Canada Reaches FIM Six Days Midpoint Ninth in World Trophy
Canada has reached the halfway point of the 100th FIM Six Days Enduro of Nations in ninth place in the World Trophy and seventh in the Women’s World Trophy after a demanding third day in Portugal.
The Canadian World Trophy team sits one minute and 30 seconds behind eighth-place Belgium, while Mexico is only five seconds behind Canada in tenth. With three competitive days still to come, that five-second margin makes the battle at the bottom of the top ten one of the closest national-team fights in the classification.
Canada’s Women’s World Trophy team is seventh, immediately ahead of Brazil. The United States continues to lead the women’s classification, four minutes clear of Australia, with France third. New Zealand, Chile and the FIM Latin America team fill the next three positions before Canada.
Day Three marked the midpoint of the centenary event and sent riders through as much as 260 kilometres. Organizers were forced to cancel the Santo Andrea Enduro Test because of a technical timing issue, reducing the number of timed special tests from six to four while leaving the long liaison and service workload in place.
Italy remains in control of the World Trophy. Its advantage over France increased by only two seconds on Day Three to three minutes and 26 seconds. Sweden holds third, but the United States closed to within 12 seconds after Grant Davis, Jonathan Girroir and Dante Oliveira finished fourth, fifth and sixth overall on the day.
Spain is fifth in the World Trophy, followed by Finland and Chile. Belgium, Canada and Mexico complete the top ten. The spread between eighth and tenth means the Canadian team has both a realistic target ahead and immediate pressure from behind.
The World Trophy result is especially significant for Canada because the 2026 delegation is competing across the event’s major national categories rather than only in club competition. Canada entered Men’s, Junior and Women’s Trophy teams, plus club and individual riders, giving the country broad representation at the 100th edition.
The Canadian Men’s World Trophy roster includes Phil Chaine, Loic Leonard, Owen McKill and Tyler Medaglia. Morgan Franklin, Jacob Kolman and Tavin Krutop form the Junior World Trophy team, while Emma Sharpless, Megan Sharpless and Shelby Turner represent Canada in the Women’s World Trophy.
The third day also underlined why the Six Days is as much a durability contest as a speed contest. Riders face repeated long days, strict time controls and limited service opportunities. A small mechanical problem, a penalty or a slow test can quickly erase minutes of work accumulated earlier in the week.
For Canadian riders following from home, the event offers a practical example of multi-day off-road preparation. Air filtration, chain and sprocket condition, tire choice, wheel integrity, controls, cooling systems and brake components all face repeated stress in dusty conditions. Consistent maintenance becomes part of the performance equation.
The individual contest remains led by two of enduro’s biggest names. Spain’s Josep García won Day Three outright by 11 seconds over Italy’s Andrea Verona, continuing to cut into Verona’s accumulated advantage. García also won the Enduro1 category, while Verona took a third consecutive Enduro2 class victory.
France’s Julien Roussaly won Enduro3, while Brandy Richards took her third Women’s class victory for the United States. Australia’s Danielle McDonald finished second among the women and New Zealand’s Rachael Archer was third.
France continues to lead the Junior World Trophy, 42 seconds ahead of Italy, with the United States third. The margins remain small enough that one mistake could change the order before the final day.
Day Four sends the field onto two laps of the Grândola-to-Santiago do Cacém loop, with another 260 kilometres expected. Canada begins the second half of the event inside the World Trophy top ten, with Belgium 90 seconds ahead and Mexico only five seconds behind.
At the midpoint, Canada’s position is no longer simply about reaching the finish. The team is actively defending a top-ten World Trophy result while the Canadian women hold seventh in their classification, giving the final half of the centenary Six Days a clear national storyline.
