Cycle News Staff | January 21, 2025
Husqvarna’s Billy Bolt continued his reign of the 2025 FIM SuperEnduro Championship after winning all three feature races in the third round of the championship in Romania on January 18. With the win, Bolt extends his overall championship advantage to 58 points.
Billy Bolt won the Romanian round of the FIM SuperEnduro Championship. Jonny Walker (left) was second and Mitch Brightmore third. Photos: Future7 Media
Fastest in qualifying and fastest on the one-lap SuperPole, Bolt got his evening in Cluj-Napoca off to the perfect start, earning himself three championship points in the process.
A fall in race one still couldn’t stop Bolt from winning every main.
After taking the holeshot in Prestige race one, Bolt delivered a near-perfect ride; even a small tumble over one of the raised-log turns barely slowed the pace of the championship leader. Crossing the line six seconds ahead of second-placed Jonny Walker, Bolt secured his first win of the night.
Jonny Walker claimed runner-up overall, marking his best finish of the series so far.
With the start order reversed for race two, Bolt started from the second row, but after ensuring he stayed out of trouble on the first lap, he soon started picking his way through the field. By the end of lap five, Bolt had taken the lead and began to open up a comfortable advantage. Mistake-free, the Brit cruised across the line to take win number two.
Billy Bolt sets his sights on Sherco rider, Cooper Abbott.
Securing another holeshot, Bolt immediately started gapping the chasing pack in race three. A couple of small mistakes on the deteriorating track cost the 27-year-old the lead, with fellow Brit Mitch Brightmore taking advantage. However, Bolt retook the lead on the final lap and held it to the checkered flag.
GasGas Rider Mitch Brightmore was third overall with a 3-4-2.
“It’s been a good night,” Bolt said, “especially that last race—what a battle! Everything went well through qualifying, and then the first two races were pretty much perfect. In race three, I got off to a good start, but then, on lap two, I bent my gear lever, which made it hard to select second. In the end, I decided to just use first gear for the rest of the race, which made things tricky, and with the boys pushing so hard, it definitely wasn’t an easy win. On paper, I’ve won every race for the last two rounds, but I’ve definitely been challenged.”
Bolt celebrates a clean sweep, but said it didn’t come without a challenge.
Jonny Walker, on the factory-backed Triumph, was second overall with a 2-3-3, and GasGas Rider Mitch Brightmore was third overall with a 3-4-2.
American Cooper Abbott got on the podium in the second race when he finished second on the factory-backed Sherco.
Bolt leads the way en route winning all three feature races.
Bolt leads the championship with 182 points, followed by Walker with 124 points, with Ashton Brightmore in third with 106 points. Just two points back in fourth is Brightmore’s brother, Mitch.
Round four of the 2025 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship will be held in Lodz, Poland, on February 1. CN
OVERALL (Top 10)
- Billy Bolt (Hus)
- Jonathan Walker (Tri)
- Mitchell Brightmore (GG)
- Alfredo Gomez (Bet)
- Ashton Brightmore (GG)
- Cooper Abbott (She)
- Eddie Karlsson (Sta)
- Toby Martyn (Rie)
- Tim Apolle (Bet)
- Diogo Vieira (GG)
