Toby Shaw Crowned Junior World Champion as Wojtek Walczak took the Youth SuperEnduro Title. Eric Miquel secures Europe Cup series.

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The final round of the 2025/2026 FIM SuperEnduro season in Douai, France was not only about the Prestige class. The spotlight also fell on the Junior World Championship, the Youth World Cup, and the Europe Cup, where titles, race wins and season-long battles were all decided in dramatic fashion.

Junior – Toby Shaw seals the world title

The Junior class arrived in France as the only major championship still undecided. Britain’s Toby Shaw held a 36-point advantage coming into the final round, but the title was still mathematically open.

In Final 1, the pressure was immediately on. Niko Piazza led early, while Shaw found himself in fifth behind his closest rival Manuel Gomez. As the race developed, Fraiser Lampkin charged to the front and delivered a superb ride to take his first Junior race win by eight seconds. Shaw finished second, with Gomez third.

Final 2 was the decisive one. Shaw needed only a couple of points to wrap up the title, but instead of settling for safety, he attacked. Starting from the back due to the reverse-grid format, the Brit stormed into third on the opening lap, then quickly moved into second. With the chance to secure the title with a race win, he pushed on, passed Burts Crayston, and crossed the line first to become the new FIM Junior SuperEnduro World Champion.

The final race of the night brought trouble for the newly crowned champion. A mechanical issue mid-race ended Shaw’s hopes of taking the overall victory in Douai, while Lampkin and Piazza fought for the lead. Lampkin moved to the front with three laps to go and held on for his second race win of the night, giving him his first overall Junior victory. Shaw still salvaged ninth, enough to finish second overall in France, while Gomez completed the overall podium.

In the final championship standings, Toby Shaw was crowned world champion, with Manuel Gomez taking the runner-up spot and Milan Schmüser ending the season third.

Youth – Watson signs off with a double win

With the overall Youth World Cup already decided in the UK, Douai still offered one last chance for the young riders to end the season on a high.

The opening final began in dramatic style. A multi-rider crash at the first tyre obstacle brought down both Wojtek Walczak and Connor Watson, allowing Eneko Martinez to take the early lead. Watson recovered brilliantly, slicing through the field and eventually taking control with three minutes to go. The 15-year-old Brit won by 27 seconds, with Martinez second and Walczak recovering strongly to third.

In Final 2, Martinez again took the holeshot, but this time both Watson and Walczak stayed upright and immediately gave chase. A crash from Martinez on the next lap handed the advantage to Watson and Walczak, who pulled clear. Watson maintained his pace to claim a second victory and with it the overall Youth win in Douai. Walczak finished second, while Austria’s Luca Kropitsch completed the podium.

Although Watson took maximum points in France, it was Wojtek Walczak who ended the season as the overall FIM Youth SuperEnduro World Cup winner, ahead of Watson and Kropitsch.

Europe Cup – Miquel secures the series

The FIM Europe European Cup also concluded in Douai, with a close fight both for the round win and the overall series title.

On the night, Damian Broniewski took the overall victory after winning Final 1 and finishing second in Final 2. France’s Fabien Poirot won the second final and placed second overall, while Hungary’s Márk Szoke rounded out the podium in third.

Despite not winning the round, Spain’s Eric Miquel did enough to secure the overall Europe Cup title. Entering Douai as the points leader, his 4-5 scorecard was enough to seal the series win and close out the season on top.

Douai proved to be the perfect final chapter for the support classes — world titles decided, breakthrough wins delivered, and plenty of signs that the next generation of SuperEnduro talent is already pushing hard.