International Six Days Enduro

ISDE Saxony Steep hill Hormersdorf No. 244 Michal Kadlecek Trophy Team Czech.

The International Six Days Enduro (ISDE), formerly known as the International Six Days Trial (ISDT), is the oldest 'off-road' motorcycle event on the FIM Calendar.

The ISDT was first held in 1913 at Carlisle, England. It has occurred annually, apart from interruptions due to World War I and World War II, at various locations throughout the world. The early events were a true test of machine, rider skill and reliability. Held on the 'roads' of that era, today most of the routes are truly 'off-road'. Originally titled the International Six Day Trial, in 1981 the FIM decided to update the name to International Six Days Enduro, the name Enduro having been devised by the Americans and popularised by many motorcycle manufacturers also greater reflected the change in the event from a trial to more akin to a rally featuring skills more associated with cross country motocross.

The sport has been associated with many great motorcyclists before its 100th anniversary in 2013; this also includes women such as 1920s-30s star Marjorie Cottle. Up until 1973 the contest was always held in Europe. In 1973 it went outside continent for the first time, to the United States. Since then it has been outside Europe more frequently: twice in Australia (1992 and 1998), once more in the United States (1994), Brazil (2003), New Zealand in 2006, Chile in 2007 and 2018, and Mexico in 2010. The 2014 event was held from the 3 to 8 of November in San Juan, Argentina.^[1]

The event has attracted national teams from as many as 32 different countries in recent years. Over its long history the rules and conditions have changed to keep in step with the developments in the sport, but it remains a supreme test of rider and machine. Over the six days and upwards of 1250 miles a rider must contend with strict rules about time allowances and restrictions on mechanical replacements, carrying out his or her own motorcycle repairs. The ISDE can attract entries of more than 500 riders, together with thousands of support crew and spectators. This has a major impact on tourist income for the venue in which it is based each year. For 2013, the 100th anniversary of the holding of the first ISDT, the FIM announced that there were a record number of pre-entry requests of 820 covering 35 nations from across the Globe with 600 entries being allowed to compete.^[2]

Usually referred to as the 'Olympics of Motorcycling' with trophies for best six-rider national, four-rider junior national, three-rider women's national, three-rider club national and three-rider manufacturing teams. Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded on an individual level. The medals are typically awarded based on percentage of finishers, or relative to the best individual performance in the event within their specific class. Individual gold medals go to participants who finish within 10% of their class' top competitor's total elapsed time, silver medals are awarded for those who finish within 25%, and bronze medals are awarded to any rider who finishes all six days within their time allowance.

Most recently the ISDE has been embroiled in controversy. During the 2015 event held in Slovakia, the Australian team were leading the overall Men's World Trophy team classification on day 3. During this day, three of France's six competitors were disqualified from the event by the multinational ISDE committee for not completing the required course. Australia then rode the following days to manage their lead against second place Italy, until day 5 when the French team were reinstated into the event by the French-founded Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme without any penalty, despite having not completed the assigned course. This put the French team into the lead and with only one short day of riding to go the Australian team was unable to cut the French lead down enough during the final day. The FIM ultimately gave the victory to France in highly controversial circumstances. Australia protested by walking off the podium and lodged a protest against the result due to the uncertainty of winning the ISDE actually requires riding the course.

However, on 2 November of that year, the FIM International Disciplinary Court (CDI) rejected the appeals lodged by the Fédération Française de Motocyclisme (FFM), the Real Federación de Motociclimo (RFME) and the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) therefore, the decision made by the ISDE committee to disqualify the eight riders for missing a routine check was upheld^[3] meaning three of the French World Trophy team were disqualified resulting in team being reclassified to 23rd with Australia officially awarded as winner of the 2015 World Trophy title.

Trivia[]

Hollywood actor Steve McQueen and his friends Bud Ekins, Dave Ekins, Cliff Coleman and John Steen represented United States at the 1964 ISDT held in East Germany.^[4] This would be the first United States team ever, organized by John Penton.

