Afotimber Day one at the Polisport GP of France, round six of the Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship, saw TM MOTO Boano Factory Enduro Team’s Zach Pichon secure a dominant victory. Home win for Zach Pichon in France French 1-2 in Tsubaki Junior Enduro Crowds flock to Saint-Agrève for EnduroGP racing
Pichon dominates proceedings in EnduroGP
The opening day of racing at the Polisport GP of France in Saint-Agrève was one to savour for TM MOTO Boano Factory Enduro Team’s Zach Pichon, with the Frenchman winning the EnduroGP class for the first time on home soil. After storming to the fastest time in Friday’s AKRAPOVIC Super Test, Pichon continued that incredibly fast pace throughout today.
Fastest in eight of the nine special tests, the TM MOTO rider dominated proceedings. In the end, he claimed a 33-second margin of victory over Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia, with Garcia’s teammate Andrea Verona a further seven seconds back in third. With a legion of French fans lining the course in support, Pichon hit the ground running, winning the opening EXPOTRADE Cross Test. Fastest in the following GMOTO Enduro Test and POLISPORT Extreme Test completed a sensational lap one of three for the Frenchman. Heading into lap two with an 11-second advantage over Sherco Racing Factory’s Steve Holcombe in second, with Garcia 1.46 seconds further back in third, Pichon continued to build on that lead with another clean sweep of special test wins on lap two. With two more fastest times on lap three, before ending the final POLISPORT Extreme Test with the third quickest time, the victory was his. Behind him, Holcombe held onto second place as they reached the midway point in the day.
Chased by Garcia and Verona, the pressure was on the Sherco rider. A mistake in the following GMOTO Enduro Test allowed Garcia to move up to second, a position he held until the end.
On the final EXPOTRADE Cross Test, another mistake from Holcombe allowed Verona into third. And with the Italian also upping his pace on lap three, it was a mistake Holcombe would be unable to recover from. With Verona third, Holcombe had to settle for fourth. However, he starts day two knowing the pace is there for a top three result. A fantastic ride by Julien Roussaly saw him finish fifth overall in his home Grand Prix, marking his best result of the season.
With Hamish Macdonald ending his day sixth, it resulted in a Sherco Racing Factory 4-5-6 in what is also their home round. Winning ride in Enduro3 for Holcombe
The battle for Enduro3 class honours saw Holcombe secure his fourth win in a row to take victory on day one in France. It was a Sherco Racing Factory 1-2 in Enduro3, with Julien Roussaly taking second. Beta Factory Team’s Brad Freeman took third. Adding to the occasion, Pichon also won the Enduro2 class on day one in Saint-Agrève. Pichon beat his championship rival, Verona, by 40 seconds, who placed second. Macdonald rounded out the top three.
Moving ever closer to clinching the Enduro1 title in France, Garcia recorded his 11th consecutive victory of the season. Triumph Factory Racing’s Jeremy Sydow placed as the runner-up, with Triumph Italia Racing’s Morgan Lesiardo ending his day in third. Giraudon delivers French win in Tsubaki Junior Enduro
France had plenty of reason to celebrate in the Tsubaki Junior Enduro class with Fantic Factory Racing’s Thibault Giraudon and Triumph Factory Racing’s Leo Joyon finishing first and second, respectively. Delivering arguably his best ride of his season so far, Giraudon pushed the pace from the off, winning the opening EXPOTRADE Cross Test to build a five second lead over fellow countryman Team KTM Pro Racing Sport’s Romain Dagna in second, with NSA Racing’s Kevin Cristino third.
At the midway point in the day, Giraudon continued to lead by three seconds over Dagna, with Joyon moving up to third. With the three French riders split by only 10 seconds, the fight for victory was fierce. Exiting the final GMOTO Enduro Test, with just the POLISPORT Extreme Test remaining, Giraudon led Joyon by three seconds as Dagna slipped out of contention for the win in third. With the opportunity to claim his first win of the season within his grasp, Giraudon didn’t falter on the final special test and secured victory over Joyon. A change of position saw TM MOTO Boano Factory Enduro Team’s Alberto Elgari move ahead of Dagna to finish on the podium in third. With Dagna dropping back to fourth, Elgari’s teammate, Manuel Verzeroli completed the top five.
First win of the season for Cagnoni in Putoline Oil Youth Enduro
The Putoline Oil Youth Enduro class produced some incredibly close racing on day one in Saint-Agrève with the top three riders split by less than 19 seconds. After a titanic battle, Team KTM Pro Racing Sport’s Simone Cagnoni took the win to secure his first victory of the season.
After some strong competition from TM MOTO Costa Ligure’s Pietro Scardina, Cagnoni held his nerve during the third and final lap to win by 13 seconds. Challenging for the lead throughout the day, Scardina also faced strong competition from RFME’s Yago Dominguez in third. The Spaniard pushed the Italian hard to finish just 6 seconds behind him. Fantic Factory Racing’s Valentin Mersin ended his day nine seconds behind Dominguez in fourth, with Team KTM Pro Racing Sport’s Gabin Allemand a further nine second back in fifth. Complete results for Polisport GP of France: https://www.endurogp.com/2026-results/
2026 Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship
Round 1: GP of Italy – Custonaci, Sicily – 10-12 April
Round 2: GP of Spain – Oliana – 1-3 May
Round 3: GP of Finland – Vierumäki, Salpausselkä – 22-24 May
Round 4: GP of Portugal – Fafe – 12-14 June
Round 5: GP of Portugal II – Fafe – 19-21 June
Round 6: GP of France – Saint-Agrève – 17-19 July
Round 7: GP of Wales – Rhayader – 7-9 August
2026 Expotrade FIM Women’s Enduro World Championship
Round 1: GP of Italy – Custonaci, Sicily – 10-12 April
Round 2: GP of Spain – Oliana – 1-3 May
Round 3: GP of Portugal – Fafe – 12-14 June
Round 4: GP of Portugal II – Fafe – 19-21 June
Round 5: GP of Wales – Rhayader – 7-9 August