Using the occasion of the Portuguese round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at Portimao, the FIM President Jorge Viegas was joined by Federação de Motociclismo de Portugal President Manuel Marinheiro; Autódromo Internacional do Algarve & FIM ISDE 2019 Local Organiser CEO, Paulo Pinheiro ; Tourism Board – Promotion Director André Gomes – and Portimão Municipality Mayor, Isilda Gomes – as details of the 94th edition of the FIM International Six Days of Enduro (ISDE) were shared to the assembled national and international media.
In just sixty-five days – 11 to 16 November – the Portimao circuit will welcome over seven hundred and fifty riders from thirty-four countries to compete in what remains the oldest event in the FIM calendar. The beautiful Algarve region will provide the perfect stage for professional and amateur riders to do battle over the same course, with each day of competition starting and finishing at the paddock based at the fantastic facilities at the Portimao circuit. The Tourism Board Promotion Director André Gomes explained how important it is for the region for the hotels, restaurants to host such a big competition, which will put the region in the spotlight at international level.
As well as remaining the ultimate test of man and modern machine, the event in November will also incorporate the fourth edition of the FIM Enduro Vintage trophy. This year sees the introduction of a new category – The Vintage Veterans Trophy Team which will comprise of one team per nation, with each team consisting of three riders aged at least fifty years old.
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