With this year’s major enduro championship season put to bed The 2025 EnduroGP World Championship calendar was already provisionally announced in the summer but all eight GPs and their venues have been nailed down by the series promoters An early start (in comparison to some seasons) in April running through to mid-October moving from the drier climbs of Portugal and Spain at the start to traditional enduro territory in Wales The series has a pattern of alternating which rounds and nations topping and tailing the season with Portugal and Spain opening the series next year and a conclusion in Germany come Autumn and Wales form the middle part of the year before next year’s International Six Days Enduro in Bergamo brings a break (July accepted) in August 24-29 Then follows a busy end to the GP season with three rounds across six weeks – in Requista Italy during September followed by the final round in historic Zschopau The 2025 FIM Women’s Enduro World Championship will take place across four rounds once again equally spaced across the calendar from start to finish Round 1: GP of Portugal - Fafe - 4-6 April Round 3: GP of Sweden - Skövde - 23-25 May Round 4: GP of Romania - Bacau - 20-22 June Round 5: GP of Wales - Rhayader - 1-3 August Round 6: GP of France - Réquista - 12-14 September Round 7: GP of Italy - Darfo Boario Terme - 26-28 September Round 8: GP of Germany - Zschopau - 17-19 October Round 2: GP of Wales - Rhayader - 1-3 August Round 3: GP of France - Réquista - 12-14 September Round 4: GP of Germany - Zschopau - 17-19 October Create a personal Enduro21 account to access our new forum receive exclusive competitions and money saving offers Enduro21 is all about motorcycle enduro and off-road riding. Read more Donations to Enduro21 can make a huge difference to what we do Learn more We're on the lookout for writers, photographers, videographers and enduro enthusiasts, from all around the world. Read more This website uses cookies that are necessary to its functioning and required to achieve the purposes illustrated in the privacy policy By accepting this OR scrolling this page OR continuing to browse Former East German City Stages a Moto-Comeback The small town of Zschopau was once the center of German motorcycle manufacturing Dampf-Kraft-Wagen (DKW) was founded there in 1922 and was the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles DKW’s motorcycle division was rebranded Motorradwerke Zschopau (MZ) in 1956 and built its 2 millionth motorcycle in 1983 before falling on hard times Privatized in 1990 after German reunification MZ struggled financially for nearly two decades Former GP racers Ralph Waldmann and Martin Wimmer purchased MZ in 2009 with the intention of reviving the brand but their only result so far has been a less-than-successful Moto2 racing effort is attempting to restore the town’s reputation as a motorcycle manufacturing hotspot Founded by master carpenter Norbert Vogler and operating in the shadow of the old DKW/MZ factory (now a popular nightclub called “MZWerk”) ZPmoto currently offers one motorcycle—the unique Designed by David Negrello (ex-Aprilia) and powered by a liquid-cooled 450cc single sourced from Gas Gas in Spain the ZPsport is meant to recall the early '60s when MZ dominated the International Six Days Trials It’s a brilliant-looking retro-style scrambler; the only thing that isn't old school is the near-$23,000 price Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen Motorcyclist may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site Copyright © 2025 Motorcyclist. An Octane Media, LLC Publication Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited the FIM say despite the best efforts of all concerned the strict Covid measures put in the place by the Zschopau area’s district administrator and the chief of health means that it is simply not possible to run the event this year The news is disappointing for all concerned in the event of course but also from a sporting point of view as the Zschopau race is always a cracking one – proper enduro to many and certainly one with it’s own character as you can see from the image from 2017 above The FIM Enduro Commission is actively looking for a replacement event they say and try to keep this a six round championship News on this and any updates to the EnduroGP calendar will arrive “as soon as it is possible to do so” FIM Enduro Commission Director: “It goes without saying that this is hugely disappointing for the 2021 Borilli FIM EnduroGP World Championship and all involved but as everyone is aware we are still living through unprecedented times Organising international enduro competitions is challenging at the best of times but during a pandemic it becomes extremely difficult We will do all we can to find a replacement event for the 2021 championship and look forward to visiting Zschopau as soon as it is possible to do so.” The FIM add they would like to thank all involved in the running of the 2021 Borilli FIM EnduroGP World Championship for their continued hard work and want to deliver a high-level championship despite the difficulties associated with organising events during the ongoing pandemic Germany was host to the final round of the FIM EnduroGP World Championship over the weekend and champions were crowned in all classes E3 and the all-encompassing EnduroGP class along with Women and Junior titles were celebrated Photos Courtesy of Pole Position Communication/FIM/Future7Media While it was KTM’s Josep Garcia who claimed the EnduroGP class win for the weekend it was GasGas Factory Racing’s Andrea Verona who clinched the 2022 EnduroGP title on Saturday Jane Daniels (Fantic) also sewed up her championship on Saturday taking the Magnorange FIM Women’s Enduro World Championship with one day still left on the calendar all eyes were on the Enduro2 and Enduro3 championships—E1 already claimed by overall champion Verona who claimed an astounding 13 wins from 14 races Garcia was hoping to keep his E2 title hopes alive with his German GP win but all it took from Australian rider Wil Ruprecht (TM) was a modest fourth-place finish to secure his first FIM Enduro2 World Championship title The battle heated up in E3 with Beta’s Brad Freeman and Husqvarna’s Mikael Persson heading into Sunday’s final faceoff tied on points with Freeman ultimately claiming the title Team Sherco CH Racing’s Zach Pichon (who had already claimed the Junior title at round six) claimed the Junior1 World Cup A fourth-place Junior-class finish on the day handed Beta’s Luc Fargier the Junior2 World Cup championship with a single downtube branching into twin engine supports I haven’t heard of the fork brand MUPO before The rest of the components are top-drawer: the brakes are from Brembo That’s even more than Ducati’s range-topping Panigale 1199 S Tricolore But the ZPsport 449 seems to be an attractive I’m hoping there are enough enduro buyers who value rarity and vintage aesthetics Thanks to Lars-Hendrik Schneider for the tip GET THE WORLD'S BEST CUSTOMS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX COPYRIGHT © 2008-document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) | COLE PUBLISHING | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Steve Holcombe has won the 2017 FIM EnduroGP World Championship title to become a double world enduro champion His victory came on day one of the series final event in Zschopau He went into the race with a 40-point advantage over his closest rival Loic Larrieu but was able to wrap up the title in the best way possible Cautiously completing the events Friday night super test to finish seventh in class Holcombe made a winning start to the first full day of competition in Germany He topped the opening enduro test by seven seconds going on to win a total of five of the days nine special tests Holcombe finished an eventual 20 seconds ahead of runner-up Christophe Nambotin and a further eight seconds ahead of third-placed Loic Larrieu Future7Media "It feels so good to be able to call myself a double enduro world champion," said an elated Holcombe "Winning my first title last year was incredible something I will never forget but claiming the EnduroGP title this year means so but to win here in Germany with so many true enduro fans is incredible "Ive had such an enjoyable season battling with Matt Phillips Nathan Watson and Christophe Nambotin has been so much fun "I always knew that to win this year Id have to be even better prepared than I was in 2016 Future7Media Knowing that I needed just a handful of points was a strange feeling "I don't feel like I rode at my best at all but I was relaxed and didn't make any mistakes The special tests and the trails here in Zschopau were really cool real enduro "Winning the championship by topping the EnduroGP podium makes this just that little bit more special "I want to say a huge thanks to my Beta team and all of my sponsors and supporters their encouragement has had a hugely positive impact on my season Now its time to celebrate!"Results EnduroGP of Germany (day one)Steve Holcombe (Beta) 53:42.03 (WORLD CHAMPION)Christophe Nambotin (KTM) 54:02.42Loic Larrieu (Yamaha) 54:10.58 © 2024 WW Magazines All rights reserved. Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions The seventh and final round of the 2022 WPTGlobal FIM EnduroGP World Championship in Zschopau Germany got underway in fine style with the customary Friday night AKRAPOVIC Super Test With the course featuring both indoor and outdoor sections thousands of spectators filled the floodlight arena to watch the action unfold Putting on a show for the enduro passionate audience Josep Garcia was simply flawless around the test and set a time no one could match Finishing four seconds faster than anyone else the Spaniard has shot out to an early lead in EnduroGP ahead of tomorrow’s racing Brad Freeman brought his Beta home in second while local favourite Milan Schmuser was just over two seconds behind Freeman in third EnduroGP championship leader Andrea Verona didn’t have the best of starts to his weekend Already 12 seconds behind Garcia with work to do to tomorrow The seventh and final round of the 2022 WPTGlobal FIM EnduroGP World Championship takes place in Zschopau Results: Round 7 – GP of Germany AKRAPOVIC Super Test EnduroGP1 Josep Garcia (KTM) 1:45.212 Brad Freeman (Beta) 1:49.633 Thomas Oldrati (Honda) 1:52.294 Marc Sans Soria (Husqvarna) 1:53.525 Steve Holcombe (Beta) 1:54.256 Matteo Cavallo (TM Racing) 1:54.587 Daniel McCanney (Sherco) 1:55.468 Nathan Watson (Honda) 1:55.509 Wil Ruprecht (TM Racing) 1:55.8810 Mikael Persson (Husqvarna) 1:56.34 Apart from the obvious regular maintenance and upkeep “this bike has basically done the full season” Although Fast Eddy Racing is a well-supported and professional team with a hell of a lot of experience behind it the stark reality for a privateer team like this bike have to last longer than their factory rivals It is testimony to Husqvarna and the work of the mechanic of course Good maintenance has kept this number 18 machine primed for every GP a handful of the British Enduro Championship rounds and the ISDE in France Jamie McCanney (No.18) will be joined this weekend by No.118 Jack Edmondson on Husqvarnas which are a bit of a mixture from the motocross TC250F and the TE enduro bikes Basically they are the TC model (spot the black fuel tank) and the team use the motocross engine with the enduro crank different gearing and some odd details like the top engine stays because they offer a bit more flex fingers crossed it can make it through one more weekend.” Edmondson says behind a wry smile Beta announced their 2023 RR Racing enduro models this week and the biggest update for many was the addition of the KYB rear shock as standard part It replaces the ZF shock which has been there since forever and not everyone rated By contrast most people rate the Kayaba suspension and it seems Beta has caught up We took a look at Steve Holcombe and Brad Freeman’s race bikes in the Beta Factory Racing pit and one of them is Steve’s mechanic Luca tolds us he has been using the KYB shock for a while now for the last couple of GPs and the ISDE in France Freeman’s bike meanwhile is still running the same shock as it has all season spent a large chunk of the summer off his bike and hasn’t had the testing time to get used to the new KYB part That’ll come over winter they tell us It’s not an EnduroGP bike but it is in the GP paddock Standing staring at someone’s race bike is common practice for us all but a bike fresh from a race and one which took to the world championship last weekend in Spain This is Mani Lettenbichler’s 300 EXC which is sitting alongside Josep Garcia’s 350 EXC-F in the KTM Factory Racing awning here in Zschopau Standout feature on this ‘lightly used Mani says it didn’t really affect him in the Hixpania race “It’s been 20 years since I started racing in the world championship and it’s enough,” says Italian legend Alex Salvini We think we can call him a legend now since he’s clocked up those years in first motocross and enduro in his two (so far) careers He’s retiring on a high he says after some rough seasons with injury and finally getting back on the podium at the last GP helping