All in all, the Shipley event gave a perfect (!) end to an excellent and successfull year, with 146 riders taking part in the series from all over the UK: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the Channel Isles. Many thanks to everyone and we hope to see you all again next year. Check out the full results from the "Events" page.

Primary Class	Novice Class	Intermediate Class
1st Charlie Rolls Cambridgeshire 2nd Callum Williamson North Yorks 3rd Sam Rolls Cambridgeshire	1st TJ Reynoldson West Yorks 2nd Andrew Dorritt Co. Durham 3rd Adam Morewood South Yorks	1st Tom Oliver Shropshire 2nd Jed Hesling West Yorks 3rd Aaron MacIver Aberdeenshire
Cadet Class	Expert 20" Class	Expert 26" Class
1st Jamie Bew North Yorks 2nd James Bancroft West Yorks 3rd Ross Clayton West Yorks	1st Jack Carthy West Yorks 2nd Alec Wray Co Durham 3rd Ryan Trickett Derbyshire	1st Aaron Cosbey N. Ireland 2nd Adam Bessell Northamptonshire 3rd Chris Hinson Buckinghamshire
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	<<< Elite 20" Class 1st James Sheridan Kent 2nd Karl Donnelly Nottinghamshire 3rd Sam Oliver Shropshire Elite 26" Class >>> 1st Danny Butler Staffordshire 2nd Joe Oakley Nottinghamshire 3rd Ben Slinger Lancashire (picture 4th Dave Kerr) South Wales

Saturday dawned with sunshine, but unbelievably windy, and section-setting was made into a real challenge trying to beat the wind when trying to tie in section tape. Needless to say, the wind won in most cases, and many sections couldn't be fully taped. But that didn't deter to 64 riders who turned up to ride on Sunday.

A slight mishap on the Saturday when the event secretary broke her ankle setting the sections, but that didn't deter her and she spent Sunday in a chair alongside her crutches at control. Many thanks to everyone who rallied round to help!

A couple of rain showers during the day helped to make the sections a bit more difficult at times, but the wind that had dropped to a very cool breeze helped the sunshine to dry it all up quickly. Feedback from riders was really good and encouraging, and the scores show that the sections proved to be just at the right level. Well done to the setters, and well done to all the riders!

Winners of the Shipley event ...

Primary Class - White Route 1st Charlie Rolls 2nd Callum Williamson 3rd Sam Rolls	Novice Class - Green Route 1st Andrew Dorritt 2nd TJ Reynoldson 3rd Adam Morewood	Intermediate Class - Blue Route 1st Tom Oliver 2nd Martin Walker 3rd Jed Hesling
Cadet Class - Black Route 1st Jamie Bew 2nd Ross Clayton 3rd James Bancroft	Expert 20" Class - Red Route 1st Jack Carthy 2nd Ryan Trickett 3rd Ryan Crisp	Expert 26" Class - Red Route 1st Aaron Cosbey 2nd Adam Bessell 3rd Andrew Walker
Elite 20" Class - Yellow Route 1st Sam Oliver 2nd James Sheridan 3rd Tom Rankin		Elite 26" Class - Yellow Route 1st Danny Butler 2nd Joe Oakley 3rd James Porter

Entry forms are available from the "Events" page - do it now then you don't forget! Check out the photos from last year's event at Shipley from the "Media" page.

See you all there.

Fantastic event, great atmosphere, excellent riding - many thanks to all of the 56 riders taking part from all over the UK who took up the opportunity to ride at this really great venue with it's massive grippy rocks hiding in woodland and on the hilltops next to the famous Brimham Rocks.

The natural rock and woodland sections proved a little harder than the man-made rocks of Blackpool, not as many flat surfaces for run-ups etc! Some high scores were coming through, but most riders said they had enjoyed the extra challenge, and in the long term the tougher sections will improve the UK's riding level.

The awards presentation took place as usual immediately after the event, and, as was announced prior to the event starting, riders who hadn't waited for the results lost their award (although still retain their position and cup points). Unfortunately, it has become a habit with some not to wait which has resulted in a ridiculous number of unclaimed trophies and medals over the last few years. A lot of time and money is spent in buying and preparing the awards, and it's a shame to put them in the bin, so in future, if the award winner isn't present, it will be handed to the next person.

Due to the high number of competitors in the Intermediate blue route class, it had been decided to split the class according to age as a test: Age 16 and under, and age 17 and above. This did seem successful and gave a fairer spread of the awards. Cup points have been allocated on the full class.

Full results and Cup series points up to date are available on the "Events" page.

Well done to all winners (names), and well done to all award winners (photos)!

