May 8, 201115 yr Overnight leader James Dabill - Beta held his nerve brilliantly to secure the win during a tense and close finish to the centenary edition of the Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT). Riding at the front of the field Dabill lost marks as early as the second group at Upper Mamore to see his advantage reduced to just two marks and then saw things come far too close for comfort as he dropped a further dab at Leanachan. Holding just a one mark lead going into Ben Nevis, Dabill showed great composure by cleaning all six sections in what looked like a certain winning performance until he parted with another dab at Nevis Forest to leave him tied on the same marks overall as Alexz Wigg - Sherco. Further down the running order Wigg was more than aware of what Dabill was doing ahead of him and was showing the same steely determination that had netted him the win last year. Twelve months ago Alexz went clean on the final day to secure the victory, and as he exited Ben Nevis still unpenalised this time around it looked like history was about to repeat itself. Hasty calculations, with Wigg just three sections from home, revealed that he and Dabill were now tied on the same marks, but Alexz would be declared the winner due havinghad the most cleans throughout the week.
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