October 2020 - Volume 4 - Issue 10 October 2020 | Page 66

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On The Pegs 66

Abellan ( Vertigo ) with Sandra Gomez ( TRRS ) another eight marks adrift in third .
“ The sections were really good today which gave me the chance to put some strong rides in ,” said Bristow . “ I felt a lot better on the bike than I did yesterday and I ’ m happy with the weekend and now will focus on the next round .
Maddie Hoover moved up a spot to finish an impressive fourth on Sunday against the best women trials riders in the world .
Last year ’ s leading FIM TrialE Cup rider Albert Cabestany ( Gas Gas ) was expected to control the 2020 series but for the second day in a row he was forced to play second fiddle to Saturday ’ s victor Gael Chatagno ( Electric Motion ) from France who won on a most-cleans tie-break after both riders ended the day on four marks lost .
France ’ s Julien Perret ( Electric Motion ) was third for the second time in a row but was a long way off the pace with a score of 28 .
“ I didn ’ t expect this but it was a perfect weekend ,” said Chatagno . “ Albert put a lot of pressure on me but it ’ s really cool to beat one of my idols so I ’ m really happy for all of my team .” n