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<\/a>After the final two legs of the individuals\u2019 World Championship in the Czech Republic and France, this Enduro season will not be over yet.\nMost of the riders who competed in the\u00a0EnduroGP<\/strong>\u00a0will go on to follow another dream: to win the\u00a0FIM International Six Days of Enduro<\/strong>, the oldest motorcycling competition, with their country\u2019s national team.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of riders from over thirty countries across the world\u2019s five continents will attempt three different tracks in the beautiful territory of the\u00a0Algarve<\/strong>. The 1,500 kilometres will challenge not only the riders\u2019 technical abilities and physical resistance, but also the reliability of their bikes.<\/p>\n As before any competition,\u00a0Maurizio Micheluz\u00a0<\/strong>tested and inspected the tracks for\u00a0FIM<\/strong>. He told us about them, obviously keeping in mind that some changes might be made during the week just before the races.<\/p>\n The Mehnir Route<\/strong><\/p>\n 290 kilometres a day.<\/p>\n Days one and two.<\/p>\n There are 44 kilometres to warm up before the first time check. The riders will then have a few minutes at the service stations before facing this edition\u2019s first Special Test at\u00a0Budens<\/strong>. During the Cross Test the riders will have to compete along 6 kilometres on quite a hard surface of white sand before tackling the Enduro Test. At\u00a0Alfambras<\/strong>\u00a0the track slackens a bit between forests and meadows on uneven terrain. The 6 kilometres of Special Test will take place on sand alternating between hard and rocky turf. The Monchique Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n 310 kilometres a day.<\/p>\n Days three and four.<\/p>\n An Enduro Test will take place in\u00a0Marmelete<\/strong>\u00a0after only 18 kilometres. This will be on small meadows with an earthy turf going in and out of forests. The rocks here are slightly smaller so they will have to be tackled differently than those on the competition\u2019s first day.
\nBefore another eight minutes of service are granted concurrently with the second time check, the riders will have to tackle 19 kilometres in order then to do the second Cross Test in\u00a0Aljezeur<\/strong>. This will be slightly shorter than the first one and on a difficult surface of earth and rocks. The second Enduro Test promises to be spectacular: it will take place close to the paddock inside the\u00a0Autodromo do Algarve<\/strong>\u00a0on a very compact and rocky motocross surface.
\nThe route ends in the paddock with the third check and service.
\nThey will definitely be two very difficult days. Each one will only end once this very challenging track has been completed twice.<\/p>\n
\nAfter more than twenty kilometres the riders will be able to take a breath before the Cross Test. Immediately afterwards, however, there is a superb stretch of forty kilometres on rocky ground along the slope of a mountain, which will be as challenging as it will be evocative, right before the second time check.
\nAnother twenty kilometres inside a forest on very difficult terrain will be the cause of some concern to the athletes. A long ascent will then take them to the second Cross Test in\u00a0Morgado do Reguengo\u00a0<\/strong>where the racers will ride along meadows on very solid turf for five kilometres.
\nJust like on the first two days, the route will end at the race circuit with an Enduro Test on a compact earth and rocks. The service stations will be located close to the paddock.
\nFour hours per lap, four Special Tests per lap, and two laps to complete in order to end each day.
\nThe route before the first time check is relatively rideable, but it\u2019s the middle section before the second check which will be an enormous challenge that many riders will remember for years to come. Although the track\u2019s third section is not as constantly difficult as the second one, it features some extremely steep slopes which means that no rider, whether professional or amateur, will be able to draw their breath and relax.<\/p>\n