The first round of the British National Trial Cup, organised by the Biketrial Federation UK and sponsored this year by Onza Bikes, took place this Sunday at Bracken rocks in Derbyshire. It was a tough day, but the sun was shining and everyone was in high spirits as they set off at 11am.
The competition was set over seven sections, most of which were towards the top of the hill, and riders had to complete three laps. The sections, which had been set out the day before by riders’ parents and committee members, were long and hard, with a mixture of technical passages and relentless big moves for the Expert and Elite riders. This, combined with the sweltering heat, meant big scores all round and a lot of tired riders!
Full results :
Elite 26” (yellow)
Elite 26” was a closely fought competition, with the top two podium places being taken by Team Atomz riders Ben Slinger (Atomz) on 30 points, and Danny Butler (Atomz) on 37. They were joined by James Porter (Tarty Bikes) 32 points behind Danny on 65. Andrei Burton (Onza Bikes) fell foul of the tough sections, falling badly onto his shoulder early on in the competition which saw him on his way to hospital with a suspected broken collarbone. He was back before long with his arm in a sling but fortunately no broken bones.
| 1. | Ben Slinger | (Atomz) | 30 |
| 2. | Danny Butler | (Atomz) | 37 |
| 3. | James Porter | (Tarty Bikes) | 65 |
Elite 20” (yellow)
Elite 20” saw Sam Oliver (Tarty Bikes, K-124) taking first place with 68 points on his card. Second place went to Joe Seddon (Onza Bikes) on 75 points, ahead of Karl Donnelly on 82.
| 1. | Sam Oliver | (Tarty Bikes) | 68 |
| 2. | Joe Seddon | (Onza) | 75 |
| 3. | Karl Donnelly | 82 |
Expert 26” (red)
There were two expert classes, Expert (red), which was run to UCI rules and Cadet (black) which was run to BIU rules although both rode the same sections. The length and difficulty of the sections took its toll on the riders, with some high scores and breathtaking fives. Expert 26” saw Adam Bessell (Tarty Bikes) take top spot on 50, second place going to Andrew Walker on 58 and third to Aaron Coseby on 60.
| 1. | Adam Bessell | (Tarty Bikes) | 50 |
| 2. | Andrew Walker | 58 | |
| 3. | Aaron Coseby | 60 |
Expert 20” (red)
Expert 20” was won by Ryan Trickett on 26 points, just four points ahead of Jack Carthy (Onza Bikes) on 30 and Matthew Burge on 36.
| 1. | Ryan Trickett | 26 | |
| 2. | Jack Carthy | (Onza) | 30 |
| 3. | Matthew Burge | 36 |
Cadet (black)
Daniel Clough took the lead in Cadet with 86 dabs, followed by Jamie Bew on 88 and James Bancroft on 93.
| 1. | Daniel Clough | 86 | |
| 2. | Jamie Bew | 88 | |
| 3. | James Bancroft | 93 |
Intermediate (blue)
Intermediate (blue) was unusual in that the top two riders had just single figure scores – a great achievement considering the level of difficulty and the heat! First place went to Ryan Crisp (Tarty Bikes) on just one point(!), and he was followed by Chris Vibert (Tarty Bikes), just five points behind on six points and Tom Oliver on 23.
| 1. | Ryan Crisp | (Tarty Bikes) | 1 |
| 2. | Chris Vibert | (Tarty Bikes) | 6 |
| 3. | Tom Oliver | 23 |
Novice (green)
Novice (green), which only had two entries this time round, was won by TJ Reynoldson on 4 points, followed by Andrew Dorritt on 17 points.
| 1. | TJ Reyoldson | 4 | |
| 2. | Andrew Dorritt | 17 |
Primary (white)
Primary (white) saw Callum Williamson take the top spot on the podium with just 11 points, ahead of Adam Morewood with 17 and Charlie Rolls with 24. Keep an eye on these lads for the future!
| 1. | Callum Williamson | 11 |
| 2. | Adam Morewood | 17 |
| 3. | Charlie Rolls | 24 |
Full results in .pdf format:
Photos:
Thanks to Matthew Holdsworth (Tyke Trial) and Dave Butler for the photographs.
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