EMMA-ZING BRISTOW
Carrying so much respect from her younger riders, Emma Bristow went out and showed them why she is the defending and undisputed number one in the ladies’ trials world by blowing the cobwebs off her qualifying laps with her first quickest time this season. This was followed by yet another victory in the final round in Spain of the 2019 FIM TrialGP Ladies’ World Championship.
Competing in front of a home crowd always has its advantages, but Bristow was having none of it in the qualifying in Spain as she produced her first podium with two very quick times to put her as the last rider away on competition day. The sun had come out around the area of La Nucia and on the first lap of the 15 hazards the competition was just as hot. Of the young pretenders to Bristow’s crown it was Berta Abellan who was the lady on form. On the opening lap Bristow had gone feet-up until section ten, where she conceded a three as Abellan stopped for a five. Over the remaining hazards they were very evenly matched as Bristow finished the lap leading by just a single mark.
On the second lap Bristow’s confidence rose but for Abellan a five on section six stopped her in her tracks. After trailing on the first lap in fifth position Sandra Gomez came back up to third and on the podium on the final lap with a superb score of 16 for the lap. The podium mirrored the final championship positions and for Bristow a full house of 100 points gave her yet another world title to add to the growing collection. QUALIFYING: 1: Emma Bristow (Sherco-GBR) 0 + 26.04; 2: Maria Giro (Montesa-ESP) 0 + 27.39; 3: Sandra Gomez (TRRS-ESP) 0 + 27.72; 4: Sarah Bauer (TRRS-DEU) 0 + 29.01; 5: Berta Abellan (Vertigo-ESP) 0 + 29.21; 6: Neus Mercia (Gas Gas-ESP) 0 + 29.73; 7: Madeleine
Hoover (Gas Gas-USA) 0 + 30.28; 8: Ingveig Hakonsen (TRRS-NOR) 0 + 31.63; 9: Jule
Steinart (TRRS-DEU) 0 + 31.71; 10: Alex Brancati (Beta-ITA) 0 + 25.52.
2019 SEASON FASTEST QUALIFIERS: Ingveig Hakonsen (TRRS-NOR) 1; Mario Giro (MontesaESP) 1; Sandra Gomez (TRRS-ESP) 1; Emma Bristow (Sherco-GBR) 1.
RESULTS: 1: Emma Bristow (Sherco-GBR) 28; 2: Berta Abellan (Vertigo-ESP) 36; 3: Sandra Gomez (TRRS-ESP) 48; 4: Sarah Bauer (TRRS-DEU) 53; 5: Ingveig Hakonsen (TRRS-NOR)
54; 6: Neus Mercia (Gas Gas-ESP) 60; 7: Maria Giro (Montesa-ESP) 71; 8: Alex Brancati (Beta
ITA) 76; 9: Jule Steinart (TRRS-DEU) 83; 10: Madeleine Hoover (Gas Gas-USA) 91.
2019 FIM TRIALGP WOMEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 1: Emma Bristow (Sherco-GBR) 100; 2: Berta Abellan (Vertigo-ESP) 81; 3: Sandra Gomez (TRRS-ESP) 75; 4: Neus Mercia (Gas
Gas-ESP) 57; 5: Ingveig Hakonsen (TRRS-NOR) 56; 6: Maria Giro (Montesa-ESP) 51; 7: Alex
Brancati (Beta-ITA) 48; 8: Sarah Bauer (TRRS-DEU) 45; 9: Madeleine Hoover (Gas Gas-USA)
34; 10: Jule Steinart (TRRS-DEU) 29; 11: Aya Nishimura (Beta-JPN) 14; 12: Erika Melchior
(Sherco-NOR) 8.