The continuation of Elmar Hopperdietzel’s (Elmar’s Trialpage / Elmar Fotodesign) excellent photographs from the European Championship in Melsungen last weekend.
Full results are available here: Results from the 2010 European Championship.
Abel Mustieles, Benito Ros’ protégé and current Junior World Champion, en route to his first Elite title; Vice European Champion… He finished just ten points behind his mentor.
La Bestia at work…
Rick Koekoek in one of the extraordinary Melsungen sections. Returning to the roots of the sport… or perhaps just the roots!
Abel Mustieles prepares for a very technical descent in the very difficult section 6, which he got through with just two points dropped…
He climbs back up the roots for the second part of this extremely technical section…
Benito Ros made a mistake on this horrible sidehop… he took a five on his first lap but got through clean on his second!
Matthias Mhros on the rocks…
Felix Heller was playing to a home crowd and put in a great performance in the final, finishing in fourth place…
Rick Koekoek, who finished in eighth place, gets up one enormous rock and prepares to jump to another…
Abel Mustieles...
Is actively supported by the World No. 1…
Benito with a massive up…
And in another rooty section…