Primary Class - White route	Novice Class - Green route	Intermediate Class Junior - Blue route
1st Charlie Rolls 2nd Callum Williamson 3rd Sam Rolls	1st TJ Reynoldson 2nd Andrew Dorritt 3rd Adam Morewood	1st Tom Oliver 2nd Jed Hesling 3rd Bradley Stead
Intermediate Class Senior - Blue route	Cadet Class - Black route (red flags)	Expert Class 20" - Red route
1st Aaron McIver 2nd Andrew McCabe 3rd Nick Scott	1st Martin Walker 2nd Jamie Bew 3rd Matthew Holdsworth	1st Jack Carthy 2nd Ryan Trickett 3rd Alec Wray
Expert Class 26" - Red route	Elite Class 20" - Yellow route	Elite Class 26" - Yellow route
1st Aaron Cosbey 2nd Chris Hinson 3rd Kyle Livesey	1st James Sheridan 2nd Sam Oliver 3rd Karl Donnelly	1st Danny Butler 2nd Ben Slinger 3rd Joe Oakley

Hope to see you all again at Shipley Glen on Sunday 4th October for the final round and for the year end Cup Winners Presentation - do try to make it - online entry form and payment is now available on the "Events" page.

Three of Britain's top young riders are heading off to their first time at the UCI World Youth Games, good luck to:-

Jack Carthy, Yorkshire	Ryan Crisp, Suffolk	Chris Vibert, Jersey

Many many thanks to all for a really good weekend. The weather was kind to us, if a little windy with the waves splashing over from time to time! According to feedback, everyone was happy with the sections, and pleased with the set-up of two laps of eight sections.

It was great to see riders from so many different areas of the British Isles, thank you for taking the trouble to come along, we hope it was worthwhile and that we'll see you again. It was also fantastic to see so many 30+ riders. Unfortunately the over-30's class was abandoned at the end of last year due to insufficient 30+ entries, but if you all make this a regular attendence, we could consider re-opening your own class - so keep it up!

The venue for the next round will be announced very soon, but do keep Sunday 16th August free, we hope to see everyone there again!

Primary Class (White route)	Novice Class (Green route)	Intermediate Class (Blue route)	Cadet Class (Black route - red flags)
1st Callum Williamson North Yorkshire 2nd Charlie Rolls Cambridgeshire 3rd Callum Gammie Aberdeenshire	1st TJ Reynoldson West Yorkshire 2nd Andrew Dorritt Co Durham 3rd Adam Morewood South Yorkshire	1st Tom Oliver Shropshire 2nd Martin Walker Ceredigion 3rd Nick Scott Lancashire	1st Ross Clayton West Yorkshire 2nd Chris Vibert Channel Islands 3rd Jamie Bew North Yorkshire
Expert Class 20" (Red route)	Expert Class 26" (Red route)	Elite Class 20" (Yellow route)	Elite Class 26" (Yellow route)
1st Kieran Whitfield Cornwall 2nd Alec Wray Co Durham 3rd Courtney Etienne Derbyshire	1st Aaron Cosbey N. Ireland 2nd Adam Bessell Northamptonshire 3rd Andrew Walker Co Durham	1st James Sheridan Kent 2nd Karl Donnelly Nottinghamshire 3rd Rob Poyser Staffordshire	1st Joe Oakley Nottinghamshire 2nd Alastair Clarkson West Yorkshire 3rd Dave Kerr Carmarthenshire

Many thanks to Charlie, winner of the "Face of 2008" for presenting our awards; Matt Everett presented her with a lovely bunch of roses from you all (but didn't get the kiss he was hoping for!).

Also thanks to everyone working with Blackpool Council, the tourism staff, the beach patrol, police, coastguards, tramway, health and safety, ambulance services, British Red Cross and everyone who allowed and helped us to make this event a great success.

Please note that it is actually illegal to cycle and drive on the lower walk and the 'moon rocks' where the event was held without an official permit, which the Biketrial Federation is granted each year to run this event. If you do try to go there to practise, be prepared to be moved on by the police or beach patrol.

As Scottish riders may know, the NBTC Scotland club closed down last year. However, at the Fort William event several parents expressed an interest in starting up a new club in the area.

If you and/or your parents wish to be involved in getting this going again, please email info@biketrialuk.co.uk with contact details so we can put you in touch with each other.

What a fantastic couple of events!!! Many many thanks to all those taking part, both riders and helpers - it has to go down as being one of the best trials weekends so far.

In the 2nd round of the British Trials Cup series on Saturday, 62 riders from all classes, and on Sunday in the British Trials Championship, 57 riders from all classes took part. The atmosphere of the overall event was brilliant, and the spectators in the arena sections were almost always several deep trying to get a good view of the spectacular riding on the rock section, the log section and the concrete pipe and car section. A massive well done to you all.

Photos will be added to the site very soon, but in the meantime the results from both events are now available on the "Events" page, but a quick summary ...

British Trials Championship:

British Trials Cup Rnd 2: Many thanks to Onza for sponsoring this event

One of the brilliant things about the trial was the presence of the BBC; with three cameras at each of four sections throughout the day they should have got some amazing footage. As soon as we hear when it will be screened we'll try to let you know in good time. Special thanks to those Elite riders who gave their time to give interviews during the trial - this really has to be an excellent way to gain publicity for the sport, and understanding from the general public.

Roll on Blackpool for another spectator spectacular - don't miss it - Sunday 12th July.

Look forward to seeing you all there and hope you all have a great weekend!

