Billy Bolt heads to Bilbao with one hand on the 2026 SuperEnduro world title
Billy Bolt arrives in Bilbao this weekend already looking untouchable in the 2026 SuperEnduro World Championship. Two rounds in, the Husqvarna rider holds a commanding thirty-point lead and looks well on course for a record-equalling sixth title. Unless something extraordinary happens inside the Bizkaia Arena on Saturday night, the fight for the crown may be over before it even begins.
Enduro21 summed up the situation perfectly, writing that,
“the challenge has to arrive for Billy Bolt this weekend or it’s gonna be too late.”
That’s the mood across the paddock, where the rest of the Prestige class seem to be running out of answers. Bolt has been almost faultless since his rookie year and, right now, no one looks capable of slowing his charge. The question is not whether he will win, but whether anyone can make him work for it.
Bolt’s dominance and early-season charge
After a nervy start in Poland, Bolt was back to his flawless best in Germany, taking maximum points with the kind of clinical control that has defined his reign. The talk in the paddock is that he wants to wrap the championship up early, possibly with one eye on being at home when his partner Roxie gives birth. If that’s true, it only adds to the sense of urgency for the chasing pack, who need to stop him now or surrender another season entirely.
As one Enduro21 commentator put it,
“It doesn’t look any more likely than it has for the last four seasons to be honest, but we want to be proved wrong by Jonny Walker, Josep Garcia, Mitch Brightmore, Eddie Karlsson or anyone frankly.”
The British rider’s consistency remains his biggest weapon, and right now, there’s no sign of a weakness. Bolt’s rivals have seen this movie before, and once he hits rhythm, the rest are left fighting for scraps.
Walker’s pace, Garcia’s home test
Jonny Walker remains the closest challenger, but his EnduroCross-winning momentum has yet to translate into SuperEnduro success. Twice in two rounds, mistakes in Superpole have cost him crucial gate positions, leaving him with too much work to do when it matters most. The Triumph Racing man looks sharp in qualifying, but small errors keep turning into big consequences. To stop Bolt, those laps have to be clean.
Home favourite Josep Garcia will have a passionate Basque crowd behind him. The EnduroGP world champion is still being described as a rookie in the indoor series, but his rapid adaptation is no surprise. After minimal training before round one and an impressive overall podium in Germany, Garcia now has a clear shot at a heat win in Bilbao. On home soil, with the crowd at his back, this could be the night he breaks through. Enduro21 noted that,
“You have to expect that the EnduroGP world champ has more in his locker by now after doing minimal training ahead of round one, then saying, ‘why not’ for another go in Germany two weeks ago and surprising himself with an overall podium.”
Brightmore, Karlsson and the electric revolution
Mitch Brightmore is another rider who deserves a better return from his pace. The X-Grip Racing man has been one of the quickest on track, but luck has deserted him. Crashes, traffic, and the chaos of the short motos have combined to keep him off the podium so far. If he can put together three clean runs, his first top-three of the season is within reach. The report added,
“The cards haven’t fallen well in the motos more than once for Mitch this year and, despite looking one of the best on track, he has failed to find the results across the races to hit the podium.”
Further down the order, Eddie Karlsson has already made history. His third-place finish for Stark Future in Poland was the first-ever SuperEnduro podium for an electric motorcycle. He looked capable of repeating that in Germany before fading in the final race, handing the spot to Garcia. Still, Stark’s progress remains one of the championship’s most compelling subplots, proof that electric bikes can now mix it with the factory gas-powered giants. Enduro21 described it as,
“an historic first for Eddie Karlsson and the electric motorcycle manufacturer’s racing team.”
Track, stakes and what comes next
The Bizkaia Arena circuit, designed by Alfredo Gomez, will be the first indoor SuperEnduro round in Spain for five years. It promises a technical layout that rewards precision and control, qualities Bolt has in abundance. With Hard Enduro world champion Manuel Lettenbichler out through injury and family commitments, the field is slightly thinner, but the stakes remain high. Every point from here matters for the riders chasing second.
Live coverage is available through FIM-Moto.tv on pay-per-view and season subscriptions, while Enduro21 will deliver on-the-ground updates, results, and rider reactions. Whatever happens under the lights in Bilbao, it feels like another chapter in the legend of Billy Bolt, a champion who keeps finding new ways to stay miles ahead of everyone else.