{"id":868283,"date":"2025-08-27T00:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/isde-italy-2025-day-2-highlights-italy-takes-control-usa-women-extend-lead\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T00:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:12:12","slug":"isde-italy-2025-day-2-highlights-italy-takes-control-usa-women-extend-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/isde-italy-2025-day-2-highlights-italy-takes-control-usa-women-extend-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"ISDE Italy 2025 \u2013 Day 2 Highlights: Italy Takes Control, USA Women Extend Lead!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"544\">The second day of racing at the 2025 International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in <strong data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"331\">Bergamo, Italy<\/strong> saw big changes at the top of the leaderboard as Italy claimed the overall lead in the <strong data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"435\">World Trophy<\/strong> category, while Team USA tightened their grip on the <strong data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"507\">Women\u2019s Trophy<\/strong> with another dominant performance.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"589\"><strong data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"587\">Italy Moves Ahead in World Trophy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"786\">Covering 173 km through Val Cavalina and Valpio, riders faced rougher and drier conditions than Day 1. Italy capitalized on the terrain, finishing the day almost <strong data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"783\">two minutes clear of France<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"1056\">\n<li data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"938\">\n<p data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"938\"><strong data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"806\">Andrea Verona<\/strong> delivered consistent speed, finishing just 12 seconds behind Josep Garcia in scratch and moving into second overall individually.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"1056\">\n<p data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"1056\"><strong data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"962\">Samuel Bernardini<\/strong> recovered from an early crash to put in strong times, especially on the Palosco Cross Test.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1294\">France slipped to <strong data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1095\">fourth on Day 2<\/strong>, nearly two minutes down overall after several costly mistakes. Sweden impressed with second place on the day, closing the gap to France in the standings, while Australia climbed to fifth overall.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1341\"><strong data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1339\">Scratch Battle: Garcia Still on Top<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1442\">Josep Garcia continues to lead overall times, but Verona and Kevin Cristino are applying pressure.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1499\"><strong data-start=\"1448\" data-end=\"1497\">Junior Trophy: Italy Holds, Australia Attacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1736\">Italy keeps the Junior lead, but Australia is now just <strong data-start=\"1555\" data-end=\"1574\">37 seconds back<\/strong> thanks to <strong data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1623\">Kyron Bacon\u2019s standout performance<\/strong> (third overall scratch time). France struggled and now faces pressure from Team USA for the final podium spot.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1738\" data-end=\"1796\"><strong data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1794\">Women\u2019s Trophy: USA Dominant, France Eyes Second<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1797\" data-end=\"2058\">Team USA extended their advantage to over <strong data-start=\"1839\" data-end=\"1853\">16 minutes<\/strong> as <strong data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1876\">Brandy Richards<\/strong> added another 26 seconds to her scratch lead. France remains second overall, with Australia dropping to third after Madison Healey lost over five minutes stuck in the second test.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Enduro Channel <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.endurochannel.com\/isde-italy-2025-day-2-highlights-italy-takes-control-usa-women-extend-lead\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of racing at the 2025 International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in Bergamo, Italy saw big changes at the top of the leaderboard as Italy claimed the overall lead in the World Trophy category, while Team USA tightened their grip on the Women\u2019s Trophy with another dominant performance. 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