76th international six-day trip

The 76th international six-day race was the team world championship in enduro sport and took place from August 27 to September 1, 2001 in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, and the surrounding area. Host France's national team won the World Trophy for the second time. The Junior World Trophy went to Italy for the fourth time.

Brive-la-Gaillarde , start and finish point of the individual stages

competition

organization

The event took place in France for the third time, after the 55th (1980) and 63rd International Six-Day Races (1988) had already been awarded to the country.

18 teams from a total of 24 nations took part in the teams for the World Trophy, 12 for the Junior Trophy and 104 for the Club Team Award.

Germany took part in the World and Junior World Trophy and with four club teams. Switzerland took part in the World Trophy and with three club teams. A club team was at the start for Austria.

1 day

The first stage of the day led east to Argentat . From there, two identical laps had to be completed before returning to the starting point on the same route. A total of 310 kilometers as well as four motocross and two enduro tests had to be completed.

After the first day of driving, the team from France led in the World Trophy ahead of Australia and Sweden. The German team was 8th, the Swiss team 14th. With Markus Hediger , the Swiss team already had a driver absence.

In the Junior World Trophy, the Swedish team was ahead of Italy and France. The German team was in 7th place.

2 day

On the second day the same stage as the day before (including special stages) was driven.

The team from Sweden led the World Trophy ahead of France and Australia. The German team slipped to 10th place after the failure of Arne Domeyer . The Swiss team slipped to 15th place.

In the Junior World Trophy, the Swedish team continued to lead ahead of Italy and France. The German team was still in 7th place.

3rd day

The route of the third day led again first in an easterly direction to Aubazines . From there, two identical laps with two motocross and one enduro test per lap had to be completed, in the end it was the same route from Aubazines back to the starting point. Route length: 292 kilometers.

In the World Trophy, the team from France led ahead of Sweden and Australia. The German team was on 10th place, the Swiss team on 15th place.

The Junior World Trophy led Italy ahead of Sweden and Spain. The German team was unchanged in 7th place.

4th day

On the fourth day, the route from the previous day had to be driven in the opposite direction.

At the end of the fourth day of driving, the team from France continued to lead ahead of Sweden and Australia in the World Trophy. The German team improved to 7th place, the Swiss team to 13th place.

In the Junior World Trophy, as on the day before, the Italian team led ahead of Sweden and Spain. The German team was still in 7th place.

5th day

The route led north to Travassac, from where two laps of identical laps had to be driven. The length of the day's stage was 283 kilometers and there were four motocross and two enduro tests to be completed.

The intermediate results after the fifth day of driving: In the World Trophy, the team from France led ahead of Italy and Spain. The German team improved to 6th, the Swiss team to 11th place.

In the Junior World Trophy, the Italian team continued to lead ahead of Sweden and Spain. The German team improved to 6th place.

6th day

On the last day, a short transfer stage of 67 kilometers with the destination Uzerche was driven, where the final motocross was held as the last special stage of the competition.

Final results

World Trophy

space	team	time
1.	France	11: 16.14
2.	Italy	19: 32.50
3.	Spain	22: 44.01
4th	Australia	27: 25.90
5.	Czech Republic	28: 57.42
6th	United States	45: 55.45
7th	Germany	48: 00.49
8th.	Sweden	1: 00: 56.54
9.	Netherlands	1: 03: 46.48
10.	Poland	1: 15: 23.71
11.	Switzerland	1: 36: 31.48
12.	Brazil	1: 46: 44.06
13.	Chile	2: 00: 26.03
14th	Mexico	5:00: 42.54
15th	Belgium	6: 41: 06.64
16.	Finland	10: 10: 16.20
17th	United Kingdom	10: 47: 16.18
18th	Canada	10: 56: 15.42

Junior World Trophy

space	team	time
1.	Italy	12: 04.97
2.	Sweden	15: 23.08
3.	Spain	16: 55.09
4th	France	20: 01.93
5.	United Kingdom	23: 07.33
6th	Germany	30: 00.11
7th	Finland	30: 23.40
8th.	Czech Republic	33: 37.44
9.	Australia	41: 44.01
10.	Chile	48: 48.37
11.	United States	56: 33.97
12.	Netherlands	1: 10: 28.41