Winners ISDT 1913–1980[]

Edition	Year	Location	International Trophy	Silver Vase	Note
1.	1913	Carlisle, United Kingdom	United Kingdom W. B. Gibb W. B. Little Charlie Collier	Not awarded	- First USA Entrant T.K. "Teddy" Hastings
ND.	1914	Grenoble, France	-	-	The Second edition was abandoned as a result of the outbreak of World War I.^[5]
2.	1920	Grenoble, France	Switzerland J. Morand A. Robert Eduard Gex	Not awarded	-
3.	1921	Geneva, Switzerland	Switzerland J. Morand A. Rothenbach Eduard Gex	Not awarded	-
4.	1922	Geneva, Switzerland	Switzerland J. Morand A. Robert Eduard Gex	not awarded	-
5.	1923	Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden Gustav Göthe Yngve Eriksson Bernhard Malmberg J A Bylund	Not awarded	-
6.	1924	Chaudfontaine, Belgium	United Kingdom G. S. Arter C. Wilson F. W. Giles	Norway C. Vaumund O. Graff J. Juberget	Silver Vase Award introduced.
7.	1925	Southampton, United Kingdom	United Kingdom Bert Kershaw G. S. Arter F. W. Giles	United Kingdom Bert Kershaw G. S. Arter F. W. Giles	The Australian Vase team was 3rd in that competition.
8.	1926	Buxton, United Kingdom	United Kingdom Graham Walker J. Lidstone P. Pike	United Kingdom Graham Walker J. Lidstone P. Pike	This was the first year a Ladies only team entered in the Vase contest and they were 3rd.
9.	1927	Ambleside, United Kingdom	United Kingdom L. Crisp Graham Walker F. W. Giles	United Kingdom Marjorie Cottle Edyth Foley Louise MacLean	This is the only year the Silver Vase award was won by a Women's team
10.	1928	Harrogate, United Kingdom	United Kingdom V. C. King F. W. Neill H. G. Uzzell	United Kingdom L. Crisp Graham Walker F. W. Giles	-
11.	1929	Munich, Germany - Geneva, Switzerland	United Kingdom G. R. Butcher George Rowley F. W. Neill	United Kingdom L. A. Welch A. R. Edwards H. S. Perrey	-
12.	1930	Grenoble, France	Italy Rosolino Grana Luigi Gilera Miro Maffeis	France A. Sourdot R. Debaissieux N. Coulon	-
13.	1931	Merano, Italy	Italy Rosolino Grana Luigi Gilera Miro Maffeis	Netherlands D. H. Eysink G. Bakker-Schut A.P. van Hammersveld	-
14.	1932	Merano, Italy	United Kingdom Albert E. Perrigo George Rowley N. P. O. Bradley	United Kingdom Graham Walker Jack Williams R. MacGregor	-
15.	1933	Llandrindod Wells, Wales	Nazi Germany Ernst Jakob Henne	United Kingdom Vic Brittain Jack Williams G. F. Povey	-
16.	1934	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Nazi Germany Ernst Jakob Henne Josef Stelzer Josef Mauermayer Wiggerl Kraus	United Kingdom F.E. Thacker R. MacGregor L. Heath G. A. Wolsey	-
17.	1935	Oberstdorf, Germany	Nazi Germany Ernst Jakob Henne Josef Stelzer Wiggerl Kraus J. Müller	Nazi Germany Ewald Kluge	-
18.	1936	Freudenstadt, Germany	United Kingdom Vic Brittain George Rowley W.S. Waycott E. Belsten	United Kingdom R. MacGregor J.A.McL. Leslie J.C. Edward	-
19.	1937	Llandrindod Wells, Wales	United Kingdom Vic Brittain George Rowley W.S. Waycott Gordon Wolsey	Netherlands A.P. van Hammersveld G. Bakker-Schut J. Moejes	-
