World Trials Championship, Sequatchie, USA
Round 3 – 20/05/06
 Round
three of the World outdoor championship saw James Dabill continue
to make his mark amongst the top riders, with an excellent
eighth place during the first day of competition earlier today.
Dabill’s continued presence in the World’s top
ten also moves him into eighth position in the overall standings,
this latest result adding to the seventh spot he earned at
the last round in Portugal.
In hot and extremely humid conditions Dabill showed great
strength and endurance by improving his performance during
his second and final lap. Slippery green boulders and greasy
bankings gave the US event a distinctively British feel and
allowed James to produce one of his best rides at this level
despite the tough test the long and technical hazards provided.
Dabill begun the day strongly with just a single dab in the
opening section. This was a ride that was only bettered by
three riders, one of those being eventual victor Adam Raga.
Cleans at sections three and thirteen were the high points
during an opening lap that saw James lose a hefty forty-five
marks.
With conditions pretty much unchanged, James showed great
grit and determination to go seven marks better on his closing
lap, despite feeling the effects of five and a half hours
of brutal riding in extreme temperatures.
Dabill was relatively pleased with his result, but would
have preferred to of been closer to seventh position rider
Freixa.
“Overall I am happy with my result, when you take everything
into consideration. Riding in front of the main group has
been hard as I didn’t really have anyone’s line
to follow.”
“On the second lap it was a bit easier, as despite
being a bit tired, we could at least use the same lines as
everyone else. Eighth today and eight in the championship
is a good result both for me and the team. Maybe tomorrow
it can be even better?”
Results – Total (L1 + L2 + Time)
1: Raga 18 – (12 + 6)
2: Lampkin 24 – (17 + 7)
3: Bou 31 – (13 + 15 + 3)
4: Fajardo 41 – (22 + 19)
5: Cabestany 47 – (33 + 13 + 1)
6: Fujinami 49 – (21 + 25)
7: Freixa 52 – (32 + 20)
8: Dabill 83 – (45 + 38)
9: Morris 98 – (57 + 41
10: Blazusiak 118 – (60 + 58)
Championship to date
1: Raga 54
2: Bou 48
3: Lampkin 47
4: Fujinami 40
5: Fajardo 35
6: Cabestany 34
7: Freixa 24
8: Dabill 22
9: Blazusiak 21
10: Pascuet 14
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