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2025 FIM ISDE ITALY // FULL COVERAGE
Starting the second half of the 2025 ISDE, all eyes were focused on the battle between the four-time reigning ISDE champion, Josep Garcia, and his nemesis for the last five years, the Italian favorite, Andréa Verona. By the end of the fourth day of racing, the fans were not disappointed.
Verona would take the win in the first three special tests of the day, while Garcia would lose nearly eight seconds of his lead that he had built up over the first three days. Garcia would fire back in the fourth test, taking the win, and gaining back over five seconds on Verona. Test six would be claimed by French Junior rider Léo Joyon, while the sixth test win would be snagged by Italian Junior rider Alberto Elgari. In front of the partisan crowd at the final test of the day, Verona would take the win once again, while fellow Italian Samuéle Bernadini would give the home team a 1-2 finish to end the afternoon. Verona took the Day four victory ahead of Garcia, while Sweden’s Mikael Persson would finish third with the help of three top-three finishes for the day. Bernadini claimed fourth ahead of Sweden’s Albin Norrbin, rounding out the top five. Morgan Lesiardo of Italy would take sixth ahead of the top Junior rider for the day, Australia’s Kyron Bacon. Johnny Girroir would claim top American honors on Day 4, posting three top ten finishes for the afternoon. Max Ahlin was the third Swede in the top ten, while French Trophy rider Julien Roussaly would claim third in the final test of the day, rounding out the top ten.
Team USA Junior & Trophy Team
Grant Davis.
It was a stronger performance from the boys of U.S.A. compared to Day 3, as Grant Davis would take fourth Junior rider honors for the day, and fifteenth scratch. Cody Barnes looked more comfortable on his Honda machine, finishing just four seconds off Davis for sixteenth on the day. Josh Toth while battling with a slight sickness and injury, would soldier through for a thirty-sixth place performance at the end of Wednesday’s racing. Danté Oliveira would have a solid Day 4, however, a crash in the second test of the morning would hurt his otherwise top twenty five finishes, ultimately landing in thirty eighth for the day. Cooper Jones had a finish just outside the top twenty in the fifth test in Bossico, while the rest of his test times would place him fifty fifth for the day’s results. Matéo Oliveira had his second lackluster day in a row, ending the day in seventieth place on the time sheets.
Brandy Richards is helping lead the Women’s Trophy Team 30 minutes over second place heading into day 5.
Brandy Richards would take five of the seven test wins on Day 4, winning the day outright by eleven seconds over teammate Korie Steede, who had a test win of her own, and Day 3 outright winner Danielle Macdonald of Australia, who had a test win of her own on Day 4. Rachel Gutish finished fourth on the day, putting in a few test times that were ahead of her two countrywomen.
Day 5 mixes more old and new tests to close out special test racing. However, everyone is awaiting for possible route and test modifications, as roughly two and a half inches of rain are expected to fall in the area during Day 5.
World Trophy
Italy
France +4:17.91
Sweden +4:53.42
Spain +7:52.88
USA +8:16.02
With one final day of special test racing before the final motocross on Day 6, Italy leads the World Trophy classification by more than four minutes over 2024 champions France. Sweden is close behind, though, just thirty-six seconds off the pace of the French foursome. Spain retains fourth spot after Day 4, three minutes outside of podium contention. U.S.A. dropped to fifth and now sits twenty-four seconds behind the Spaniards.
Junior World Trophy
Italy
Australia +44.34
France +1:01.84
U.S.A. +6:31.14
Spain +6:52.70
In the Junior World Trophy standings, Italy carries a near one minute lead over new second place running France, as Australia has dropped to third in the running after a less than ideal day for Korey McMahon. U.S.A. holds fourth in the order, but are only twelve seconds ahead of the surging Spanish team in fifth.
Women World Trophy
U.S.A.
Australia +31:17.49
France +32:23.81
Italy +45:11.41
Great Britain +01:10:45.02
In the Women’s World Trophy standings, U.S.A. has one hand on the trophy. As long as they finish out Day 5 with all three riders, they are in control heading into the final moto on Day 6. Australia jumps back into second in the standings, more than thirty minutes in back of the Americans. France drops to third, but is just over a minute behind the Aussies with one more day of special test racing to go. Italy sits thirteen minutes back of France in fourth, while Great Britain is more than an hour off the pace of the leaders.
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