Excepcional Daniel Oliveras, segundo en el apartado Júnior

Hawkstone Park (Gran Bretaña), 31 de julio de 2005.- La cita mundialista de Gran Bretaña ha sido diferente; por un lado, los pilotos han competido sólo a lo largo de una jornada y, por otro, lo han hecho con la dificultad de las zonas como gran protagonista. El actual Campeón del Mundo de Trial Indoor, Adam Raga (GAS GAS TXT Pro 300), ha terminado el trial cuarto, pero mantiene una ventaja de 13 puntos sobre Takahisa Fujinami, a falta sólo de dos pruebas –estas nuevamente a doble jornada– para concluir la campaña 2005. El encuentro inglés, como ya entraba en la lógica, ha sido ganado por el británico Doug Lampkin.

Raga, no estaba del todo satisfecho con este trial, ya no solamente por su actuación, sino especialmente por las causas que han condicionado que hoy fallara algo más de lo que tiene acostumbrados a los numerosos aficionados. "Ayer, hicimos una profunda revisión de las zonas y nos quejamos de su alta dificultad. La organización tomó nota e hicieron numerosos cambios, pero no los suficientes para rebajar este grado de dificultad extremo. Grandes subidas y bajadas en tierra, zonas muy largas, no cometer errores ha sido muy complicado", aseguraba el piloto de GAS GAS.

En la otra cara de la moneda, el Campeón del Mundo de la categoría Youth Cup 125, Daniel Oliveras (GAS GAS TXT 125), ha realizado esta prueba englobado en el apartado Júnior, consiguiendo una brillante segunda plaza. Su compañero de escuadra, Daniel Gibert, ha sido cuarto.

El mundial de trial regresará los días 3 y 4 de septiembre con la disputa del G.P. de Alemania, que se disputará en la ciudad de Gefrees, a unos 100 kms de Nuremberg.

  Información de: JAS Info Service

Información de: Oficina de prensa y comunicación: infomotor

Dougie Lampkin displayed a convincing return to form today, taking victory on home ground in front of thousands of cheering fans, as the Trials World Championship returned to mainland UK for the first time in four years.

Heavy rain in the build-up to the event meant last minute changes to the sections as the riders prepared for the start on Sunday morning. Lampkin was back on a bike for the first time in two weeks after completing the recovery process from his fall earlier in the year.

Lampkin had the ideal rising position from the pre-event ballot, as the last runner. He enjoyed a good start and end to the first lap but began to make mistakes partway through, meaning he reached the halfway mark lying third. However, he mounted a huge fight-back on his second lap to overhaul Albert Cabestany and team-mate Takahisa Fujinami to claim the top step of the podium.

"I came here this weekend to win in front of the home crowd and I'm delighted to have done that. A lot of people don't think that it gives you much of a benefit but I feel it's given me a huge lift this weekend. Trials has been a long time coming back to mainland UK and I couldn't have hoped for a better result." "I had a good start and end to the first lap but just wasn't on-line in the mid section. I kept making silly mistakes that cost me too many points. I got a few words of wisdom from the team between the two laps and had a much better run after that. It's been hard work though, it was a very challenging event with some very tricky sections but that makes the win even better."

"This result has obviously helped my championship hopes but you have to say it's Adam's to lose. But if Fuji keeps the pressure on, then who knows what might happen."

Lampkin's Repsol Montesa HRC team mate Fujinami took second place on the event, having lead throughout the first lap. Albert Cabestany took the remaining podium position ahead of championship leader Adam Raga, who finished in fourth. Lampkin now has a full month to savour the victory as the series takes its traditional summer break before heading to Germany in September.

Información de: Jake Miller (Departamento de prensa del Dougie Lampkin Team)