2026 Hard Enduro World Championship Rnd1, Ales Trem, Live

Watch 2026 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship round one, Ales Trem in France, final hour live.

The 24MX Alestrem Hard Enduro 2026 begins the HEWC season this weekend, April 17-19. The final hour minutes of the main race are set to be live streamed direct from the epic French extreme race based north of Nimes at Pôle Mécanique, Alès Cévennes.

The long build-up (it feels like for us, at least) to this year’s championship promises much with main championship contenders getting long pre-season under their belts.

Mani Lettenbichler obviously starts as favourite but Billy Bolt will bring renewed drive to recapture the crown Letti has claimed so convincingly in recent years.

How good is Mani looking on his 2026 race bike? First look: Mani Lettenbichler Ready For 2026 Hard Enduro World Championship Season

Mani and Billy have company this year with Mario Roman in great form on his new privateer run team and back on the Husqvarna. The Sherco squad have Teo Kabachiev back to fitness and no doubt as determined as ever to upset the apple cart. Roof of Africa winner James Moore will also be a hot prospect as he moves to official Beta machinery this season.

Privateer teams X-Grip Racing with British brothers Mitch and Ash Brightmore, plus and Rigomoto Racing and their strong South African’s Wade Young and Matt Green are all set to make this a more competitive season.

Keep an eye on the Stark Hard Enduro boys Eddie Karlsson and Toby Martyn as the two talented riders get to grips with and EV in HEWC.

Ales Trem event format

The Ales Trem event format is familiar for Hard Enduro World Championship followers in terms of what happens. All riders get a couple of runs on the X-trem test on Friday with FIM riders going late in the afternoon to set a time. Saturday is packed with action for all riders tackling the Minerva Prologue with heats and finals from 9am to a final scheduled at 16:20.

Sunday is main race day with all riders either racing in the morning national races, and qualifiers and HEWC riders in the afternoon and the traditionally long hard enduro race (NB a little shorter this year but four hours predicted).