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World Trials Championship
The FIM Trial World Championship and FIM X-Trial World Championship are the most prestigious motorcycle trials tournaments of the world, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. The outdoor championship is held since 1964 and the indoor (X-Trial) since 1993. From 1964 to 1967 the championship was named Challenge Henry Groutards. From 1968 to 1974, it was the Trial European Championship, and from 1975 onwards it has been known as the World Championship. Up until 2010, the outdoor world trial championship has been won by 6 different pilots from the UK, 5 from Spain, 2 from Finland and France, and 1 from Belgium, Germany, United States, Japan and Sweden. Since 2005, only Spanish pilots have won the outdoor and the indoor world trial championships. World Trials Champions "Note: Green background denotes International Trial Master Championship." "Note: Pink background denotes European Championship." Championships per rider As of September 2022, the followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dougie Lampkin 2007FIM R1a
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Jordi Tarrés (motorcycle Trials Rider)
Jordi Tarrés (born 10 September 1966 in Rellinars, Spain) is a Spanish former international motorcycle trials rider. He competed in the FIM Trial World Championships from 1985 to 1997. Tarrés is notable for being a seven-time motorcycle trials world champion. He is the third most successful trials rider in history, after Dougie Lampkin Douglas Martin Lampkin MBE (born 23 March 1976) is an English former professional motorcycle trials and endurocross rider. He competed in the FIM Trial World Championships from 1994 to 2006. Lampkin is notable for being a seven-time motorcyc ... with 12 titles (7 outdoor and 5 indoor) and Toni Bou with 32 (16 outdoor and 16 indoor). In 2010, Tarrés was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements. References External links Jordi Tarrés official site 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Barcelona Spanish motorcycle racers Motorcycle racers from Catalonia Motorcycle trials riders {{Catalonia-sport-bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexz Wigg
Alexz Wigg (born 11 November 1989), is an English people, English International motorcycle trials rider. Biography Born in Aylesbury, United Kingdom, Wigg started riding at 4 years of age. He progressed through the schoolboy trials ranks and was European Youth Champion in 2004. For 2006 Wigg rode a Gas Gas motorcycle and contested the Youth World Championships and European Junior Championships, emerging as winner of both titles. 2007 saw him finish runner up in the Junior World Championships. For the 2008 season he was again runner-up in the Junior World Championship, and that year also in the Junior European Championship. Wigg finally clinched the Junior World title in 2010, along with the European Title and a win at the famous Scottish Six Days Trial. In 2011 he switched to riding for the Sherco factory team, contesting the FIM Trial World Championship. He hit problems mid-season and in 2012 he went back to riding in the world championships for the Gas Gas factory. Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebekah Cook
Rebekah Cook Talbot (born 3 August 1986) is an English woman's international motorcycle trials rider. Rebekah is nine times British Women's Trials Champion, winning in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013. In 2012, she was also European Women's Trials Champion. Biography Cook has been competing in the British Women's Trials Championship class since 2004 and won the championship in her first year. This started a six-year run of championship wins until she finished runner-up to Gas Gas rider Joanne Coles in 2010. In 2011 Cook was back to her winning ways, repeating in 2012 and 2013 until she was beaten in 2014 by current Women's World Champion Emma Bristow. On the world scene she was runner-up in 2008, 2009 and 2010 to Laia Sanz and then again to Emma Bristow in 2014. British Women's Trials Championship European Women's Trials Championship World Trials Championship Honors * British Women's Trials Champion 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Bou
Antoni Bou i Mena () (born 17 October 1986) is a Spanish professional motorcycle trials rider. He has been the sole outdoor and indoor FIM Trial World Championship champion from 2007 to 2022. With these 32 world titles (16 outdoor and 16 indoor), he is the most successful rider in history, surpassing Dougie Lampkin (7 outdoor and 5 indoor) and Jordi Tarrés who is third with 7 outdoor titles. At the age of 20 years and 5 months, Bou was the second youngest rider ever to win the World Indoor Title, and the youngest to do it on a 4-stroke motorbike. Biography Toni Bou's first race win was in 1999, when he obtained the Catalan Cadet Trials Championship title at the age of 12. In 2001 he was the Spanish Junior Trials Champion. His World Trials debut was a 2003 appearance in Bangor, Ireland, he ended the season 13th in the World Outdoor Trials Championship, and 1st in the European Outdoor Trials Championship. His first World Trials win was in 2006 when he ended 5th in the outdoor ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeroni Fajardo
Jeroni Fajardo (born 5 April 1985), is a Spanish International motorcycle trials rider. Fajardo was the 2002 FIM European Trials champion and member of the winning Spanish TDN team in 2004 and 2006 through 2015. Biography Fajardo made his international debut in the FIM European Championship in 2002, winning the title after victories in Italy, Norway and Poland. He also made his FIM Trial World Championship debut the same year, and by 2004 he was included in the Spanish TDN winning team, the world's top Trial De Nations team alongside Albert Cabestany, Max Freixa and Adam Raga. In the Spanish Championships Fajardo started making a name for himself, winning round 6 held in Vellameca, his first national win. In 2008 he finished 4th in the world championships, a feat repeated in 2009 along with Fajardo's first World win in Andorra. He also finished in runner-up spot in the 2009 Spanish Trials Championship behind Toni Bou. Fajardo made in onto the end of season podium in 2012, finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Conway