20.	1938	Llandrindod Wells, Wales	United Kingdom George Rowley Jack Williams Vic Brittain W.S. Waycott Gordon Wolsey	Nazi Germany Georg Meier	-
21.	1939	Salzburg, Austria	Annulled	Annulled	-
22.	1947	Zlín, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia Jan Bednář	Czechoslovakia Čeněk Kohlíček Emanuel Marha Josef Paštika	-
23.	1948	San Remo, Italy	United Kingdom A. Jefferies B.H.M. Viney J. Williams C.N. Rogers	United Kingdom P.H. Alves C. M. Ray W.J. Stocker	-
24.	1949	Llandrindod Wells, Wales	United Kingdom P.H. Alves C.M. Ray C.N. Rogers B.H.M. Viney	Czechoslovakia Emanuel Marha František Bláha J. Krcmar	-
25.	1950	Llandrindod Wells, Wales	United Kingdom B.H.M. Viney P.H. Alves W.J. Stocker C.M. Ray	United Kingdom D.S. Evans E. Usher A.F. Gaymer	-
26.	1951	Varese, Italy	United Kingdom B.H.M. Viney P.H. Alves W.J. Stocker C.M. Ray	Netherlands P. Haaker C. van Rijssel H. Veer	-
27.	1952	Bad Aussee, Austria	Czechoslovakia Čeněk Kohlíček Jaroslav Pudil Richard Dusil Jiří Kubeš Jan Novotný	Czechoslovakia František Bláha Vojtěch Kolář Bohumil Kabát	-
28.	1953	Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia	United Kingdom Johnny Brittain W.J. Stocker S.B. Manns P.H. Alves B.H.M. Viney	Czechoslovakia František Bláha Vojtěch Kolář Bohumil Kabát	-
29.	1954	Llandrindod Wells, Wales	Czechoslovakia Bohuslav Roučka Jaroslav Pudil Saša Klimt Jiří Kubeš Vladimír Šedina	Netherlands S. Schram B.L. Jansema M. den Haan	First year Spain enters a team for 'Vase'. Hungarian Team did not arrive.
30.	1955	Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia	West Germany Johann Abt Otto Brack Udo Feser Ernst Deike Volker von Zitzewitz	Czechoslovakia Stanislav Štástka Zdeněk Polánka Miloslav Souček	-
31.	1956	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Czechoslovakia Miloslav Souček Jaroslav Pudil Bohuslav Roučka Zdeněk Polánka Vladimír Šedina Saša Klimt	Netherlands J.S. van Hoek B.L. Jansema J. Th. Witberg Fritz R. Selling	-
32.	1957	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia	West Germany Lorenz Specht Richard Heßler Gernot Leistner Walter Aukthun Klaus Kämper Volker von Zitzewitz	Czechoslovakia Vladimír Štěpán Oldřich Hameršmíd Antonín Matějka Karel Buchnar	-
33.	1958	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Czechoslovakia Vladimír Šedina Saša Klimt Antonín Matějka Zdeněk Polánka Jaroslav Pudil Bohuslav Roučka	Czechoslovakia Stanislav Štástka František Darebný Alois Roučka Arnošt Zemen	-
34.	1959	Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia Vladimír Šedina Saša Klimt Antonín Matějka Zdeněk Polánka Jaroslav Pudil Bohuslav Roučka	Czechoslovakia Vladimír Štěpán Oldřich Hameršmíd František Hoffer František Bouška	-
35.	1960	Bad Aussee, Austria	Austria Karl Heinz Behrendt Hans Leitner Egon Dornaver Josef Kleinschuster Rupert Köberl Siegfried Stuhlberger	Italy Luigi Gorini Tullio Masserini Eugenio Saini Fausto Vergani	-
36.	1961	Llandrindod Wells, Wales	West Germany Günter Dotterweich Richard Heßler Lorenz Müller Sebastian Nachtmann Erwin Schmider Lorenz Specht	Czechoslovakia František Bouška Oldřich Hameršmíd Vladimír Štěpán	-
