Andrea Verona Wins First Individual 6DAYS Title as KTM Takes Manufacturer's Team Award
Andrea Verona secured his first individual 6DAYS victory and helped Italy win the World Trophy, while KTM's Verona-Garcia-Davis trio took the Manufacturer's Team Award.
- 3:02:33.55
- 41.56 seconds
- almost 30 seconds
- 9 minutes 23 seconds
What Happened
Andrea Verona won the individual classification at 6DAYS 2026 on a KTM 450 EXC-F, taking his maiden individual title at the event. The result also helped him win the Enduro2 category and contributed to Team Italy's World Trophy victory. KTM's Verona, Josep Garcia and American Grant Davis comfortably secured the Manufacturer's Team Award. The 2027 6DAYS FIM Enduro of Nations will be held in Wales, Great Britain, from 13-18 September.
Verona opened the event with a blistering pace, topping the timesheets by almost 30 seconds over Garcia. He finished second on the next three stages, slipped to third on the penultimate day, and then placed second in the final cross test to secure victory. Garcia arrived in Grândola with a record-breaking run of five individual 6DAYS victories and was focused on making it six. Losing close to 30 seconds on day one proved costly; he rebounded by winning the next three days and finished second on stage five to cut the deficit to under 10 seconds, but he placed eighth in the final cross test and missed a sixth individual win. Garcia's performance secured first overall in Enduro1, while Team Spain finished fifth overall.
“It's the end of day six and I'm really happy! I've won my first individual 6DAYS title, which is an amazing feeling, and we've also won both the World Trophy and Junior World Trophy with Team Italy, so it's been an incredible event for all of us. The final motocross test went well. I got a good start and settled into second place, which was enough to secure the overall victory. I'm really happy with how everything went and especially with the final result. I want to say a huge thank you to everyone involved, especially Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Team Italy for all their hard work and support throughout the week. It's been an amazing 6DAYS!”
“The 6DAYS is done and Team Spain finished fifth overall, while I was second in the individual classification. As always, I gave it everything I had, but just came up short of victory. The heat made things more difficult today and I suffered a little bit out there, but I gave it my best. I'm really proud of myself and the whole team for what we've achieved. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the week.”
“It's been an amazing 6DAYS. Both riders have fought hard since the very first day, and I have to congratulate them because they've both ridden incredibly well. When you have two riders fighting for the overall victory, with one finishing first and the other second, naturally one is happier than the other, and I'm really proud of both of them. Despite some challenging conditions with the dust and a few organizational issues, they continued to perform at their very best throughout the week. For KTM to also take victory in the Manufacturer's Team Award is fantastic. We've shown incredible strength throughout the event, and the results are a reflection of all the hard work that has gone into preparing for this race. A huge thank you to everyone involved and I'm also really happy for Team Italy. Their victory was well deserved, and I want to congratulate everyone involved. The 6DAYS is always a special event. It's a celebration of motorcycling, and that's what makes it so great.”
- Verona ahead by almost 30 seconds
- Verona finished 2nd, Garcia finished 8th
- 41.56 seconds
- Overall individual top five: 1 Andrea Verona (ITA, KTM) 3:02:33.55; 2 Josep Garcia (ESP, KTM) 3:03:15.11, +41.56; 3 Zach Pichon (FRA, TM MOTO) 3:04:43.74, +2:10.19; 4 Grant Davis (USA, KTM) 3:05:49.69, +3:16.14; 5 Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, Triumph) 3:06:49.63, +4:16.08.
- Enduro1 top five: 1 Garcia (KTM) 3:03:15.11; 2 Lesiardo (Triumph) +3:34.52; 3 Max Ahlin (SWE, Honda) +3:57.02; 4 Axel Semb (SWE, Husqvarna) +4:35.86; 5 Samuele Bernardini (ITA, Honda) +5:23.50.
- Enduro2 top five: 1 Verona (KTM) 3:02:33.55; 2 Pichon (TM MOTO) +2:10.19; 3 Davis (KTM) +3:16.14; 4 Nathan Watson (GBR, Beta) +4:26.75; 5 Roni Kytonen (FIN, Husqvarna) +5:07.28.
- Men's World Trophy: 1 Italy (Verona, Lesiardo, Bernardini, Cavallo); 2 France (Pichon, Joyon, Roussaly, Le Quere); 3 Sweden (Persson, Ahlin, Norrbin, Semb). Junior World Trophy: 1 Italy (Elgari, Verzeroli, Cristino); 2 USA (Jones, Cleveland, Tino); 3 Spain (Puey, Fontova, Dominguez).
- Women's World Trophy: 1 United States, with FMF KTM Factory Racing's Brandy Richards plus Korie Steede and Rachel Gutish, by 9 minutes 23 seconds; 2 Australia (Gardiner, McDonald, Simpson); 3 France (Martel, Boudon, Brisebard).
- Manufacturer's Team Award: 1 Red Bull KTM (Verona, Davis, Garcia); 2 TM Moto Boano Factory (Pichon, Cavallo, Elgari); 3 Honda Racing (Bernardini, Ahlin, Riordan).
Why this matters
The result matters because 6DAYS combines individual and team classifications, so one rider's performance can decide multiple titles. KTM's riders filled first and second overall and gave KTM the Manufacturer's Team Award, while Italy also won the World Trophy and Junior World Trophy. The next edition is set for Wales on 13-18 September 2027.
Terms in This Story
- 6DAYS
- A six-day international enduro motorcycle event with individual and team classifications.
- Enduro2
- A motorcycle enduro competition classification category.
- World Trophy
- A team-based classification at the 6DAYS event.
- Manufacturer's Team Award
- An award for the manufacturer whose team scores the best combined result.
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