February 25, 201610 yr As posted on TC: Trial des Nations Trial des Nations – Changes to team composition: Each Nation will be composed of 10 people with FIM Bibs: 3 Men Riders 3 Women Riders 2 Assistants for the entire team (Men and Women) ...1 Team Manager -1 Delegate Hmm and how many countries has 2-3 decent trials girls. how are they thinking! Btw does all 3 count. Will there be a A/B course for all? Will decimate the number of teams from 20-25 mens *4 + 8-12 ladies teams down to 8-12 teams... Why not run a mixed TDN 2+2 mens/ladies on Friday + Junior 125 teams (3 boys). The thought of a mixed event is good but keep the old mens/ladies event as well. Look at Biathloon where it has gone to absurdity with mixed ordinary relays, mixed pair relays and single relays at the same championships... Look at Sweden and Czech Republic (top 10) with no real womens team.Japan used to have a team and prolly some more countries would be in. For most national top riders the TDN is a big goal to get into the team and try to do their best as a team in their National coulors. Ok with persuation were would be some x-riders able to ride or some young girls would have to dab through the easier sections and hand in the cards for fives for more than half of the sections (not that fun for a long journey). Why the change? /TJ
March 6, 201610 yr Author Hi again. Well a bit unclear press release stating one team of 3+3. However reading the FIM 2016 rules it's still a men and a woman TDN but the number of male riders have been limited to 3 for some reason...Perhaps better limit the depot spots for the factory teams instead than limit the number of riders by 20 men. Even the smaller trials nations use to be able to put together a team of 4 riders. Wonder if 2 or 3 riders count per section... However a mixed event and a junior event would be a nice season closer for the ECH if not thrown into the TDN friday due to lack of depot space for 150-200 riders. Sorry for the confusion... /TJ
March 8, 201610 yr To make the trial des nation more interesting (taking it away from WTC) would need prohibiting of world class riders. They could put in the rules (atleast the last couple of years, and probably years to come) that Spain in the winner, cause no questions about that. Ok, thats how sport works (e.g. Dutchies with Iceskating). And with team sports a national team works because you normally play in your own team, which could be in a total different country. But with trial this is not really the case.
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