The RIEJU Factory Team makes history once again in the 2025 FIM EnduroGP World Championship, claiming its second consecutive Women’s World Title with U.S. rider Rachel Gutish, while British rider Rosie Rowett completes a fantastic result for the team by stepping onto the final podium as World Vice-Champion.
Both RIEJU Factory Team riders arrived in Germany, for the fourth and final round of the season, after performing strongly throughout the year. Gutish, always consistent, came to Zschopau leading the class — meaning she only needed to finish the race to secure the coveted Women’s World Title.
The American rider knew she couldn’t make mistakes in this decisive round. Rachel started the first day highly focused, attacking from the beginning. Despite the tough conditions, with tricky terrain and low temperatures, she felt comfortable and dominated her main rival, winning by a margin of 1 minute and 28 seconds. With that advantage, Gutish entered Sunday’s race already touching the title — yet she kept pushing hard, leading the second day to take another victory and, with it, the FIM Enduro Women’s World Champion trophy.
Another milestone worth highlighting: Rachel Gutish becomes the first American rider ever to win an EnduroGP World Championship. Adding to that, she also recently achieved team victory at the ISDE in Italy — it truly doesn’t get any better!
Her teammate Rosie Rowett was not far behind. After winning the double British round and finishing near the front in the other events, she arrived in Germany in second place overall in the provisional standings. Rosie showed strong competitiveness, finishing third on Saturday’s podium. On Sunday, she took second place, earning enough points to secure the World Vice-Champion title — another great achievement that joins her recent title as French Women’s Enduro Champion.
It’s also worth noting that throughout the entire season, their RIEJU MR 300i motorcycles have proven extremely reliable, finishing every single race entered by the team’s riders.
Dominik Olszowy, once again, shone in Friday’s Super Test, clocking the second-fastest time of the night in the premier EnduroGP class — just thousandths of a second off victory — and first in Enduro3. Thanks to these outstanding results, Dominik finishes the season fourth overall and first in E3 in the specific Super Test standings.
After the promising start on Friday, Saturday brought some challenges when Olszowy had to retire during the fourth special test due to a foot injury caused by a mistake. He finally finished sixth in the overall E3 World Championship standings.
In the Junior class, Àlex Puey felt strong aboard his MR300i, fighting in every test. Despite a heavy crash that slowed him down, he didn’t give up and climbed onto the J2 podium in third place on Saturday.
On Sunday, he continued pushing hard, battling again for the podium but narrowly missing out by just five seconds, finishing fourth in J2. With these results, Àlex Puey concludes the World Championship 11th overall in Junior and 7th in J1.
Rachel Gutish:
“I’m so happy to be here — it feels like a dream come true. This is something we’ve all worked so hard for, and without the RIEJU Factory Team, it wouldn’t have been possible. At the beginning of the year, I had no team, nowhere to go, and honestly no hope of returning to EnduroGP. But RIEJU stepped in and saved my season. I’m so happy they believed in me, and I could bring home the World Title for them. I’m proud for myself and for my country. I’m very proud to be the first American — we finally have a World Championship title!”
Rosie Rowett:
“I had a really good weekend. I started a bit slow on Saturday because I hadn’t been able to train much on the bike before the race, but I gained speed towards the end of the day and was happy to finish third. I knew I needed to beat Francesca on Sunday and score enough points to secure second in the championship. She unfortunately had a bad crash early on and broke her bike, so Sunday became about reaching the finish together with Rachel — and we did, finishing second on the day as well. It was a great race and I’m really happy to take home second place in the Enduro Women’s World Championship.”
Dominik Olszowy:
“Unfortunately, this is not how I wanted to end my EnduroGP season, but that’s part of the sport. After finishing second in Friday’s Super Test, I felt amazing on my MR300i and really enjoyed the incredible track in Zschopau on Saturday. We were fighting for the podium, but a small mistake in one section caused a foot injury. I tried to keep going, but I couldn’t ride properly and had to retire after one and a half laps. It’s hard to accept, but at least I know I gave it my all. We’ve shown that we can fight for the podium, and we’ll come back stronger and faster for sure!
Huge thanks to the RIEJU Factory Team family for all their support and hard work throughout the season. The bike was flying in Germany this weekend, and I truly felt we could have made the podium. I couldn’t have done it without my sponsors and all the fans cheering for me at the races and online. Also, congratulations to my teammates Rachel Gutish and Rosie Rowett for their incredible 1–2 World Championship finish! Now I’ll head home for a medical check-up to assess the injury.”
Àlex Puey:
“I’m very happy with the weekend — we’ve been able to wrap up a good World Championship. On Saturday, we made it to the podium after fighting all day, even though I had a big crash that hurt my elbow quite badly. I still managed to get on the podium. Today, everyone was going really fast; I rode well too, but missed the podium by five seconds. I’m pleased with how we finished. Now it’s time to focus on the Spanish Championship, where I’m leading, and keep pushing!”
Miquel García (RIEJU Factory Team Manager):
“I’m very happy to announce that, for the second year in a row, we are Enduro Women’s World Champions with Rachel Gutish, and Runner-Up with Rosie Rowett. I’m very satisfied and proud of everyone who made this possible — especially the RIEJU staff and our sponsors — because racing is tough and challenging in every sense. We’ve been competing with the new MR300i, a model fully developed in Figueres, into which all our workers have poured great passion to make it highly competitive.
It’s truly remarkable that, for the first time in history, an American rider has won the Enduro Women’s World Title aboard our new Spanish-made motorcycle — a powerful combination that has proven to be outstanding. It moves me deeply to see all this come together and continue forward. Next season, we’ll return with the same drive and enthusiasm to keep pushing RIEJU to the top.”
A great season comes to an end, with the RIEJU Factory Team once again shining in the Enduro World Championship.
Congratulations to everyone who has been part of this incredible team! Now, onto 2026!