Team Italia take ISDE second place and ticked off his 15th Italian championship with the 450 4T title Sunday night will be an emotional one for Alex but you can already see the relief in his face Alex was tight lipped but there are rally rumours flying about… The German GP paddock is in its traditional home this weekend in the grounds of the Old MZ motorcycles factory in Zschopau It’s a town a couple of hours south of Berlin in the Saxony region set in a rolling hills which are turning orange with Autumn as we write The old MZ factory itself has lain silent since the manufacturer ceased operations in 1991 with parts of it occupied by modern companies but a huge amount of empty space even now through one of the lower ground floor doors and you’ll enter a nostalgia fest of enduro It is like any well-presented motorcycle museum around the world To our knowledge that makes it unique and something of a Mecca for the sport memorabilia (Steve McQueen’s riding kit anyone?) from the original ISDT days hand-built East German bikes you’re never going to have heard of bikes from manufacturers like Kawasaki and Laverda who you think ‘did they make enduro bikes?’ and more You can literally watch the evolution of the enduro bikes and the sport over decades Zschopau is a regular host to major enduro events in recent years alternating between a GP and Hard Enduro World Championship rounds year-on-year (Getzenrodeo is just up the road) The final round of the WPT Global EnduroGP World Championship begins tonight Friday October 14 with a spectacular Super Test under floods lights and with a rumoured 10,000 tickets sold Check Enduro21 across the weekend for news results and insight from the 2022 German GP The final day of racing in the 2022 WPTGlobal FIM EnduroGP World Championship saw the year’s final world champions crowned in Zschopau the all-important closing round of the season saw Australian Wil Ruprecht Zach Pichon and Jane Daniels as the 2022 FIM Enduro World Champions Zach Pichon also added the Junior1 World Cup title to his overall Enduro Junior title while Luc Fargier topped the Junior2 Enduro World Cup series Josep Garcia made it two-for-two in Germany by claiming the overall EnduroGP victory on day two in Zschopau the 2022 WPTGlobal FIM EnduroGP World Championship drew to an exciting close in Zschopau With Andrea Verona clinching the overall EnduroGP title on Saturday together with Jane Daniels who won the Magnorange FIM Women’s Enduro World Championship with one day to go the focus of attention on the final day of the series was most definitely on who would be crowned Enduro2 and Enduro3 champions Ending the day at the top of the overall timesheets Determined to keep his Enduro2 title hopes alive Overcoming a big mistake on the opening POLISPORT Extreme Test the Spaniard won the following JUST1 Enduro Test and ACERBIS Cross Test to work his way back into contention By the end of the second JUST1 Enduro Test the Spaniard had taken the overall lead and by topping another four tests he went on to claim the EnduroGP class win “My aim was to fight for the win on both days and hope that maybe luck falls my way for the Enduro2 title,” Garcia explained but unfortunately the championship wasn’t to be I feel like I put in a great year but getting injured in Italy put both the EnduroGP and Enduro2 championships out of my reach I’m happy to have gone out on a high though with two wins here in Germany.” With the battle for the Enduro3 title also heating up Brad Freeman was enjoying one of his strongest days at the office for some time The British rider held the lead midway through the day Newly crowned EnduroGP champion Verona edged out Nathan Watson by fourth tenths of a second for third Signing off on a sensational 2022 campaign Verona added yet another Enduro1 victory to his tally the Italian is the undisputed Enduro1 World Champion with Loic Larrieu putting in one of his best rides of the season for third all eyes were on Wil Ruprecht and Garcia to see who would lift the title Fourth on the day and clearly opting to keep himself out of trouble and not push too hard and risk crashing Australian Ruprecht did enough to secure his first FIM Enduro2 World Championship title “To win my first world title has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid,” Ruprecht said so to finally lock it down is incredible.” Brad Freeman arrived at the final day of racing tied on points with Mikael Persson in the Enduro3 class both riders hit the ground running this morning Freeman opened his account with the POLISPORT Extreme Test win before Persson answered back by winning the ACERBIS Cross Test and JUST1 Enduro Test After six of the day’s 11 tests the two were separated by only seven seconds Freeman managed to extend his lead to win the day and with it claim the Enduro3 World Championship “After pulling level on points yesterday for the Enduro3 title it was all or nothing today for the title,” Freeman said probably one of the hardest I’ve had battling through injuries To end it with my eighth world title is amazing.’ Signing off on a highly successful Enduro Junior career Zach Pichon took his 11th victory of the season Having already clinched the Junior title at round six Roni Kytonen and Albin Norrbin joined him on the Junior podium in second and third Finishing fourth saw Luc Fargier also secure the Junior2 World Cup championship the Enduro Youth World Championship was won by Harry Edmondson The young British rider held a 14-point advantage heading into the final day of racing but was facing strong competition from teammate Kevin Cristino After five tests Cristino held the lead over Edmondson with Samuli Puhakainen and Thibault Giraudon not too far behind Giraudon went on to win the day over Cristino and Puhakainen Fourth was enough for Edmondson to secure his debut world title With the Magnorange FIM Women’s Enduro World Championship already wrapped up Jane Daniels set about securing herself a perfect season Daniels won every special test to claim victory and remain undefeated in 2022 EnduroGP1 Josep Garcia (KTM) 1:03:46.072 Brad Freeman (Beta) 1:04:01.883 Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:04:29.554 Nathan Watson (Honda) 1:04:29.945 Mikael Persson (Husqvarna) 1:04:41.736 Steve Holcombe (Beta) 1:04:45.717 Thomas Oldrati (Honda) 1:05:53.708 Daniel McCanney (Sherco) 1:06:14.929 Daniel Milner (Fantic) 1:06:16.9510 Leo Le Quere (Sherco) 1:06:24.80 2022 FIM Enduro World ChampionsEnduroGP: Andrea Verona (GASGAS)Enduro1: Andrea Verona (GASGAS)Enduro2: Wil Ruprecht (TM Racing)Enduro3: Brad Freeman (Beta)Enduro Junior: Zach Pichon (Sherco)Enduro Youth: Harry Edmondson (Fantic)Enduro Women: Jane Daniels (Fantic)Junior1 World Cup: Zach Pichon (Sherco)Junior2 World Cup: Luc Fargier (Beta) has been cancelled due to swing fever outbreak in the country The Fim say the regrettable decision is brought about by the African swine fever outbreak in parts of Europe specifically at the local hunting ground in Calugara which overlaps the planned route for the Romania GP transfers and special tests All parties also say the round will not be replaced so the 2025 calendar drops to seven rounds Round 4: GP of Wales - Rhayader - 1-3 August Round 5: GP of France - Réquista - 12-14 September Round 6: GP of Italy - Darfo Boario Terme - 26-28 September Round 7: GP of Germany - Zschopau - 17-19 October More information: www.endurogp.com The penultimate day of the 2022 WPTGlobal FIM EnduroGP World Championship has seen Italy’s Andrea Verona clinch the coveted overall EnduroGP title in Zschopau With a virtual grasp on the crown entering the final round of the season the Italian rode to a fifth-place finish on day one becoming a deserved FIM EnduroGP World Champion for the first time It was a day of celebration in the paddock in Germany as Jane Daniels rode to victory to secure the 2022 Magnorange FIM Women’s Enduro Championship title with team-mates Brad Freeman and Steve Holcombe finishing second and third respectively After Friday night’s all-action AKRAPOVIC Super Test the penultimate day of the 2022 WPTGlobal FIM EnduroGP World Championship got underway in Zschopau Despite the weather showing the first signs of winter and mud was back on the menu for the first time since the EnduroGP of Slovakia With a healthy lead in the EnduroGP points standings Andrea Verona began the day focused on securing his debut EnduroGP title Opting to put in a safe ride in the slippery and muddy conditions the Italian returned to the paddock at the end of the day in fifth overall he’d done enough to secure the 2022 FIM EnduroGP World Championship there was no holding back for Josep Garcia The Spaniard was on a mission from the off he went on to win the following four tests to open up a comfortable gap at the head of the field “It’s been a great