pared to] where we were last
year, but France is not winning.
"So that just means that we're
in Italy; the Italians race this
area with the Italian Champion-
ship, and being able to practice
[in
this area] over the years.
They're just more comfortable
on home soil. We knew this
coming in. They were also pretty
dominant in [2021, the last time
Italy hosted Six Days].
"What's really surprising is
how tight it is between [the] top
six countries. We dropped to
sixth [at one point today], now
we're back to fifth and fourth
isn't out of reach.
"Everyone has had some good
times, but they're so inconsistent."
match the Italians for depth,
so even with Oliveira winning,
the team was runner-up on the
day to Italy. The hosts took the
top overall result for the week,
with a time of 8:53.27, ahead
of Sweden (11:42.15), France
(15:52.10) and USA.
U.S. Trophy Team Manager
Antti Kallonen analyzed the
situation at the end of the fourth
day. "Last year, France won
[while we were second]. At this
stage, we're about the same
distance from France now [com
-
posted the 22nd-best time after
a terrible
start, with Girroir the
28th fastest and Toth finishing
a disappointing week, battling
through injury with the 42nd-
fastest time.
Afterward, Oliveira said, "It's
pretty disappointing of a week
just with my riding and overall
consistency and commitment
through the week. There's no
way this moto win can even
make it an okay week.
"I've got a lot of work to do.
At least I know what I've got to
work on. I say every year, I've got
to be better next year, [so] I'm
going to get to work and figure
this out."
The American team couldn't
AUGUST 24-29, 2025
BERGAMO, ITALY
OFF-ROAD I 99TH FIM INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO
P76
In a week filled with frustration and
inconsistent results, Dante Oliveira's
(23) runaway win in the final WT
heat proved he can still moto.
