The great duel to reach the top of the podium in the centenary of the toughest and most legendary race of all those held in Trial throughout each season, has concluded with a narrow victory of the British rider James Dabill.
The Beta rider was not going through a great year, as the irregular start of the year with a discreet performance in the Indoor World Championship as Beta’s number one rider, put in doubt the great bet of the Italian brand.
Dibsta is not the first time he has conquered Scotland, as he did so in 2007 on a four-stroke Montesa. However, this time it was special, because the psychological factor of the centenary came into play; a unique and very special celebration for all Trial lovers. Throughout this edition we have witnessed two great stages, marked by the halfway point of the race. Before this point, Brown and Lampkin alternated the first positions and it seemed that between them would be the victory, although their margins over the pursuers were not wide and anything could happen.
An untimely ankle injury to Lampkin on the third day would end up leaving him out of the race, although he tried to continue in the race
He tried his luck starting on the fourth day and suffering a lot on the bike. On the fifth day, he had to stay in the paddock on medical advice.
Brown made more mistakes than necessary, despite scoring a spectacular sixth day, so he would not enter the fight for victory a priori, which Dabill, Wigg and Jarvis would do, all of them winners of the SSDT at some point. All three riders have been fighting for victory in the last and complex sections of Ben Nevis. Dabill made use of his small points lead from Day 5 to claim a thrilling victory.
Brown was the best of the day and thanks to his great performance he climbed two positions in the general classification, finally taking second place, three points (16 in total) from the overall race winner, James Dabill.
Jarvis was finally third, despite the technical problems suffered in the previous days and after having put in an excellent performance. This time he has taken advantage of the bad luck suffered by Alexz Wigg, winner of the previous edition, who after riding second throughout the day, he has committed a fiasco in one of the last areas already located in Fort William itself, which is also relatively simple, as the chain breaks on an ascent ramp with stones.
Another very regular SSDT rider, Gary McDonald was fifth, followed by Connor, Austermuhle, Hemingway and the first Spanish rider, who was Alfredo Gómez from Madrid. The great performance of the rider from Montesa in his debut in the SSDT makes him a serious candidate for the title in future editions; at the moment, in the 2011 edition he takes the trophy for the best rookie in this mythical race.
Click here to see the final results of the SS
DT 2011
Text: Trialworld / Photos & Source: SSDT & G2F
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