words by MARTIN BELAIR & GABBY CAPERON photos by @ MYSTIC-MOTO
El Trial de España is one of the oldest and most prestigious Moto Trial in North America . Brainchild of Fred Belair , the event has drawn international recognition and attracted the World ' s best trials riders for the past 50 years . Belair ' s dream was to provide a ladder for American riders to compete at the
World Championship level . A dream come-true when American Bernie Schreiber became World Champion in 1979 . To this day , Schreiber remains the only American to have reached the sport ' s pinnacle .
Since its inception in 1970 , El Trial de España ' s growth and reputation
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