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Dougie Lampkin vince la 6 giorni di
Scozia 2018.
Dopo una settimana di dominio del pilota della Beta James
Dabill proprio in questa ultima giornata il re della sei giorni
da la sua zampata finale e va a vincere proprio sulle ultime
zone scozzesi.
Si conclude così la sei giorni 2018 caratterizzata da un meteo
tipicamente scozzese dove il sole si è visto raramente. Per
tutti gli altri una gara durissima, ma che vale la pena di fare
almeno una volta nella vita. Onore a Dabill che con la Beta
ufficiale ha mantenuto il distacco iniziale fino all'ultimo ma
poi ha dovuto cedere il passo.
DAY 4
Dabill conduce ancora la classifica dopo 4
giorni di gara. Il pilota della Beta sembra determinato a
scalzare il re delle ultime edizioni Dougie Lampkin. Intanto il
meteo è come al solito inclemente e la pioggia non sembra voler
dare tregua ai piloti infreddoliti e stanchissimi.
DAY 3
Continua la leadeship di james Dabill anche
nella terza giornata. Dabill non ha ancora commesso errori
dall'inizio della gara mentre Lampkin risale in classifica e
alla conclusione di questa terza giornata è secondo con una sola
penalità. terzo posto per jack Price con 6 penalità al suo
attivo.
DAY 2:
James Dabill in testa alla classifica
alla fine del secondo giorno di gara seguito da Sam Connor.
Lampkin è quinto .
07/05/18 - DAY ONE
SIX-WAY TIE FOR LEAD ON OPENING DAY OF 2018 SSDT
Despite the event's hundred-year plus history, the start of the
2018 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) carried no less anticipation
than previous editions and opened in typically damp fashion with
six riders tied at the top of the initial leader board after a
first day that passed without any headline dramas.
Having completed the opening thirty sections spread around the
seventy-one-mile course, in their various groups, Jack Price -
Gas Gas, Gary Macdonald - Scorpa, Tom Minta - Scorpa, James
Dabill - Beta, Sam Connor - Beta and Andrew Chilton - Scorpa
each have a share of the interim lead after they all remained
faultless in the first of the six days to be contested in the
hills around the SSDT's base in Fort William.
With the mist hanging over the neighbouring loch, Scotland's
Stuart Mack - Beta had the honour of being the first rider to
roll down the starting ramp as the lone piper signalled that the
competition was underway this morning at half past seven exactly.
Following the two opening hazards the field of two hundred and
eighty-five riders representing eighteen nations were then
greeted by four boulder strewn sections at Leanachen, which had
attracted a large crowd despite the rain arriving not long after
the action had got underway.
Monday's offering included the classic sections at Bradilieg and
Loch Eilde Mhor before the riders enjoyed a well-earned
lunchbreak on the outskirts of Kinlochleven, this being in
advance of them visiting further traditional hazards at
Blackwater, Garbh Bhein and Cameron Hill on route to the climax
of the day at Lagnaha.
Defending champion Dougie Lampkin - Vertigo looked unusually
nervous as he plotted his way through the preliminary watery
zones at Leanachen in front of the expectant spectators and
whilst he escaped clean from the second group he was forced to
part with a single dab later in the day as his front wheel
skipped offline at one of the easier sections of the day at
Garbh Bhein.
Lampkin currently holds seventh spot just ahead of Joe Baker -
Sherco who also finished Monday on one mark, as Sam Haslam - Gas
Gas and Jack Sheppard - Sherco rounded out day one's top ten
respectively having both dropped two marks apiece, as the sun
did actually shine later in the afternoon to bring the action to
a close in much improved conditions at the popular and infamous
Lagnaha group.
Aside from the battle for the main award, the fight for the
other class trophies looks to be as fierce as ever. France's
Arnaud Seyve - Gas Gas and Jiri Svoboda - Beta from the Czech
Republic currently share the spoils as the best newcomers on day
one, having dropped eleven marks apiece. Reigning FIM Women's
Trial World Champion Emma Bristow - Sherco has already started
to open up a healthy lead over Sandra Gomez - Gas Gas in the
female category, taking a twenty-six mark advantage into day two.
Whilst not unexpected, Lampkin heads his cousin Ben Hemingway -
Beta in the over 40's class at this early stage of the 2018 SSDT.
Tomorrow will see the riders cover a similar distance to today
of seventy-six miles in total, as they make the first of two
excursions this week over the Corran ferry. Tuesday's route will
follow a clockwise direction around the peninsula, as opposed to
Friday when the riders will tackle the groups in the opposite
direction.
Daily spectator routes / maps and a full rider entry list can be
found in the official SSDT Programme - which are on sale at
various local outlets in the Fort William area. tteesst
To find out more about the Scottish Six Days Trial, please visit
the official website at www.ssdt.org.
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