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Saturday's results (Live!) Update at 13:00 First riders just arrived at the Ben sections.....nearly at the end of a long and hard (but brilliant!) week!

All is set for a fitting and dramatic close to the centenary edition of the Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) with James Dabill - Beta and Alexz Wigg - Sherco looking the two most likely candidates to lift the famous piece of silverware later this evening. Only four marks splits these two young British riders after five intense days of competition that has covered nearly four hundred and fifty miles and included one hundred and fifty rocky sections. Whilst both riders are tender in years, they share the fact that they have both been winners of this event in the past and have experienced the pressure associated with a final day showdown. Although Dabill is the more experien…

After a tough fifth day of the 2011 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) James Dabill - Beta remains ahead of his nearest rivals following a confident performance that saw him drop only two marks in the thirty observed sections, which were spread around today's seventy-nine mile peninsula based route. Dabill, who is the reigning British Trials Champion and is currently undefeated in this year's domestic series, holds a four mark advantage over Alexz Wigg - Sherco going into the final day. Wigg, who himself was victorious at last year's SSDT, matched Dabill mark for mark today as he too parted with two dabs during his penultimate excursion in the Scottish Highlands. Twenty-one…

two more to go & six riders are within a 5 of the lead, who can name the winner?

So here is some questions, which will follow with more questions in the near future - Gear. I was thinking on Gaerne oiled boots (on the way) with...which is the most comfortable pants/jersey/gloves? I have the MSR ISDE Pack-Jack as very light, foldable into itself rain jacket... - Camelback? which tools? - How it's work on the end of the day if I want to do some mechanical work? Can I use mechanic? Do I have limited time and special space to do it? - Can I get between fuel stops on the original gas tank or should I get auxiliary tank on the fork? Any other recommendations, tips and ideas are more than welcome. Cheers! Yoram Lavee

Update at 13:45 Not much to report today so far folks!

As the Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) celebrates its centenary this week, there has been much talk about the nostalgia and history surrounding this World famous event and rightly so. However, equally important it is also a good moment to think about the future of this great competition and to look towards the next hundred years of the SSDT taking place in the Scottish Highlands. The continued flow of new and young riders to the SSDT will be at the heart of the rolling story, and this week has once again confirmed the importance of this event with two of the current best young riders in the World fighting it out for the newcomers award. With a long route each day, more t…

Under the first rain of the week, the 2011 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) welcomed its third different leader in three days as James Dabill - Beta moved to the top of the cumulative standings after only dropping a single mark earlier today. The recently turned twenty-five year old from Leeds, West Yorkshire who won the SSDT back in 2007, lost his mark at the top section at Gorton and now holds a one mark lead over Graham Jarvis - Montesa at this critical point in the trial. Jarvis continues to enjoy a successful return to this event, and remains very much in contention to take his fifth win, after he also parted with just one dab, his being at Lochs Wood. Last night's l…

After a break of a quarter of a century Italian rider Diego Bosis

Sorry folks - the office has been a whirlwind of problems to sort and visitors through the door, this is the first time I've sat down at the computer today! Thursday's route is traditionally a long haul - down to Glencoe, over Rannoch Moor, up north through Corrour before finishing with Fersit and coming back home through Spean Bridge.

Just a few videos from Forest Gate I have loads more but they will have to wait till i get home http://www.youtube.com/user/NorthEastTrials?feature=mhum#p/c/37C3C031B41F5B1F/0/i4Rovt7svlY

Dougie Lampkin - Gas Gas signalled his intent to take a record breaking sixth win as he took over the lead of the 2011 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) as the centenary event reached the halfway stage. Thirty-five year old Dougie from Silsden, West Yorkshire dropped one mark in today's thirty sections to move to the head of the standings, as Tuesday's leader Michael Brown - Gas Gas endured his worst day thus far and fell back to fifth place overall. A soft five at the last section at Annatt cost Brown dearly as he dropped six marks on day three. Things could not be tighter at the top, with Lampkin only having a slim advantage over James Dabill - Beta who rode himself back…

Update at 12:00 Not much to report today folks - it's all quiet at the moment in sunny Fort William!

With two gruelling days of the Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) under her belt, twenty year old Emma Bristow is leading the ladies class by a margin of nineteen marks. It would be fair to say that running up to this iconic event World number two Rebekah Cook was the girl to beat and the one that everyone would be watching, but whilst Becky has ridden well it has been Ossa mounted Emma who has stolen the show so far. "Monday was a really good ride for me, I just managed to get into a comfortable pace quite quickly and come the end of the day I was more than pleased with my result having built up a small margin between me and the other girls. Tuesday was also good, I think …

Twenty-four year old Michael Brown - Gas Gas from Scarborough edged clear of the chasing pack on the second day of the 2011 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) with a two mark ride to follow on from his clean performance yesterday. Brown's lead is a slender one, with him holding a single mark advantage over his team mate Dougie Lampkin - Gas Gas who dropped three marks today. Lampkin failed to find the right line in the final section at Creag Lundie and knows he will have to work extra hard if he is to record a record breaking sixth win come the end of the week. Last year's winner Alexz Wigg - Sherco was best on the day with a score of only one mark, which sees him move up t…

Twenty-four year old Michael Brown - Gas Gas from Scarborough edged clear of the chasing pack on the second day of the 2011 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) with a two mark ride to follow on from his clean performance yesterday. Brown's lead is a slender one, with him holding a single mark advantage over his team mate Dougie Lampkin - Gas Gas who dropped three marks today. Lampkin failed to find the right line in the final section at Creag Lundie and knows he will have to work extra hard if he is to record a record breaking sixth win come the end of the week.

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Update at 10:45 It is another absolutely glorious day in Fort William....I keep expecting to wake up and find that the rain has started, but no, we're still holding out!

Day one of the Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) is a daunting time for all concerned, but for the small number of virgin riders who are new to the event, the opening day is filled with even more tension than usual. 2009 UCI Downhill World Champion and three times World Cup Champion Steve Peat has made his name on the mountain biking scene, but motorcycle trials is still relatively new to the thirty-three year old. Having entered and successfully finished the notorious Scott Trial in 2010 the friendly giant from Sheffield decided to enter the SSDT for 2011.

Gas Gas team mates Dougie Lampkin and Michael Brown share the lead at the end of day one of the 2011 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) after a glorious opening to the centenary edition of this World famous event. Both Lampkin and Brown completed the first of six days without any loss of marks having ridden the initial thirty observed sections that took them on a fifty-eight mile tour of the Scottish Highlands in an overall time limit of just over seven hours. Whilst conditions out on the moors were as dry as they have ever been, the lack of water over the winter months had left the boulders green and greasy. Uninterrupted sunshine shone throughout the day as the two hundre…