After extensive discussions, the FIM and local
Italian organisers have made the decision to postpo-
ne the International Six Day Enduro until the same
period next year; August.
Whilst the ISDE was not due to take place until late
August early September of this year - between Lom-
bardy and Piedmont, Italy - there are many influen-
cing factors that made it necessary to make a decision
sooner rather than later regarding the 95th edition of
what remains the oldest event in the FIM internatio-
nal calendar.
The annual off-road event attracts several hundred
competitors from more than thirty countries around
the World each year, all of whom have to commit to
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extensive travel and logistic plans, several months in
advance of the ISDE.
Moreover, the ISDE demands many months of
forward planning and work to prepare many hundred
of kilometres of course, all of which rely on the per-
mission of the various local authorities and stakehol-
ders.
The 95th edition of the FIM International Six Days
of Enduro will now take place from 30th August to
4th September 2021 with the 5th edition of the FIM
Enduro Vintage Trophy from 2nd to 4th September,
between Lombardy and Piedmont in Italy.
All entry fees will be refunded in due course and
notification of the 2021 event will be forthcoming.
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BMW Motorrad has announced that due to the Coro-
navirus pandemic that the German manufacturer won't
be attending the two leading motorcycle shows later
this year; Intermot (October) and EICMA (November).
They say the decission was made to counteract cur-
rent planning uncertainty at an early stage, and also for
their partners involved in BMW Motorrad motorshow
appearances, in the interests of the greatest possible
security, predictability and transparency.
KTM AG has followed the lead of BMW and also with-
drawn from all global trade shows for the remainder of
2020, these include Intermot and EICMA.
"(We) decided to make several key decisions in the
wake of COVID-19 impacting public health, communi-
ties, the motorcycle industry and business on a global
scale," says Hubert Trunkenpolz, KTM AG CMO.
Husqvarna say that they will continue to 'push ahead'
with future models and development and see this just as
a small squeeze of the brakes.
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