37	1962	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Czechoslovakia František Bouška František Hoffer Drahoslav Miarka Zdeněk Polánka Bohuslav Roucka Vladimír Štěpán	West Germany Horst Rothermund Heinz Klingenschmidt Volker Kramer Günter Sengfelder	- John Penton rode for team Canada and organized first US team in 1964
38.	1963	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia	East Germany	Italy	-
39.	1964	Erfurt, East Germany	East Germany	East Germany	- First USA Team w/ Steve McQueen, Bud Ekins, Dave Ekins, Walk Axthelm, Cliff Coleman, Paul Hunt, Stu Peters, Al Rogers, John Smith, John Steen, Bill Stewart, John Taylor
40.	1965	Isle of Man	East Germany	East Germany	-
41.	1966	, Sweden	East Germany	West Germany	- Malcolm Smith's 1st ISDT - Participated in 9 Events
42.	1967	Zakopane, Poland	East Germany	Czechoslovakia	-
43.	1968	San Pellegrino Terme, Italy	West Germany	Italy	-
44.	1969	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	East Germany	West Germany	-
45.	1970	El Escorial, Spain	Czechoslovakia Josef Fojtík Jaroslav Bříza Květoslav Mašita Zdeněk Češpiva František Mrázek Petr Čemus	Czechoslovakia Josef Císař Jiří Jasanský Miroslav Vytlačil Josef Rabas	-
46.	1971	Isle of Man	Czechoslovakia František Mrázek Květoslav Mašita Jaroslav Bříza Petr Čemus Zdeněk Češpiva Josef Fojtík	Czechoslovakia Josef Císar Jiří Jasanský Miroslav Vytlačil Josef Rabas	- Dick Burlson's first ISDT - Participated in 12 Events
47.	1972	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Bříza Petr Čemus Zdeněk Češpiva Josef Císař František Mrázek Josef Fojtík	Czechoslovakia Pavel Cihelka Josef Rabas Milan Jedlička Petr Válek	- US Trophy Team Awarded the Watling Trophy
48.	1973	Dalton, USA	Czechoslovakia Josef Fojtík Zdeněk Češpiva Josef Císař Květoslav Mašita František Mrázek Petr Čemus	United States Dick Burleson Malcolm Smith	-
49.	1974	Camerino, Italy	Czechoslovakia Josef Fojtík Zdenek Češpiva Josef Císař Květoslav Mašita Jiří Stodůlka Petr Čemus	Czechoslovakia Josef Rabas Pavel Cihelka Milan Jedlička Jaroslav Bříza	-
50.	1975	Isle of Man	West Germany	Italy	-
51.	1976	Zeltweg, Austria	West Germany Josef Wolfgruber Jürgen Grisse Rolf Witthöft Eddy Hau	Czechoslovakia Milan Jedlička Pavel Cihelka Jaroslav Kauler Otakar Toman	-
52.	1977	Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia František Mrázek Otakar Toman Květoslav Mašita Jiří Stodůlka Stanislav Zloch Jozef Císar	Czechoslovakia Pavel Cihelka Milan Jedlička Jiří Pošík Petr Válek	-
53.	1978	Värnamo, Sweden	Czechoslovakia František Mrázek Jozef Chovančík Květoslav Mašita Jiří Pošík Stanislav Zloch Jiří Stodůlka	Italy	- Jeff Fredette's first ISDT - Participated in 34 Events - Larry Roseler's first ISDE - Participated in 13 Events
54.	1979	Neunkirchen, West Germany	Italy	Czechoslovakia Josef Kauler Jaroslav Kmošťák Zdeněk Runkas Jiří Císař	-
55.	1980	Brioude, France	Italy	West Germany

