Once again, the Biketrial Federation was in Fort William this year, braving the weather and the midges to organise a trials competition alongside the UCI Downhill and 4X World Cup. Things were slightly different this year, however, with a new, more dynamic team of organisers and two rounds of the British Trials Cup rather than one round of the Cup and a one-off British Championship, and it was one of the most successful visits to the Northern reaches of Scotland yet! With glorious sunshine on Saturday and pouring rain on Sunday, the two rounds couldn’t have been more different, and there was a huge change in scores from one day to the next.

Elite

Jack Carthy (Tribal Zine/Enter Bike) won the UCI World Elite competition on both days, cleaning the whole trial in Round 3 and dropping just 22 points in Round 4. France’s Guillaume Dunand (Ozonys) finished second in Round 3, with Dave Kerr in third, and Dave Kerr (Tribal Zine/Cycle Mart) finished second in Round 4. In Elite 26” Stan Shaw (Tarty Bikes) took the win in Round 3 ahead of Alec Wray (3SIXTY’s)and Wayne Mahomet, while in round 4 Alec finished in first place ahead of Stan and Tom Rigg. Dave Kerr won both rounds in Elite 20”, with Dan Wheeler (Radical Bikes) and Oliver Battye in second and third in Round 3 and swapping places in Round 4.

UCI World Elite Podium

Round 3

Round 4

Elite 26” Podium

Round 3

Round 4

Elite 20” Podium

Round 3

Round 4

Expert

In Expert 26” it was James Bancroft who took the victory in Round 3, making short work of the sections to come in on just 9 points, ahead of Matt Arkwright and Jed Hesling. Matt managed to improve on his result in Round 4 to take the win, with Ross McArthur (The Clan) in second and James in third. In 20”, Owen Gawthorpe (Cyclemart/54 Sport) managed the perfect trial on Saturday coming in clean on both laps to take the win. Chris Bland finished in second, ahead of Felix Huber in third. Sunday’s podium was the same, albeit it with slightly higher scores thanks to the rain.

Expert 26” Podium

Round 3

Round 4

Expert 20” Podium

Round 3

Round 4

Cadet

Charlie Rolls put in a fantastic performance to take gold on both days, with TJ Reynoldson taking second in both rounds as well. Third place on Saturday went to Aaron Duke, while Chris Walford completed Sunday’s podium.

Cadet Podium

Round 3

Round 4

Senior

One of the most competitive classes, on the internet at least, was Senior class. Neil Robinson’s new found competitive edge saw him take the win on both days , with Ben Swales and Jason Seymour in second and third in Round 3 and Dave Barratt in second in Round 4 with Ben Swales in third place.

Senior Podium

Round 3

Round 4

Intermediate

Sam Rolls and Toby Smith were tied on points in Saturday’s intermediate competition, with Sam taking the victory with most cleans. Third place went to Jordan Seymour. Toby and Sam swapped places on Sunday’s podium, with Jordan in third once again.

Intermediate Podium

Round 3

Round 4

Novice

Scott Thompson finished first on Saturday in Novince class, ahead of Reece Seymour and Paul Grange, while Reece took the win on Sunday, with Andrew Eley in second and Scott in third.

Novice Podium

Round 3

Round 4

Primary

On Saturday, Adam Biggins finished in first place in Primary, ahead of Oliver Innes and Sam Shepherd, and on Sunday it was Jamie Smith who took the win, with Adam and Sam in second and third.

Primary Podium

Round 3

Round 4

Full Results:

Photos:

A few photos of the World Elite podium finishers. A full write-up and photo gallery will follow soon!

Dave Kerr

Guillaume Dunand

Jack Carthy