Racing is underway in Portugal! The 100th Edition of the International Six Days of Enduro officially kicked off at 8am local time in Grandola, Portugal and we have seen lots of action already. Conditions are very dry this year and all tests are complete silt-fests making visibility quite challenging. Here's what went down:
Mojo/SXS Club Team & other Club news
Heartbreak has already set in for our main Mojo/SXS Club Team, with rider Tanner Whipple's Beta 300 unable to start this morning. The woodruff key on his flywheel broke in half about half a mile away from the start, rendering him unable to ride today and already eliminates our teams chance for podium and medals. He will be able to race the rest of the week, but he will start tomorrow as the very last rider.
That said, still some great riding from our other two members! NorCal and our very own Anthony Ferrante has already found his fire aboard his Husqvarna 350 finishing Day 1 as the 4th fastest Club rider in the world, and even winning Test 3 in the overall Club classification! Huge momentum to kick off the week! He is also 2nd in the C2 class.
The other member of our club team Nathan Ferderer also is having a great start, finishing the day 35th fastest Club rider on the day with his Yamaha 125. His best time was in Test 1 with a 23rd fastest time.
Moving on from our club team, we have another NorCal favorite in Anson Maloney having a killer day as well as the 8th fastest Club rider, only four positions and about 56 seconds behind Anthony! His best time comes from the final 6th Test of the day, scoring the 5th fastest spot. He and the Missouri Mudders club team are currently 3rd in the Club Teams category. Anson is 4th in the C2 class.
The last NorCal native is Maverick Allaway in his first 6Days (and the youngest American rider ever at 16 years old!), with a stellar start to the week sitting in 28th overall! He is 13th in the C1 class, and his Randy Mastin Memorial club team is currently 9th with his leading the charge. His best time of the day was the final 6th test of the day with 29th best.
| P. | N. | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 554 |
 SCARDINA Pietro
|
TM MOTO 250 2T | 50'53.04 | |
| 2 | 421 |
 SIEVENPIPER Will
|
KAWASAKI 450 4T | 50'57.17 | 4.13 |
| 3 | 454 |
MORETTINI Manolo
|
HUSQVARNA 300 2T | 51'35.81 | 42.77 |
| 4 | 523 |
FERRANTE Anthony
|
HUSQVARNA 350 4T | 51'40.32 | 47.28 |
| 5 | 603 |
 KOUBLE Krystof
|
HONDA 450 4T | 51'47.98 | 54.94 |
| 6 | 522 |
WHITMER Lane
|
GAS GAS 250 4T | 51'59.38 | 1'06.34 |
| 7 | 521 |
WALKER Jhak
|
BETA 250 2T | 52'01.68 | 1'08.64 |
| 8 | 622 |
MALONEY Anson
|
KTM 350 4T | 52'32.15 | 1'39.11 |
| 9 | 508 |
 HOUGHTON Harry
|
GAS GAS 250 4T | 52'32.45 | 1'39.41 |
| 10 | 595 |
 MCDONALD Dylan
|
YAMAHA 250 4T | 52'37.39 | 1'44.35 |
World Trophy Teams
In the Mens category, Italians took their winning ways from last years 6Days and took Day 1. As a team they sit 1 minute 23 seconds in front of France. Andrea Verona leads the charge for Italy winning 3 of the 6 tests today and keeping Spain's Josep Garcia at bay!
Team USA has a decent day and remains positive. They are 5th on the Men's word stage behind Great Britain, with Jonny Girroir leading the USA front.
| Position | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM ITALY | 3:09'32.65 | |
| 2 | TEAM FRANCE | 3:10'56.41 | 1'23.76 |
| 3 | TEAM SWEDEN | 3:11'33.53 | 2'00.88 |
| 4 | TEAM GREAT BRITAIN | 3:12'23.12 | 2'50.47 |
| 5 | TEAM USA | 3:13'01.09 | 3'28.44 |
| 6 | TEAM SPAIN | 3:13'01.76 | 3'29.11 |
| 7 | TEAM FINLAND | 3:16'00.23 | 6'27.58 |
| 8 | TEAM CHILE | 3:19'44.33 | 10'11.68 |
| 9 | TEAM PORTUGAL | 3:23'43.90 | 14'11.25 |
| 10 | TEAM POLAND | 3:29'55.06 | 20'22.41 |
For the ladies, it's the Americans once again taking command with Brandy Richards and Korie Steede both taking 1 and 2 fastest riders. They currently have a 3 minute gap in front of Australia.
| Position | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM USA | 2:40'36.80 | |
| 2 | TEAM AUSTRALIA | 2:43'38.81 | 3'02.01 |
| 3 | TEAM GREAT BRITAIN | 2:47'48.54 | 7'11.74 |
| 4 | TEAM FRANCE | 2:51'27.27 | 10'50.47 |
| 5 | TEAM PORTUGAL | 2:57'26.37 | 16'49.57 |
| 6 | TEAM NEW ZELAND | 2:57'37.02 | 17'00.22 |
| 7 | TEAM CHILE | 2:59'10.09 | 18'33.29 |
| 8 | TEAM FIM LA | 3:00'22.49 | 19'45.69 |
| 9 | TEAM CANADA | 3:07'40.30 | 27'03.50 |
| 10 | TEAM BRAZIL | 3:12'02.15 | 31'25.35 |
For the Juniors, it is also the Italians on top, ahead of France by 59 seconds.
Team USA sits in the 3rd spot 2 minutes and 39 seconds behind the lead, charged by Toby Cleveland and his Husqvarna 250.
| Position | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM ITALY | 2:25'35.13 | |
| 2 | TEAM FRANCE | 2:26'34.81 | 59.68 |
| 3 | TEAM USA | 2:28'14.13 | 2'39.00 |
| 4 | TEAM SPAIN | 2:28'54.92 | 3'19.79 |
| 5 | TEAM AUSTRALIA | 2:29'43.11 | 4'07.98 |
| 6 | TEAM CHILE | 2:29'58.73 | 4'23.60 |
| 7 | TEAM SWEDEN | 2:30'13.54 | 4'38.41 |
| 8 | TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC | 2:31'41.71 | 6'06.58 |
| 9 | TEAM GREAT BRITAIN | 2:31'49.96 | 6'14.83 |
| 10 | TEAM FINLAND | 2:32'20.84 | 6'45.71 |
Conclusion
Now that Day 1 is over, the faster riders will start up front and not have to make so many passes, meaning the dust should be a little more spread out and make for faster racing for everyone. While the Mojo/SXS Club Team has already been taking out of the team contention, our NorCal boys are showing crazy speed and we can't wait to see how the rest of the week goes!
Follow along and check for daily blogs on results just like this one! See full 6Days results here.
