Emma Bristow
Emma Bristow (born 29 October 1990 in Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom), is an International motorcycle trials rider and current Women's World Champion. In 2014 Emma became the first British rider to win the Women's FIM Trial World Championship. She also won the Women's FIM Trial European Championship in 2013 and the British Women's title in 2014.
| Emma Bristow | |
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| Nationality |  |
| Born | 29 October 1990 Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| Current team | Sherco Factory Racing |
| Website | Emma Bristow official site |
Biography
Emma began riding at the age of 4 and became a four time British Youth Champion.[1]
She started her international career at the 2006 World Championships, riding to 9th place in the Andorra round at the age of 16. Competing on a Gas Gas Emma contested the European and World rounds over the next few seasons.
Emma signed for the Ossa factory in 2011 and rode to runner up position in the World Championships, a result she repeated in 2012. At the end of the season Emma left her factory ride at Ossa to join Sherco.[2]
2013 proved to be a successful year, Emma winning the Women's FIM Trial European Championship title ahead of German Ossa rider Theresa Bauml.
Emma went from strength to strength in 2014 when she clinched both the British Women's Title and the Women's FIM Trial World Championship title that had eluded her the previous two years.
Bristow married fellow rider James Fry on 10 November 2018.[3]
British National Trials Championship
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Points | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ossa | Women's | MOO 2 |
SCA 1 |
LIN 2 |
SOU 2 |
MAN 1 |
YEA 2 |
RIC 1 |
111 | 2nd | |
| 2012 | Ossa | Women's | LOC 1 |
DIR 2 |
SCA 2 |
WES 1 |
MCK 2 |
ESW 2 |
91 | 2nd | ||
| 2013 | Ossa | Women's | COL 2 |
CHR 1 |
VIC 2 |
WAI 2 |
AST 1 |
POW 2 |
TRA 1 |
111 | 2nd | |
| 2014 | Sherco | Expert | LAK - |
RIC - |
TEA 9 |
EDI - |
STD 10 |
WOE 14 |
RPM 13 |
18 | 16th | |
| 2014 | Sherco | Women's | OTT 1 |
SOU 2 |
SCA 1 |
ART 1 |
STE 1 |
STE 1 |
PID 1 |
120 | 1st | |
| 2015 | Sherco | Women's | NBE 1 |
LUT - |
ZON 1 |
ZON 1 |
MAN 1 |
IOM 1 |
IOM 1 |
120 | 1st | |
| 2017 | Sherco | Women's | NBE 1 |
SOU - |
TOR 1 |
BEX 1 |
NOE 1 |
NOE 1 |
100 | 1st |
European Trials Championship Career
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gas-Gas | FRA 11 |
ITA 8 |
SPA 7 |
22 | 9th | ||
| 2007 | Gas-Gas | SPA 7 |
ITA 8 |
NOR 10 |
23 | 7th | ||
| 2008 | Gas-Gas | FRA 6 |
ITA 6 |
CZE 8 |
20 | 6th | ||
| 2011 | Ossa | ITA 2 |
GER 3 |
CZE 2 |
49 | 2nd | ||
| 2012 | Ossa | ITA 3 |
CZE 2 |
NED 2 |
49 | 2nd | ||
| 2013 | Ossa | CZE 1 |
NOR 1 |
SWE 1 |
300 | 1st | ||
| 2017 | Sherco | NED 1 |
LET 1 |
LET 2 |
ITA 1 |
385 | 1st |
World Trials Championship Career
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Points | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gas-Gas | AND 9 |
BEL - |
FRA 13 |
10 | 13th | |||
| 2007 | Gas-Gas | CZE 10 |
BEL - |
GBR - |
6 | 14th | |||
| 2008 | Gas-Gas | LUX 6 |
SPA 10 |
AND 6 |
20 | 6th | |||
| 2009 | Gas-Gas | AND 7 |
FRA 5 |
ITA 12 |
20 | 6th | |||
| 2010 | Gas-Gas | FRA 3 |
CZE 5 |
POL 7 |
26 | 4th | |||
| 2011 | Ossa | GER 2 |
CZE 2 |
ITA 4 |
34 | 2nd | |||
| 2012 | Ossa | AND 2 |
AND 4 |
SUI 2 |
SUI 2 |
SUI 4 |
51 | 2nd | |
| 2013 | Sherco | AND 3 |
AND 1 |
FRA 2 |
FRA 2 |
FRA 2 |
54 | 2nd | |
| 2014 | Sherco | BEL 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
AND 1 |
60 | 1st | ||
| 2015 | Sherco | CZE 2 |
CZE 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 1 |
60 | 1st | |
| 2016 | Sherco | GBR 1 |
GBR 1 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 1 |
FRA 1 |
80 | 1st | |
| 2017 | Sherco | USA 1 |
USA 1 |
CZE 1 |
ITA 2 |
77 | 1st | ||
| 2018 | Sherco | JAP 1 |
JAP 1 |
FRA 1 |
GBR 1 |
80 | 1st | ||
| 2019 | Sherco | JAP 1 |
JAP 1 |
POR 1 |
FRA 1 |
SPA 1 |
100 | 1st |
Honors
- British Women's Trials Champion 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- British Women's Indoor Trials Champion 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
- European Women's Trials Champion 2013, 2017
- FIM World Women's Trials Champion 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Related Reading
References
- "Emma Bristow Profile". emmabristowonline.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- "Bristow Leaves Ossa". Trialscentral.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- Emma Bristow on the MagnaVitae website
- "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
External links
- http://www.emmabristowmoto.com/Emma%5B%5D Bristow Official Website