconda and the Randy Mastin Memorial Team

The roster comes from the AMA's team announcement, and Antti Kallonen manages the squad. Our Team USA preview has the full Club team lineups and the backstory for every Trophy rider.

Sources

• Official 6DAYS results - FIM 6DAYS
• Demanding Day Three sees competitors reach the midway point - FIM 6DAYS
• Day 3 individual classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 3 World Trophy team classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• World Trophy standings after Day 3 - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 3 Junior World Trophy team classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Junior World Trophy standings after Day 3 - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 3 Women's World Trophy team classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Women's World Trophy standings after Day 3 - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 3 Club Team Award classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Club Team Award standings after Day 3 - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 2 individual classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 2 World Trophy team classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 2 Junior World Trophy team classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 2 Women's World Trophy team classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Women's World Trophy standings after Day 2 - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 1 Club Team Award classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Club Team Award standings after Day 2 - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• 6DAYS 2026 Day Two: Italy extends its lead - Enduro21
• Day 2 Club classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 2 Club Team Award classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• United States' Brandy Richards aiming to break records at 6DAYS Portugal - FIM 6DAYS
• Team GB 6DAYS hopes over after disastrous day two - Dirt Hub
• 2026 ISDE Portugal Day 2 results: Team USA - Dirt Bike Magazine
• Day 1 individual classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 1 World Trophy team classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 1 Junior World Trophy team classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 1 Women's World Trophy team classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• Day 1 Club classification - official timing, Microplus/FICR
• 6DAYS Portugal off to exciting start on Day One with Italy leading the way - FIM 6DAYS
• Defending champions Italy in confident spirits ahead of 6DAYS Portugal - FIM 6DAYS
• Excitement high as hundredth edition of 6DAYS FIM Enduro of Nations begins - FIM 6DAYS
• 6DAYS schedule and animations - FIM 6DAYS
• Garcia and Verona set for 100th FIM 6DAYS Enduro of Nations in Portugal - KTM
• 31 Racers to Represent United States at 2026 FIM ISDE - AMA
• 6DAYS FIM Enduro of Nations 2026, your complete guide - Enduro21
• Triumph Factory Racing trio set for the 100th 6DAYS - Triumph Motorcycles

Further reading

• Team USA at the 100th ISDE in Portugal - Trail Roamer
• 2027 KTM 500 EXC-F Six Days - Trail Roamer
• FIM 6DAYS on FIM-MOTO.TV - FIM-MOTO.TV

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