Club team award

space	team	time
1.	CLUB FRANCE 1st	18: 07.06
2.	KANGASALAN MOOTORIKERHO	19: 52.22
3.	CLUB FRANCE 2	21: 40.79
4th	RAVEN SLOVAKIA TEAM	21: 45.14
5.	ARMY DE TERRE	27: 46.57
6th	KBS UAMK TEAM UNHOST	29: 24.78
7th	HAMEENLINNAN MOOTTORIKERHO	31: 48.48
8th.	BERGAMO TEAM CASAZZA	33: 46.78
9.	SMI MK	40: 33.77
10.	LMR AUVERGNE 2	47: 01.93
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15th	ÖAMTC	55: 39.65
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19th	DMSB 2	1: 00: 57.99
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21st	DMSB 3	1: 02: 06.69
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37.	DMSB 4	1: 34: 53.61
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45.	ENGELI HUSQUARNA	2: 21: 14; 96
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50.	DMSB 1	2: 42: 07.71
51.	VIGNOBLE VAUDOIS	2: 43: 53; 18
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87.	CLUB FMS	13: 03: 26.73

Manufacturer's Team Award

space	team	time
1.	KTM FACTORY 2	9: 59.08
2.	HUSABERG 1	17: 14.75
3.	KTM ESPANA 2	19: 52.84
4th	HONDA ITALIA	20: 35.15
5.	CAGIVA PRAHA	22: 12.06
6th	KTM ESPANA 1st	25: 27.48
7th	KTM REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE	36: 07.54
8th.	KTM HOLLAND II	41: 34.95
9.	KTM HOLLAND I	46: 11.78
10.	TEAM HVA CH-Racing A	1: 02: 33.87
11.	HVA HOLLAND I	2: 11: 15.61
12.	IN FRONT	4: 12: 07.06
13.	TEAM HVA CH-Racing B	4: 24: 33.06
14th	KTM FACTORY 1	6: 08: 35.38
15th	TEAM TM	6: 11: 46.83
16.	KTM	10: 06: 04.74
17th	UFO YAMAHA	10: 49: 28.68
18th	HUSABERG 2	10:50: 48.18
19th	HVA HOLLAND II	11: 17: 00.36
20th	TEAM KTM	14: 25: 31.86

Individual evaluation

class	Class winner	time
up to 125 cm³ (two-stroke)	Marc Germain	2: 16: 17.45
up to 250 cm³ (two-stroke)	David Frétigné	2: 13: 42.64
up to 250 cm³ (four-stroke)	Cyril Esquirol	2: 19: 05.34
up to 400 cm³ (four-stroke)	Mario Rinaldi	2: 16: 46.43
up to 500 cm³ (four-stroke)	Mika Ahola	2: 13: 20.73