Winners ISDE since 1981[]

Edition	Year	Location	World Trophy	Junior Trophy	Women's Trophy
56.	1981	Isola d'Elba, Italy	Italy	Italy	-
57.	1982	Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia Jiří Císař Zdeněk Bělský Emil Čunderlík Vladimír Janouš Jozef Chovančík Stanislav Zloch	East Germany	-
58.	1983	Wales, United Kingdom	Sweden Hans Hansson Thomas Gustavsson	- Sweden Won
59.	1984	Assen, Netherlands	Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink	- East Germany Won
60.	1985	La Molina, Spain	Sweden Thomas Gustavsson	East Germany
61.	1986	San Pellegrino Terme, Italy	Italy Edi Orioli	Italy
62.	1987	Jelenia Góra, Poland	East Germany	East Germany
63.	1988	Mende, France	France Stéphane Peterhansel Gilles Lalay	Italy
64.	1989	Walldürn, Germany	Italy	Finland Kari Tiainen
65.	1990	Västerås, Sweden	Sweden	Sweden
66.	1991	Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia	Sweden	United States
67.	1992	Cessnock, Australia	Italy Mario Rinaldi Giovanni Sala	Sweden Anders Eriksson
68.	1993	Assen, Netherlands	Poland	Netherlands
69.	1994	Tulsa, United States	Italy Mario Rinaldi Giovanni Sala	Sweden
70.	1995	Jelenia Góra, Poland	Italy	Australia Shane Watts
71.	1996	Hämeenlinna, Finland	Finland Kari Tiainen Petteri Silván Mika Ahola	Finland Juha Salminen Mika Marila
72.	1997	Brescia, Italy	Italy Giovanni Sala Mario Rinaldi	Italy
73.	1998	Traralgon, Australia	Finland Juha Salminen Mika Ahola Petteri Silván Kari Tiainen	Spain Xavier Pons Marc Coma
74.	1999	Coimbra, Portugal	Finland Samuli Aro Mika Ahola Kari Tiainen	Spain
75.	2000	Granada, Spain	Italy Mario Rinaldi Matteo Rubin Giovanni Sala	Spain Xavier Pons
76.	2001	Brive la Gaillarde, France	France	Italy
77.	2002	Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic	Finland Mika Ahola Juha Salminen Petteri Silván Samuli Aro	France
78.	2003	Fortaleza, Brazil	Finland Juha Salminen Mika Ahola Samuli Aro Kari Tiainen	France
79.	2004	Kielce, Poland	Finland Petteri Silván Juha Salminen Samuli Aro Mika Ahola	Finland
80.	2005	Považská Bystrica, Slovakia	Italy	Italy
81.	2006	Taupo, New Zealand	Finland Juha Salminen Samuli Aro Mika Ahola	United States Kurt Caselli
82.	2007	La Serena, Chile	Italy Andrea Belotti	Spain	United States
83.	2008	Serres, Greece	France	Italy	France Ludivine Puy
84.	2009	Figueira da Foz, Portugal	France Antoine Méo	Spain	France Ludivine Puy
85.	2010	Morelia, Mexico	France Johnny Aubert Antoine Méo	Spain	France Ludivine Puy
86.	2011	Kotka, Finland	Finland Eero Remes Matti Seistola Juha Salminen Jari Mattila Valtteri Salonen Marko Tarkkala	France Alexandre Queyreyre Benoit Fortunato Mathias Bellino Romain Dumontier	France Ludivine Puy Blandine Dufrene Juliette Berrez
87.	2012	Saxony, Germany	France Antoine Meo Rodrig Thain Johnny Aubert Pierre-Alexandre Renet Sebastien Guillaume Cristophe Nambotin	France Jeremy Joly Mathias Bellino Alexandre Queyreyre Kevin Rohmer	France Blandine Dufrene Ludivine Puy Audrey Rossat
88.	2013	Sardinia, Italy	France Pierre-Alexandre Renet Jeremy Joly Johnny Aubert Antoine Meo Rodrig Thain Fabien Planet	France Swann Servajean Kevin Rohmer Mathias Bellino Loic Larreau	Australia Jess Gardiner Tayla Jones Jemma Wilson
89.	2014	San Juan, Argentina	France Marc Bourgeois Christophe Nambotin Pierre-Alexandre Renet Jeremy Tarroux Anthony Boissiere Fabien Planet	United States Grant Baylor Steward Baylor Trevor Bollinger Justin Jones	Australia Jess Gardiner Tayla Jones Jemma Wilson
90.	2015	Košice, Slovakia	Australia Joshua Green Daniel Milner Matthew Phillips Beau Ralston Lachlan Stanford Glen Kearney	Australia Broc Grabham Tom Mason Daniel Sanders Tye Simmonds	Australia Jess Gardiner Tayla Jones Jemma Wilson
91.	2016	Navarre, Spain	United States Kailub Russell Taylor Robert Thad Duvall Layne Michael	Sweden Micke Persson Albin Elowson Jesper Börjesson	Australia Jess Gardiner Tayla Jones Jemma Wilson
92.	2017	Brive-la-Gaillarde, France	France Jérémy Tarroux Loïc Larrieux	France Jérémy Miroir Hugo Blanjoue	Australia Jess Gardiner Tayla Jones
93.	2018	Vina Del Mar, Chile	Australia Daniel Milner Daniel Sanders Lyndon Snodgrass Joshua Strang	Italy Andrea Verona Matteo Cavallo Davide Soreca	Australia Jess Gardiner Tayla Jones Machenzie Tricker
94.	2019	Portimão, Portugal	United States Stu Baylor Taylor Robert Kailub Russell Ryan Sipes	Australia Michael Driscoll Fraser Higlett Lyndon Snodgrass	United States Tarah Gieger Brandy Richards Rebecca Sheets
ND.	2020	Lombardy - Piedmont, Italy	NO EVENT DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC
95.	2021	Lombardy - Piedmont, Italy	Italy Andrea Verona Davide Guarneri Thomas Oldrati Matteo Cavallo	Italy Lorenzo Macoritto Manolo Morettini Matteo Pavoni	United States Brandy Richards Rachel Gutish Brittney Gallegos