{"id":329128,"date":"2025-08-08T23:44:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T23:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329128\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T23:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T23:44:22","slug":"germany-one-step-from-victory-after-day-3-poland-closing-in-on-home-podium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329128\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany one step from victory after Day 3 \u2013 Poland closing in on home podium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tGermany delivered a near knockout blow in the Vintage Veteran Trophy (EVT) with a commanding Day 3 win in Piekosz\u00f3w, Poland, heading into the final day almost five minutes clear of France. Hosts Poland climbed to third after the Czech Republic\u2019s hopes were wrecked by a costly mechanical.<\/p>\n<p>Day three of the FIM Enduro Vintage Trophy saw riders repeat the route and special tests from the previous stage \u2013 130 kilometres of sweltering heat and deep, rutted sand. In these\u00a0conditions, the German trio once again stamped their dominance on the event.<\/p>\n<p>One day to go, Germany within touching distance<\/p>\n<p>Bert von Zitzewitz, Johannes Steinel and Uwe Weber bagged another stage win, stretching their lead in the Vintage Veteran Trophy to 4\u201959\u201d over France, with only the final motocross test left on the schedule.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"start_fim-enduro-vintage-trophy-2025_09469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/start_fim-enduro-vintage-trophy-2025_09469.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The French remain defiant in second. \u201cThe liaison sections were beautiful today. The course is so nice to ride, I think we are very lucky,\u201d said Francis Mace. \u201cThe special tests are a challenge; I\u2019m on an 80cc Fantic, so I don\u2019t have a lot of power in this sand. But the hardest part is now done and I can look forward to tomorrow. We are second overall. It would be a perfect ending to finish on the podium \u2013 but for sure we will celebrate tomorrow, whatever the result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the scrap for the final podium place, the Czech Republic\u2019s challenge was derailed when Rudolf Kavsky\u2019s mechanical retirement dropped them to sixth. Poland took full advantage to slot into third, holding a 20-minute buffer over Switzerland in fourth, with the Netherlands completing the top five.<\/p>\n<p>Hoess tightens his grip on the scratch standings<\/p>\n<p>In the overall individual classification, Fred Hoess (USA) once again set the pace, extending his lead with a time 32 seconds faster than Bert von Zitzewitz, while Italy\u2019s Tullio Pellegrinelli claimed third. Hoess goes into the final day in full control, able to manage his advantage to the line.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"24_fim-enduro-vintage-trophy-2025_12238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/24_fim-enduro-vintage-trophy-2025_12238.jpg\" style=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Von Zitzewitz remains the nearest threat but faces long odds of overturning the gap, while Pellegrinelli\u2019s consistent speed has cemented his hold on third and strengthened his bid for a podium finish in the final tally.<\/p>\n<p>Silver Vase goes down to the wire<\/p>\n<p>The Vintage Silver Vase fight is balanced on a knife edge, with Pantera 1 and Moto Club Team Italia split by just four seconds heading into the last test \u2013 a margin promising a dramatic finale. MC Bergamo MX Line Team hold third, more than two minutes back, but with a 3\u201920\u201d advantage over Moto Club Scuderia Norelli in fourth. Team Kramer rounds out the top five.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"51_fim-enduro-vintage-trophy-2025_11653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/51_fim-enduro-vintage-trophy-2025_11653.jpg\" style=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Italy in command in the Club category<\/p>\n<p>Barring disaster, the Vintage Club title is destined for US Leonessa D\u2019Italia 1903, who hold a commanding 5\u201941\u201d cushion. Czech Classic Enduro Team Club 1 is second, only 1\u201920\u201d ahead of MC Ohrdruf, with Germany Club 4 and Moto Club Alpin 1 sitting fourth and fifth respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Trophy (after day\u00a03):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"trophy_day3_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trophy_day3_1.png\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"trophy_day3_2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trophy_day3_2.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Silver Vase (after day\u00a03):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"vase_day3_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vase_day3_1.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 2025 EVT wraps up tomorrow, August 9, with the traditional final motocross test in Wincent\u00f3w \u2013 a high-intensity sprint that will decide the new champions in all three categories. Germany, Fred Hoess, Pantera 1 and US Leonessa D\u2019Italia 1903 start as favourites, but in enduro \u2013 and especially in the Polish sand \u2013 nothing is certain until the chequered flag drops.<\/p>\n<p>For full race details and live results, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktmnovi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ktmnovi.com<\/a> and follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fim_enduro_vintage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@fim_enduro_vintage<\/a> on Instagram for daily updates.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fotos: Andrea Belluschi | Future7Media<\/p>\n<p>             <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Germany delivered a near knockout blow in the Vintage Veteran Trophy (EVT) with a commanding Day 3 win&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329129,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[118451,2000,299,118452,1824],"class_list":{"0":"post-329128","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-enduro-vintage-trophy-results","9":"tag-eu","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-fred-hoess","12":"tag-germany"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114995807447128401","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}