Lampkin extends win record at Scottish Six Day Trials

Trial legend Dougie Lampkin has extended his all-time win record at the Scottish Six Day Trial, regarded as the toughest event in the sport, by taking his ninth victory in the race at the weekend.

His fourth in a row, it took an inspired ride over the 100 mile course to rally back, after a series of time penalties early in the race left him back in seventh.

“This definitely ranks right up there with the best of my wins both in Scotland and during any point in my career. To come up here on a brand new bike and to win by eleven marks is an absolute dream, especially after Tuesday, which was a real nightmare. Overall it has been a great week, but a long one at that. It doesn’t get any easier riding round here the older I get and today felt like the longest day ever in terms of getting the job done.”

Making the win even sweeter was that it came on the new Vertigo Combat bike, a machine that the thirty nine year old has been instrumental in developing.

“It seems incredible to think that two years ago I met with Manel Jane in a hotel opposite the West End car park to first talk about the Vertigo Combat project and now just two years later we are here together winning the SSDT. I can’t thank Manel enough for the trust he has put in me at this late stage in my career and I am glad that I have been able to repay him today. Right now I don’t think there is a happier man on the planet than Manel!” 

“Finally, it was a real shame my dad was not able to be here this week, as he has never missed a Scottish with me before, but I know he was living every section with me back at home and I am looking forward to him being back in Fort William next May when I will be going all out for win number ten.”