The 2025 Enduro European Championship kicked off in Santiago do Cacem, Portugal with Finnish rider Roni Kytonen and Sweden’s Mikael Persson taking the day wins.

Santiago do Cacém hosted the season-opening, with a perfectly organized race by Associação Motor Sport Vila Nova Santo André. The event featured a 50 km route, repeated three times per day, totalling 150 km daily.

Riders faced three special tests, repeated three times across two days tpo maker nine tests per day plus a Friday Evening Super Test.

The 4.2 km Cross Test, a 5 km Enduro Test-1, and a 1.2 km Extreme Test based out of Santiago do Cacém provided a variety of challenges, including dust and sand with warm, spring temperatures.

The race was demanding even for Enduro World Championship riders, who participated as part of their training ahead of the season’s first World Championship event – coinciding with the second European round, also in Portugal next weekend.

Day 1

Northern European riders dominated the opening day, with Rony Kytonen shining on the new KR69 Husqvarna and securing the overall victory after an intense battle with Mikael Persson (Triumph). Young Finnish talent Kimi Koskinen (GasGas) claimed third place overall and triumphed in the Junior1 category.

The E1 class saw Kytonen and Persson continue their fierce duel, finishing first and second, while Portuguese rider Luis Miguel Anjos Oliveira (Yamaha) secured third place. In E2, Finnish Hermanni Haljala (KTM) took the win, while Poland’s Gabriel Chetnicki (GasGas) emerged victorious in E3.

The Women’s category witnessed an intense head-to-head battle between Vilde Marie Holt (KTM) and Joana Goncalves (Husqvarna), making for a thrilling contest.

Among the senior riders, Łukasz Kurowski (KTM) clinched victory in the Senior 40 category, while Juha Puotsaari (Husqvarna) topped the Senior 50 class.

In the junior ranks, Roland Liszka (KTM) secured the Junior2 title, while French rider Valentin Mersin (Fantic) dominated the Youth category.

Day 1 results:

Day 2

The second day delivered another showdown between Kytonen and Persson. This time, the Swedish rider edged out his Finnish rival by just a few seconds to take the overall victory. Koskinen once again secured third place, maintaining his dominance in Junior1.

E2 and E3 saw repeat victories for Haljala and Chetnicki, confirming their supremacy in their respective categories.

The Women’s competition produced another breathtaking finish, with Holt narrowly defeating Goncalves by just four-tenths of a second in one of the closest battles of the event.

Among the senior contenders, Kurowski, Puotsaari, and Liszka repeated their Day 1 triumphs. Meanwhile, in the Youth category, a new French winner emerged as Allemand Gabin (KTM) took the top step of the podium.

Day 2 results:

Full results: results.fim-europe.eu/

* Apologies for the lack of images. With the series seemingly without a promoter this year, we have diddly squat to go on here despite our best interests in the sport.