day in the mud,” Garcia said “I went out to give my best like always I knew if I could win I could keep my hopes of the Enduro2 title alive but it’s still possible with one more day to go.” Behind him and things were a little tighter Finally showing signs of returning to his best Brad Freeman – the outgoing EnduroGP champ – kicked off his day by topping the POLISPORT Extreme Test At the midway point in the day both he and teammate Steve Holcombe were fighting for second until a strong final lap saw Freeman pull 13 seconds clear Australian Wil Ruprecht took fourth overall giving him enough points to wrap up both the EnduroGP and Enduro1 crowns “It feels amazing to reach this goal of becoming the EnduroGP World Champion this season,” Verona said “I always believed that I could win the title but I honestly didn’t expect to do it this year slowly the feeling began to grow inside me that this year I could do it It’s the biggest achievement in enduro and of my career so to be the world champion is unbelievable my family and supporters and everyone who’s pushed me to get to this moment!” With his Enduro1 title already wrapped up last time out at round six in Hungary Verona added another category win to his 2022 tally Garcia dominated the proceedings in Enduro2 With an outside chance of clinching the title the Spaniard certainly kept his hopes alive with one more day of racing to go Finishing third to maintain control of the Enduro2 points standings Ruprecht is now just one day away from taking his first senior championship title Delivering his best ride of the season when it counted the most Brad Freeman’s Enduro3 victory has now levelled the points standings between himself and Mikael Persson With Persson ending his day second to Freeman both riders are now tied on points with just one day of racing remaining In what is set to be his final ever weekend of EnduroGP racing following an illustrious 11-year career Daniel McCanney put in a terrific ride to join Freeman and Persson on the podium for third In the Magnorange FIM Women’s Enduro World Championship Jane Daniels took the title in style by claiming yet another day win The British rider was unstoppable in the mud and ruts she topped the classification by an incredible three minutes and nine seconds “I just went out there and rode my own race,” Daniels reflected “I knew if I could win today then I could seal the championship but I didn’t want to think too much about the title I just pushed hard in every test and let the win come to me winning the world championship and helping Great Britain win the ISDE is just incredible!” The Enduro Junior category saw newly crowned champion Zach Pichon take the win Kevin Cristino kept his Enduro Youth title hopes alive The Italian edged out Thibault Giraudon by six seconds to claim victory Championship leader Harry Edmondson finished third and enters the final day of racing as the champion elect thanks to a 14-point lead over Cristino The 2022 WPTGlobal FIM EnduroGP World Championship concludes tomorrow with the final day of racing at round seven’s GP of Germany in Zschopau EnduroGP1 Josep Garcia (KTM) 1:05:59.242 Brad Freeman (Beta) 1:06:43.153 Steve Holcombe (Beta) 1:06:56.654 Wil Ruprecht (TM Racing) 1:07:14.915 Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:07:18.406 Nathan Watson (Honda) 1:07:25.607 Thomas Oldrati (Honda) 1:08:29.558 Mikael Persson (Husqvarna) 1:09:09.769 Daniel Milner (Fantic) 1:09:25.0210 Daniel McCanney (Sherco) 1:09:38.87 The penultimate day of the 2022 WPTGlobal FIM EnduroGP World Championship in Zschopau Germany was a day of celebration in the paddock as Fantic’s Jane Daniels rode to victory to secure the 2022 Magnorange FIM Women’s Enduro Championship title In the Magnorange FIM Women’s Enduro World Championship Fantic’s Jane Daniels took the title in style by claiming yet another day win with Spain’s Mireia Badia (Rieju) third on the Saturday With the Magnorange FIM Women’s Enduro World Championship already wrapped up Fantic’s Jane Daniels set about securing herself a perfect season on the Sunday with Rosie Rowett (KTM) third in the overall championship standings Jane Daniels (Fantic): “I just went out there and rode my own race I knew if I could win today then I could seal the championship but I didn’t want to think too much about the title winning the world championship and helping Great Britain win the ISDE is just incredible!”