Attendees

Country	World Trophy Team	Junior World Trophy Team	Club teams
Andorra			FMA
Australia	Stefan Merriman (Husqvarna) Shane Watts (KTM) Brad Williscroft (KTM) Damien Grabham (Yamaha) Ben Grabham (Yamaha) Damien Smith (Husqvarna)	Adam Lees (Husqvarna) Ian Price (KTM) Michael Oliver (KTM) Kerry Green (Yamaha)	MA CLUB TEAM 1 M.A. CLUB TEAM 2
Belgium	Bernard Magien (Yamaha) Raphael Leclerc (KTM) Serge de Gezelle (KTM) Eric Piraux (KTM) Pierre Saeys (Kawasaki) Jean-Francois Goblet (GasGas)		DINANT MOTO CLUB ENDURO BELGIUM TEAM MC PIERREUX II
Brazil	Andre Tofani (GasGas) Jean Azavedo (GasGas) Luis Felipe Braga (GasGas) Bernardo Magalhaes (KTM) Nielsen Bueno (KTM) Mario Nascimento (Husqvarna)
Chile	Nicolás Urrutia (Yamaha) Vicente Bascunan (KTM) Francico Lopez (KTM) Cristobal Vidaurre (KTM) Jaime Armangolli (Yamaha) Francisco Ramdohr (KTM)	Ricardo Leon (Honda) Jose Moreno (Yamaha) Alejandro Garcia Huidobro (KTM) Esteban Smith (KTM)
Denmark			DANSK ENDURO CLUB
Germany	Mirko Knorr (Husqvarna) Nico Klaus (KTM) Arne Domeyer (KTM) Christoph Seifert (KTM) Sascha Eckert (KTM) Marko Barthel (KTM)	Stefan Geyer (Husqvarna) Swen Enderlein (KTM) Rüdiger Bachmann (Husqvarna) Ralf Scheidhauer (Husqvarna)	DMSB 1 DMSB 2 DMSB 3 DMSB 4
Finland	Petteri Silvan (Husqvarna) Petri Pohjamo (GasGas) Samuli Aro (Husqvarna) Juha Salminen (KTM) Mika Ahola (VOR) Karl Tiainen (KTM)	Marco Koli (Kawasaki) Jari Mattila (GasGas) Riku Rilhelalnen (TM) Marco Tarkkala (Husaberg)	HAMEENLINNAN MOOTTORIKERHO KANGASALAN MOOTORIKERHO KTM CROSS COUNTRY CLUB I KTM CROSS COUNTRY CLUB II
France	Olivier Rebufier (KTM) Marc Germain (KTM) Eric Bernard (KTM) Sebastien Guillaume (Husqvarna) David Frétigné (Yamaha) Cyril Esquirol (Husqvarna)	Emmanuel Albepart (GasGas) Jean Etienne Memmi (GasGas) Damien Miquel (Husqvarna) Raphaël Andre (GasGas)	ARMY DE TERRE ATC ST-Christophe CHABLIS MV 1 CHABLIS MV 2 CLUB FRANCE 1 CLUB FRANCE 2 ECURIE ORLEANS FLYING GHOSTS GARRIGUE ENDURO TEAM ISSOIRE MOTOS LMR AUVERGNE 1 LMR AUVERGNE 2 LMR AUVERGNE 3 LMR AQUITAINE LMR Champagne-Ardenne LMR dauphiné-savoy MC OF PUYS LMR LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON LMR LIMOUSIN LMR MIDI PYRENEES MC MAURIAC MC PEYRATOIS AXIS MC UZERCHOIS MTTA MC VERRIERES LE B. 1 MC VERRIERES LE B. 2 MC VERRIERES LE B. 3 MC VERRIERES LE B. 4 MOTO CRAMPONS OSTRA RTF 38. TEAM IGOL TEAMIS BEAU 2 US FONTENAY USC HOURTIN VIGNOBLE VAUDOIS YVELINES 78 - ASCAP
Ireland			FASTLANE MCC 1 FASTLANE MCC 2
Italy	Fausto Scovolo (Yamaha) Jano Boarno (Honda) Matteo Rubin (KTM) Mario Rinaldi (Yamaha) Alessandro Botturi (KTM) Giovanni Sala (KTM)	Simone Albergoni (KTM) Ivan Buano (Honda) Paolo Carrara (Yamaha) Giovanni Gritti (KTM)	BERGAMO TEAM CASAZZA BERGAMO TEAM OL SERE RACING DI MC INTIMIANO (NATALE NOSSDA) MC LA MARCA TREVIGIANA TEAM ITALIA UNDER 21
