Steve Holcombe spies EnduroGP success in 2025
By Team TMX on 1st Apr 25
Steve Holcombe has his sights set on collecting 10th and 11th FIM Enduro World Championship titles in 2025 ahead of the series getting underway this weekend in Fafe, Portugal, April 4-6. The Honda Racing RedMoto Enduro Team rider will contest EnduroGP and Enduro2 classes in his second year with the squad and will ride a Honda-RedMoto CRF 300RX Enduro machine.
Ready to hit the ground running, Honda Racing RedMoto Enduro Team’s Steve Holcombe is eagerly anticipating getting his 2025 EnduroGP campaign underway in Portugal this week. Focused on making the best start possible, the nine-time world champion arrived in Portugal over a week ago, spending time riding on terrain similar to that he will likely face during the event.
Pleased with how his training went, Steve is now in Fafe and ready to begin a busy week of preparation, special test walking, media duties and setup before racing begins on Friday evening with the traditional Super Test.
Feeling confident ahead of round one, following a very productive offseason his motivation for a winning start to the season is high. Ending 2024 as runner-up in both EnduroGP and Enduro1, Steve has opted to move to the Enduro2 category for 2025, racing the Honda-RedMoto CRF 300RX Enduro.
Enjoying the added torque and power that the larger capacity bike brings, racing it successfully in pre-season Italian championship races has provided Steve and his team with the confidence needed to start the EnduroGP opener in the best possible way.
Following the GP of Portugal, the seven-round championship heads to Spain and Sweden in May. After a lengthy break, racing returns for round four in Wales at the beginning of August. A busy end to the year, sees it take in the GP of France and GP of Italy in September, before concluding in Germany in October.
“I’m looking forward to getting EnduroGP underway this weekend,” said Steve. “It’s been a busy and productive offseason, and I feel like I’m in a good place ahead of round one. With this being my second year on the Honda Racing RedMoto Enduro Team we were able to fully prepare during the winter. We did plenty of testing, tried different bikes, and I’m happy on the CRF 300RX Enduro. I enjoyed racing the 250 four-stroke last year, but at times looked for a little extra power. I think the 300 four-stroke will give me that. I was able to take a race win in Fafe last year, so the goal is to start 2025 strong and fight as hard as I can for my 10th world title!”
