Time to speed up

On Monday at 7:30 am bikes will start this 89° edition of the International Six Days of Enduro heading for the first six stages of the competition. Don´t miss this exciting start of the most important enduro competition which has arrived to San Juan. Find out how to get to the stages. It is time for the truth for each of the 347 riders at FIM ISDE 2014. After a week of intense work at the Paddock in order to pass technical check and leave the bikes in Parc Fermé ready to go, finally this six-day competition will start its journey across San Juan lands until next November 8th. The opening Ceremony on Saturday evening was an exquisite appetizer just before the event. The teams paraded along Centro Cívico showing their emotion and excitement and thus this 89th ISDE was officially opened. Now, it is time to speed up and tomorrow, early in the morning, competitors will have to run the initial tests. Day 1 and 2 will have a loop of six tests along four different stages. Monday and Tuesday, the race will run across the western region in San Juan, around Ullum Dam, and El Zonda city. Loma Negra will be the scenario for the first and the fifth tests in the first two days. There, riders will find a typical enduro test with a lot of dust and loose stones. It will be ideal for high speed, but with a difficult start with many hair pins and several twisty sections. The second test of the day is located at Club Náutico San Juan (the Yatch Club), and this one also holds the last test of the day. It is a fast test with a few “fech-fech” sections surrounded by the incredible natural beauty of Ullum Dam. The MX gravel test at Asociación Sanjuanina de Volantes (ASER) - will hold Monday’s third test, which will be entirely a Cross test. Cerro Blanco circuit will hold Day 1 fourth test. Riders will have to run on sandy sections with rolling stones. After completing Monday´s six tests, riders will come back to the Paddock at Estadio Bicentenario where they will have 15 minutes to repair and get their bikes ready for the second day. ISDE: categories and classes
There will be five different categories competing in this ISDE 2014: FIM World Trophy - each team has a maximum of six riders, although the best five times are considered for classification. Riders belong to tree different classes: FIM Junior World Trophy – made up of four riders under 23 and belonging to at least two different classes. The best three times will be considered; Women World Trophy – made up of two or three women and the best two times are considered. Also, there are the Club Team category with three riders and Manufacturer with three riders from different nationalities. Participating classes are divided into: Enduro 1: 100cc-125cc (2 times) and 175cc-250cc (4 times); Enduro 2: 175cc-250cc (2 times) and 290cc- 450cc (4 times) and Enduro 3: 290cc-500cc (2 times) and 475cc -650cc (4 times). Classification
The ISDE is mainly a team competition. The winning team will be the one who gets to the finish line with the majority of riders with the least possible time. For each classification, daily obtained times will be added up to each rider in each class and category. Don't miss the first day of action Similarly to the two editions of the World Championship of Enduro which visited San Juan in 2012 and 2013, a lot of fans from San Juan and other parts will surely look for a spot at the different stages so as to follow close the most outstanding riders of each category while cheering up the local representatives who are perusing the World Trophy. The four timing stages of the first day race will be located toward the west of the capital of San Juan. These stages have an easy access to all spectators. TC1/5: From the Paddock of the "Estadio Bicentenario", take RN40 up to Circunvalación Av. Then take José Ignacio de la Roza Av towards the west for 10 km approx. up to Loma Negra. TC2/6: From the Paddock of the "Estadio Bicentenario", take RN40 up to Circunvalación Av. Then take San Martín Av. towards west for 7 km approx. up to Galindez. Then take RP14 towards Las Tapias up to the starting point. TC3: From the Paddock of the "Estadio Bicentenario", take RN40 up to Circunvalación Av. Then take San Martín Av. towards the west for 7 km approx. up to Galindez. Then take RP14 for 10km towards Las Tapias up to the starting point. TC4: From the Paddock of the "Estadio Bicentenario", take RN40 up to Circunvalación Av. Then take José Ignacio de la Roza Av towards the west for 27 km approx. (it becomes RP12) up to Cerro Blanco. San Juan started to enjoy the most important enduro event worldwide with the Opening Ceremony held today to open the ISDE 89º edit