Pichon, Garcia
Top EnduroGP
of Sweden
F
renchman Zach Pichon and
Spaniard Josep Garcia split
day wins at the Paulo Duarte FIM
EnduroGP World Championship
in Sweden, May 24-25. Pichon
put his TM at the top step of
the podium on Saturday, while
Garcia put his KTM at the top on
Sunday.
Pichon came out swinging on
his two-stroke TM, winning the
first test of the day and hardly
skipping a beat the rest of the
way. He finished out Saturday's
race an impressive 48 seconds
ahead of championship rival
Garcia.
Hamish Macdonald, Andrea
Verona and Mikael Persson were
never far from Garcia, with only
16 seconds separating second
from fifth. Battling his way onto
the podium, Sherco's Macdon
-
ald secured third place by less
than two seconds over GasGas'
Andrea Verona in fourth. Finish-
ing just under four seconds shy
of claiming a podium result on
home soil, favorite Mikael Pers-
son could feel pleased with his
efforts in fifth, but he wanted
more in front of his fans.
Pichon was also the Enduro2
class winner. Garcia topped
Enduro1, and Macdonald headed
the Enduro3 class for the fourth
time in 2025.
Garcia came back swinging on
a cold, winter-like Sunday. The
defending EnduroGP champ won
the first test and never let the
lead slip out of his hands.
Verona was on a mission and
kept Garcia honest all day, finish
-
ing runner-up just 15 seconds
behind.
Saturday's winner, Pichon, was
again ultra-fast, but a couple of
mistakes were his undoing, and
he still finished a strong third.
Macdonald outdueled Pers
-
son for fifth.
Garcia again topped the En-
duro1 class, Verona the Enduro2,
and Macdonald took his second
Enduro3 class win.
Garcia leads the EnduroGP
(overall) Championship with
109 points to Verona's 95 and
Pichon's 91.
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ENDUROGP
SATURDAY (Top 5)
1. Zach Pichon (TM) 1:09:49.26
2. Josep Garcia (KTM) 1:10:37.65
3. Hamish Macdonald (She) 1:10:49.87
4. Andrea Verona (GG) 1:10:51.49
5. Mikael Persson (Tri) 1:10:53.67
SUNDAY (Top 5)
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 58:53.90
2. Andrea Verona (GG) 59:09.21
3. Zach Pichon (TM) 59:40.57
4. Hamish Macdonald (She) 59:50.70
5. Mikael Persson (Tri) 1:00:02.67
(Above) TM's Zach
Pichon stood atop
the podium on
Saturday alongside
Josep Garcia
(left) and Hamish
Macdonald at
the EnduroGP
of Sweden.
(Right) Defending
EnduroGP champ
Josep Garcia
rebounded with
Sunday's win.
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