Germany crowned Vintage Veteran Trophy champions in Piekoszów after fending off France in final motocross showdown. Poland celebrated a home podium after four intense days of action at the world’s premier classic enduro event.

The fourth and final day of the 2025 FIM Enduro Vintage Trophy opened with motocross-style heats – prime territory for the specialists to unleash their skill and speed. Starting with a five-minute cushion over France, Germany lined up with a single objective: avoid mistakes.

France came out swinging, clocking the fastest time in the final special, but Germany’s advantage held firm. Bert von Zitzewitz, Johannes Steinel and Uwe Weber brought it home in second place for the day, sealing their maiden EVT crown by 4’51”.

Cheered on by the home crowd, Poland set the third-fastest time to lock in third overall. Switzerland clung to fourth ahead of the Netherlands, who were over three minutes quicker on the day but ran out of ground to climb higher.

 “The most important thing today was to secure the win,” said an emotional Bert von Zitzewitz. “We’ve been second here so many times, so finally taking the top step is fantastic. It’s been a tough week with long, physical tests, but also great fun. The bike was perfect – even though I hadn’t raced it since the EVT in Spain 2023.”

In the individual scratch standings, American Fred Hoess capped a dominant week with another moto win. The Husqvarna rider led from start to finish, underlining that the Polish sand – and the vintage format – is his playground.

Silver Vase decided by seconds

The Vintage Silver Vase went down to the wire, with just 6.9 seconds splitting the top two. Pantera 1 started the day five seconds ahead of Moto Club Team Italia and stretched it slightly in the final to secure the title. MC Bergamo MX Line Team and Moto Club Scuderia Norelli completed an all-Italian top four.

US Leonessa D’Italia 1903 were untouchable in the Vintage Club class, taking the win by nearly six minutes over Czech Classic Enduro Team Club 1. Germany Club 9 MC Ohrdruf rounded out the podium, ahead of Germany Club 4 and ASBTP Nice.

2025 FIM EVT Final Standings:

Veteran Trophy

Silver Vase

Club

With the ninth edition of the EVT in the books, the classic enduro community now turns its attention to 2026, when the event heads to Zschopau, Germany, to mark its 10th anniversary.

Credit photos: Future7Media | Andrea Belluschi

Fotos: Andrea Belluschi | Future7Media