Japan			ASIAN DREAMS ESCARGOT TEAM JAPAN A
Canada	Todd Zilcosky (GasGas) Dan Watt (Husaberg) Nick Riewe (KTM) Michael McCormick (KTM) James Jervis (KTM) Scott Coulas (KTM)		CROSS COUNTRY CANADA
Mexico	Homero Diaz (Husqvarna) Sergio Diaz (Husqvarna) Gabriel Guardado (KTM) Guillermo Vargas (KTM) Juan Carlos Cardenas (KTM)
Netherlands	Franck Isfordink (KTM) Patrick Isfordink (KTM) Frans Verhoeven (KTM) Tom Hemmelder (KTM) Dinand Tyhuis (TM) Stephan Braakhekke (Husqvarna)	Chris Maafs (Husqvarna) Geert Snellenberg (KTM) Ralph Hubers (Yamaha) Bas van Hunnik (KTM)	KNMV CLUB TEAM MC DE TOERENTELLER MC ENTER
Austria			ÖAMTC
Poland	Lukasz Kedzierski (KTM) Lukasz Korowski (KTM) Bartosz Oblucki (Husqvarna) Piotr Krasuski (KTM) Lukasz Bartoz (KTM) Marek Przybysz (KTM)
Slovakia			RAVEN SLOVAKIA TEAM
Spain	Isidre Esteve (KTM) Xacob Agra (KTM) Miki Arpa (VOR) Xavier Colomer (KTM) Juan Roma (Husaberg) Marc Coma (Husqvarna)	Xavier Pons (KTM) Jordi Viladoms (Yamaha) Gerard Farres (KTM) Jordi Duran (KTM)	CLUB MIRO ILLES BALEAR DON CAMILLO E. PEPPONE CERAMIC IGUALADA BALEARS MC IGUALADA SITGES MC SAN SEBASTIAN DE LOS REYES MC SEGRE RODI
Sweden	Richard Larsson (TM) Peter Bergvall (Yamaha) Torbjorn Back (KTM) Martin Lind (Husaberg) Bjorna Carlsson (Husaberg) Anders Eriksson (Husqvarna)	Fredrik Georgsson (KTM) Niklas Gustavsson (KTM) Daniel Johansson (GasGas) Andreas Toresson (Husaberg)	AMF ARSUNDA SMI MK
Switzerland	Markus Hediger (KTM) Daniel Schertenleib (KTM) Daniel Felder (Husqvarna) Jérôme Lechot (Husqvarna) Michel Joliat (Yamaha) Eric Rosselet (Monnier)		Club FMS ENGELI HUSQVARNA VIGNOBLE VAUDOIS
Czech Republic	Zdenek Gottvald (Husqvarna) Martin Malat (Husqvarna) Roman Michalik (TM) Milan Baros (KTM) Martin Gottvald (KTM) Martin Macek (Yamaha)	Vit Kuklik (KTM) Martin Stodulka (KTM) Martin Sasek (KTM) Michal Rudolf (KTM)	KBS UAMK TEAM UNHOST KBS UAMK TEAM UNHOST B
United Kingdom	Andrew Edwards (KTM) Tim Lewis (TM) Richard Hay (Husqvarna) Wayne Braybrook (GasGas) Rob Wrayford (Kawasaki) Jason Fraser (Yamaha)	Edward Jones (KTM) Stevie Roper (KTM) Evan McConnel (KTM) Roman Jones (Yamaha)	BRITISH ARMY MCA (A) BRITISH ARMY MCA (B) CSMA NORTH RIDING ENDURO RAMSEY MCC SCOTLAND SOUTHERN MCC TBM TEAM CORNWALL WALES A WALES B WEST OF ENGLAND WIRRAL OFF ROAD MC WITLEY WARRIORS "A" WITLEY WARRIORS 1 YEADON
United States	Brian Garrahan (KTM) Patrick Garrahan (KTM) David Pearsson (Yamaha) Nick Pearsson (Yamaha) Russ Pearsson (Yamaha) Fred Hoess (Husqvarna)	John Beal (GasGas) Craig Wesner (Kawasaki) Ben Hale (Yamaha) Rob Zimmerman (Yamaha)	DAYTONA DIRT RIDERS DESERT MC JAFMAR RIDERS MERCED DIRT RDRS MISSOURI MUDDERS THREE RIVER COMP CLUB TIMEKEEPERSMC.COM TRAIL RIDERS OF HOUSTON TRAILS MAN MC

Web links

• Detailed results of ISDE 2001 , accessed on January 22, 2020
• 6 Days Memories - France 2001 , accessed January 22, 2020