As I will not be returning after the event until Friday 12th June, full results will not be available on-line until 13th/14th.

On Sunday 24th and Monday the 25th May, Andrei Burton and Jack Meek bring this one-off, man-made trial to the beautiful location of Somerton, near Bristol. Each man-made section will be themed and all in close proximity to each other. Andrei is aiming the event to be a fun competition.

The Elite category will be for invited riders only and if you wish to enter this category, please contact Andrei directly on burton_andrei@yahoo.co.uk

Please visit the website for entry form and more information: www.trialofwessex.com

Dear rider,

Please find attached information regarding the next UCI Trials World Cup in Germany. Riders already registered are listed below:-

James Sheridan, Ben Savage, Andrei Burton, Joe Seddon, Joe Oakley, Daniel Butler, Scott Wilson, Ben Slinger, Tom Rankin, James Hyland, Adam Bessell.

If you wish to gain an entry, please send through the attached form completed and signed by Monday the 3rd of May.

Best Regards, Roger Wilbraham

Many thanks to all the riders for taking part in this first round of the 2009 British National Trials Cup. We all had a really good day and hope you did too.

The weather was really kind to us with beautiful sunshine and quite warm, although not too hot for the climb to section 1. The venue is ideal for trials, with its variation of terrain for the sections including rocks and woodland it is always easy to find where to build them; the difficulty is in getting the levels just right. We did get it a little on the hard side as the results show, but feedback from the riders was very positive, with the sections reported as being challenging but fun!

Seven sections were built because of the pre-entry numbers, if you had all sent your entries in before the closing date there would have been ten sections, so come on and send the next ones in early so we can plan even better!

It was fantastic to have all the observer volunteers before the trial started, it saved riders having to hang around waiting, and saved us the embarrassment of begging for help. There are four more rounds in the series and it would be really good to see some different names on the observer list; anyone who has never observed before will get full training beforehand so please get your mum/dad/sister/brother/girlfriend to put their name on the entry form as an observer when you fill it in - it really does help and it is actually good fun and very much appreciated!

Thanks go to Joe from Onza for presenting the medals to the winners, specially designed by him and made exclusively for the series.

The next round of the series is on Saturday 6th June at the famous Nevis Range in Fort William, and is being run as part of a bigger event, a round of the UCI World Downhill Championship. With dozens of dealer stands and a brilliant atmosphere, most of the sections are built in the central area with hundreds of spectators watching the trials riders tackle sections built from all kinds of man-made obstacles such as concrete pipes, massive logs, telephone boxes, cars etc. The entry fee gives you a free entry pass to the main event for both you and your minder. We know it's a long way to travel for many people, but it really is worth the journey and we do hope you can make it! But please send your entry form off straight away as we do need to organise everyone's entry passes well in advance!

Thanks again to all. Check out the results on the "Events" page, and pictures on the "Media" page.

Primary Class (White route) 1st Callum Williamson 2nd Adam Morewood 3rd Charlie Rolls	Novice Class (Green route) 1st TJ Reynoldson 2nd Andrew Dorritt	Intermediate Class (Blue route) 1st Ryan Crisp 2nd Chris Vibert 3rd Tom Oliver	Cadet Class (Black route / Red flags) 1st Danny Clough 2nd Jamie Bew 3rd James Bancroft
Expert 20" Class (Red route) 1st Ryan Trickett 2nd Jack Carthy 3rd Matthew Burge	Expert 26" Class (Red route) 1st Adam Bessell 2nd Andrew Walker 3rd Aaron Cosbey	Elite 20" Class (Yellow route) 1st Sam Oliver 2nd Joe Seddon 3rd Karl Donnelly	Elite 26" Class (Yellow route) 1st Ben Slinger 2nd Danny Butler 3rd James Porter

At the TykeTrial Club's committee meeting last night, several date changes were discussed with some still to be finalised, also discussion about demos that the club will be organising this year. Please check out the TykeTrial page for more information, and the Events page for the entry form for the next club event at Addingham Moorside on 24th May. Entry forms will be mailed to 2009 club members in the next few days; if you haven't renewed your membership yet please do so soon!

Hope to see you all at Bracken Rocks on 19th April.

The entry form for Round 1 at Bracken Rocks on Sunday 19th April is now available on-line from the "Events" page. You can either download the form, print it, fill it in and send it off with your cheque, or you can pay with your debit or credit card through the PayPal system then complete your entry form on-line.

Don't miss this excellent venue - there'll be sections suitable for all ages and all abilities.

This event is the first round of the British National Trials Cup 2009 and will be run according to the Biketrial Federation rules. British Cycling will use the results from this event when planning UCI World event entry selection (see below).

Onza will be there to award the winners, so let's see everyone there having a really fun day. (With a bit of luck they may even bring along some goodies!!!)

PS: Make sure you get your entry form off in good time! Paper entries must be received no later than the closing date (Wednesday 15th April) as we will be travelling to Bracken Rocks the following day so your entry wouldn't be received. On-line entry will be removed on the closing date.