World Championship Chat

Thoughts on a route between the trial 2 and trial GP class? Is the step too big for the trial 2 riders to step up to the trial GP class. upon looking at the results last year a few trials on trial 2 were won on less that 20, should there be a route between the classes to bring on the better half of trial 2 and make the step upto trial GP smaller.

Does anyone know when the 2020 Provisional calendar becomes official ? Want to go from New Zealand to the Japanese round and would like to start planning.

Does anyone really know how much suspension tuning top riders are doing? I see some riders post that they are using aftermarket "factory" tech forks, but what is the different. It just seems interesting to me that in any other form of motorcycle riding, suspension is so important they are testing constantly, but yet no one is offering to valve, or spring (and as far as springs you can find stiffer than stock but not softer), trials bike suspension aftermarket; at least in the US there is 1 person I know of willing to work with the rear shock, but no one for the front forks. If anyone as had the chance to ride any off-road "big" bikes before and after having the…

So far we have: Fajardo to Sherco, Casales ? The Gelabert brothers both to Vertigo! Is that it for rider swap for the indoor season? If so Vertigo scored big. Seems they believe in youngters and they have a beautiful trio of talented riders! Sherco? Well Fajardo will prob ride less efficient than the Gas gas IMHO. Beta is quite crowded! Bincaz, Martin, Dabil... They all new aquisitiona as well. Prob no changes for this season. Where will Cadales go other than Gas Gas??

At Tong, July 10-12. :):):)

12 month suspension for doping.

Fajardo on sherco now

Hope this is ok to publish on here (from Trialworld site) but please delete if not. * you will need to use google translate (or other) So, seems pretty much NO ONE likes WTC as it is yet NO ONE in a position to do anything to make changes!! How can this be???? https://www.trialworld.es/la-fim-se-plantea-no-haya-mochileros-mundial-2020/

Sorry to say but.... this Belgium GB 2019 everybody top 10 takes two times a section double 5. why this ****t happens ??? only good thinks was 3 minutes ride time for sections. i hope this **** end for this season. and 2020 was time 3 minutes, for each sections.

Am I the only one who misses the quali live stream w/ DL12? Just like anything we can check the scores, but that isn't how the drama unfolds in real time. If we are going to have it, show it. It is bad enough that they take a full day, sometimes 2 days, of 3+ classes and butcher it down to 26 min; all while the Japanese national events are putting out multiple 20+min videos every event.

Hello all.Does anybody out there have any information about the TDN venue etc in Ibiza.We are heading out there and just need to know where it is based so accomodation can be sorted!Cheers,Ian.

How is no one talking about this? https://youtu.be/FHKrK7343n0 at 02:44-02:50 you can clearly see him five the section by sliding over the marker and putting a foot down but still he manages to clean the section and trial?

Entries are down in the World E bike category in the Holland World GP. Congratulatios are due to Albert Cabestaney who rode an excellent event. Anyway, there were bikes entered from three manufacturers. However none of those machine/makes are currently available to buy, even though two of them have been advertised with invitations to place an order for over a year. So the missing make is Electric Motion, which sell the only electric bikes on the trials market. Indeed EM has just announced their new 2020 range topped by the E Pure Race model which features both a full blown hydraulic clutch and a flywheel to match. The reluctance of EM to enter might, I suggest, be at le…

Hi everyone, I've looked on the trial GP website and it says that Freesports do a catch up on the rounds but can't see it on their TV listings page is there anywhere else that shows it like The X-Trial package. Cheers

Looks like all the Trial Gp class riders fived the qualifying section ? This is from Trial GP live results , good news is that Toby Martin won the Trial 2 class

Just had an email. No reason given. "The rider finishes his successful stage in GasGas with the accomplishment of several championships such as the Trial of the Nations Outdoor in 2018, the X-Trial des Nations 2019 and the victory in the Hungarian and Japanese GP in 2018. In addition, the bronze medals at the X-Trial and the Spanish Trial Championship of 2018. The GasGas family congratulates Jaime for his achievements and wishes him good luck and success for his professional future. "

Team selection for GB? Price and Martyn, with no Dabill... If i didn't know better it would nearly look like the X-trial organisers chose that team

7 rounds for the WTC? F1 is trying to extend the championship and we are contracting... Has the world gone mad? I don't really know the rules but it seems to me that the current rules have bred a kind of super rider that 0.01% of us can aspire to... This WTC is so far removed from the grass roots of the sport. Myself as an also ran rode in the same trial as Bernie Schreiber in the 80's .. We could relate to the severity of the sections and fail suitably. These days we need to actually need to return to work after the weekend event. So why has the WTC come down to 7 rounds....I guess it's all about money..... So yes, the world has gone mad!!!!!

Is it just me or is anyone else surprised how long it is taking to generate the new calendar by the FIM. Given a provisional one was issued by Sport 7 there must have been plans in place. Need to think about my year planning, booking flights accommodation etc, but where to and when!

I'm a few miles away so I don't always catch the up to date news so be gentle with me,,,,,,, Where is James Dabill in this seasons X Trial championship, is he injured, retired from it, or just had enough and will he be riding the WTC ?? Look forward to a response Galps