Maria Conway (born 19 May 1984 in Oxford, England), is a former British Women's International motorcycle trials rider. Conway was British Women's Trials Champion in 2002 and a member of the winning British Women's TDN team in 2006 and 2007. Biography Conway competed in the inaugural Women's World Trials Championship in 2000 placing 9th in the series. In 2001 Conway again competed in the World Championships, narrowly missing out on the podium finishing in 4th place, the top placed British rider in the event. 2002 was to be Conway's year, taking the first ever British Women's Trials Championship ahead of Donna Fox and placing 5th in the World Championships that year held in Portugal. The best finish in the World Championships for Conway was to come the following year in 2003 when she ended the season in 3rd place behind Laia Sanz and Iris Kramer at the event in San Marino. In the European Women's Championship the finish was to be identical with a podium of Sanz, Kramer and Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Raga
Adam Raga (born 6 April 1982) in Ulldecona, province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish Motorcycle trials racer. Has won 4 Indoor World Championships and 2 Outdoor World Championships. Sporting achievements * 1999 - 2nd in the European Championship (280 cc) * 2000 - Junior world champion (280 cc) and European champion (280 cc) * 2001 - Nations world champion * 2003 - Trial Indoor World champion (280 cc) and 4th in the Trial Outdoor World Championship * 2004 - Trial Indoor World champion (300 cc) and 3rd in the Trial Outdoor World Championship * 2005 - Trial Indoor World champion (300 cc) and Trial Outdoor World champion * 2006 - Trial Indoor World champion (300 cc) and Trial Outdoor World Champion * 2007 - 2nd place in the Trial Indoor World Championship - 2nd place in the Trial Outdoor World Championship. * 2008 - 2nd place in the Trial Indoor World Championship - 2nd place in the Trial Outdoor World Championship. * 2009 - 2nd place in the Trial Indoor World Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Cabestany
Albert Cabestany (born 26 June 1980 in Tarragona, Spain), is an International motorcycle trials rider. He was Spanish Outdoor Trials Champion in 2002, and Indoor Champion in 2002, 2003 and 2006. Biography Cabestany competed in his first international competition in 1997 at the age of 16, riding his Beta in the Portuguese round of the FIM Trial European Championship and finishing in 8th place. At the second round in Spain he narrowly missed the podium with a 4th-place finish. After competing for the full season he ended the year 7th in the standings. He also rode in the Spanish round of the FIM Trial World Championship scoring 2 points for a 14th-place finish. In 2002 Cabestany took the Spanish Championship Title after a season long battle with Adam Raga. It came down to the final round in Terrassa with Cabestany finishing 2nd and Raga finishing 4th giving Cabestany the title with 131 points to 129 for the season. European Trials Championship career World Trials Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Bertrand
Claire Bertrand (born 7 September 1982), is a former French Women's International motorcycle trials rider. Bertrand is 7 times French Women's Trials Champion, winning the title in 2000 through 2006 inclusive and was a member of the winning French Women's TDN team in 2004. Biography In 2000 Bertrand won the French Women's Trials Championship, this was to be the start of a seven-year unbeaten run. She was also a member of the French TDN team that finished runner-up to a strong Spanish team. To round out the season Bertrand finished 3rd in the Inaugural Women's Trials World Championship behind Laia Sanz and Iris Kramer. Another French title went to Bertrand in 2001, along with 3rd place once again in the World Championships. A feat repeated in 2002. In 2003 Bertrand again won the French Championship, this time ahead of Marlene Satge. 2004 was to be a good year for Bertrand. She not only added another French title to her haul but also led the French TDN Women's team of Satge and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Kramer
Iris Kramer (born 22 June 1981) is a German International motorcycle trials rider. Kramer is notable for winning six German Women's Trials Championships, three Women's FIM Trial European Championships and the 2007 Women's FIM Trial World Championship. In 2011, Kramer was named an FIM Legend for her motorcycling achievements. Biography Born in Darmstadt, Germany, Kramer first competed in the German Women's Trials Championship in 2002, winning the title that year and successfully defending in for the next six years. She competed in the FIM European Championships in 1999, becoming the first Women's European Champion after finishing ahead of Norwegian rider Linda Meyer. In 2000, she again took the championship ahead of Spanish superstar Laia Sanz. Kramer's third European title came in 2001, narrowly beating Laia Sanz again before Sanz turned the tables on her in 2002. Kramer was runner up to Sanz in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 and finished her final season in international compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia Sanz
Laia Sanz Pla-Giribert (born 11 December 1985), also known as Laia Sanz, is a Spanish sportswoman. She is a fourteen-time Women's Trial World Champion and ten-time Women's Trial European Champion in outdoor motorcycle trials. She has also a member of the Spanish Female Team in the Trial des Nations, helping the team win the event five times (2000, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2011). In 2010, she competed in the Women's Enduro World Championship for the first time. In 2011, she participated for the first time in the Dakar Rally, winning the Female motorcycle category and finishing 39th overall, a position that she managed to repeat a year later. Biography Early years Born in 1985, Sanz learned how to ride a bicycle when she was four years old. The first contact with a motorbike came the same year, when her father used to seat her on the petrol tank of his bike and ride her around. By the time she was five, the passion had grown and, without telling anybody, she began to ride her bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
