Emma Bristow (born 29 October 1990 in

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), is an Professional

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s rider and 8 times Women's World Trials Champion. In 2014 Emma became the first British rider to win the Women's

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. She also won the Women's

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in 2013 and the British Women's title in 2014.

Biography

Emma began riding at the age of 4 and became a four time British Youth Champion. She started her international career at the 2006 World Championships, riding to 9th place in the Andorra round at the age of 16. Competing on a

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Emma contested the European and World rounds over the next few seasons. Emma signed for the Ossa factory in 2011 and rode to runner up position in the World Championships, a result she repeated in 2012. At the end of the season Emma left her factory ride at Ossa to join

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. 2013 proved to be a successful year with Emma winning her first Women's

title. Emma went from strength to strength in 2014 when she clinched both the British Women's Title and the Women's

title that had eluded her the previous two years. Bristow married fellow rider James Fry on 10 November 2018.Emma Bristow on the MagnaVitae website
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National Trials Championship Career

International Trials Championship Career

Honors

* British Women's Trials Champion 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 * British Women's Indoor Trials Champion 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. * European Women's Trials Champion 2013, 2017 * FIM World Women's Trials Champion 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. *

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(2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)

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