Trial

The official riders of the 2012 FIM Trial World Championship gathered in the town square of La Bresse, France ahead of the opening two-day Grand Prix for the now traditional season opening photo call. Reigning and already five time FIM Trial World Champion Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa was flanked by his fellow World Pro riders who numbered fifteen in total for round one, the youngest and newest of th...

Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa returned to his more familiar position as he won the second and final day of the opening round of the 2012 FIM Trial World Championship held in La Bresse, France.  Bou held his nerve on another low scoring day to see off lap one leader Jeroni Fajardo – Beta who would eventually finish as today’s runner up. A mistake early on the second lap meant Fajardo ...

Seventeen year-old Eddie Karlsson - Gas Gas made his debut in the World Pro class at the opening round of the 2012 FIM Trial World Championship held in La Bresse, France earlier today. His arrival amongst the more established elite riders was a strong one too as he took a well-deserved twelfth place on his first outing at this level. Karlsson was eligible to remain in the Youth category this year ...

Adam Raga – Gas Gas confirmed his intention to take the fight to reigning champion Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa when he recorded an important win on the opening day of the 2012 FIM Trial World Championship at the French Grand Prix. Raga carved out a slim and single mark advantage over Bou on the first lap and extended that to two marks come the finish to gain the initial lead in the series standings ...

The French riverside town of La Bresse awaits this morning for the start of the 2012 FIM Trial World Championship. Sat in the east of the country, close to the German and Swiss border this alpine dwelling is more used to winter sports and mountain biking, however today will have the honour of opening the 2012 Trial campaign. The sixty-four riders will soon leave the paddock that lines the main str...

The FIM Trial World Championship will enjoy TV coverage in all five continents in 2012. Global audiences can watch all of the main action as the season unfolds in a series of fifty-two minute highlight programmes that will be aired immediately following each of the seven rounds.FIM Communications & Marketing Director Olivier Godallier welcomes the extensive coverage: “We are delighted to annou...

Tomorrow will see the 2012 FIM Trial World Championship kick off in La Bresse, France. The host nation is well represented in all the main classes and with a real chance of some home success for the French fans to cheer about.Twenty-three year old Loris Gubian - Gas Gas leads the home assault and is a rider who looks to have made real progress over the winter months with several strong showings du...

Reigning FIM Trial World Champion, Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa will be looking to defend his title for the sixth year in a row, and to maintain his winning run, as the 2012 FIM Trial World Championship gets underway in La Bresse, France this weekend. The season opening event will see sixty-four riders from thirteen nations compete across four classes - World Pro, Junior and Youth, plus the newly int...

Next weekend – 28 / 29 April - will see the opening round of the 2012 FIM Trial World Championship take place in the small mountain town of La Bresse in north-east France. Situated in the idyllic Vosges National Park, La Bresse has a population of a little over five thousand people, but will very soon swell in numbers as this year’s riders and teams descend on the town for the first in a series o...

Dougie Lampkin - Gas Gas has officially announced his retirement from the FIM Trial World Championship earlier today, after an incredible nineteen years of competing at the top level of the sport. Since making his debut in the series on Sunday 18th April at Warken, Luxembourg way back in 1993 Lampkin has contested a record two hundred and fifty-seven Grand Prix events. Confirming his status as the...