On the Pegs - October 2021 On the Pegs - Volume 6 Issue 10 - October 2021 | Page 118

for GasGas , her first time back to the sport in seven years . Sherco ’ s Emma Bristow , 7-time champion and reigning TrialGP Women ’ s title holder , posted the best score on the first loop with 15 points , finishing three points ahead of Sanz . Sanz found her footing in the second loop , only dropping eight points and securing the win with 26 total points to Bristow ’ s 28 , marking the Sherco ’ s first defeat since 2017 .
The increased temperatures on Day 2 saw a change in the leaderboard , much like that of the men ’ s TrialGP class . Sanz was able to take the lead after the first loop with only 10 points with 21-year old Vertigo ’ s Berta Abellan hot on her tail with 12 points . Bristow was not about to take another second place ; after coming in behind Abellan on the first loop with 15 points , she dropped only six points on the second loop to finish the day with 21 points to Sanz ’ score of 31 and Abellan ’ s 32 .
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