Emma Bristow

Emma Bristow (born 29 October 1990 in Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom), is an Professional motorcycle trials rider and 8 times Women's World Trials 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
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990
Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Current teamSherco Factory Racing
WebsiteEmma 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 with Emma winning her first Women's FIM Trial European Championship title.

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]

National Trials Championship Career

[4]

Year Class Machine Rd
1
Rd
2
Rd
3
Rd
4
Rd
5
Rd
6
Rd
7
Points Pos Notes
2011 United Kingdom British Women's Ossa MOO
2
SCA
1
LIN
2
SOU
2
MAN
1
YEA
2
RIC
1
111 2nd
2012 United Kingdom British Women's Ossa LOC
1
DIR
2
SCA
2
WES
1
MCK
2
ESW
2
91 2nd
2013 United Kingdom British Women's Ossa COL
2
CHR
1
VIC
2
WAI
2
AST
1
POW
2
TRA
1
111 2nd
2014 United Kingdom British Women's Sherco OTT
1
SOU
2
SCA
1
ART
1
STE
1
STE
1
PID
1
120 1st British Women's champion
2014 United Kingdom British Expert Sherco LAK
-
RIC
-
TEA
9
EDI
-
STD
10
WOE
14
RPM
13
18 16th
2015 United Kingdom British Women's Sherco NBE
1
LUT
-
ZON
1
ZON
1
MAN
1
IOM
1
IOM
1
120 1st British Women's champion
2017 United Kingdom British Women's Sherco NBE
1
SOU
-
TOR
1
BEX
1
NOE
1
NOE
1
100 1st British Women's champion

International Trials Championship Career

[4] [5]

Year Class Machine Rd
1
Rd
2
Rd
3
Rd
4
Rd
5
Points Pos Notes
2006 FIM European Women's Gas Gas FRA
11
ITA
8
SPA
7
22 9th
2006 FIM World Women's Gas Gas AND
9
BEL
-
FRA
13
10 13th
2007 FIM European Women's Gas Gas SPA
7
ITA
8
NOR
10
23 7th
2007 FIM World Women's Gas Gas CZE
10
BEL
-
GBR
-
6 14th
2008 FIM European Women's Gas Gas FRA
6
ITA
6
CZE
8
20 6th
2008 FIM World Women's Gas Gas LUX
6
SPA
10
AND
6
20 6th
2009 FIM World Women's Gas Gas AND
7
FRA
5
ITA
12
20 6th
2010 FIM World Women's Gas Gas FRA
3
CZE
5
POL
7
26 4th
2011 FIM European Women's Ossa ITA
2
GER
3
CZE
2
49 2nd
2011 FIM World Women's Ossa GER
2
CZE
2
ITA
4
34 2nd
2012 FIM European Women's Ossa ITA
3
CZE
2
NED
2
49 2nd
2012 FIM World Women's Ossa AND
2
AND
4
SUI
2
SUI
2
SUI
4
51 2nd
2013 FIM European Women's Ossa CZE
1
NOR
1
SWE
1
300 1st FIM European Women's champion
2013 FIM World Women's Sherco AND
3
AND
1
FRA
2
FRA
2
FRA
2
54 2nd
2014 FIM World Women's Sherco BEL
1
SPA
1
SPA
2
AND
1
60 1st FIM World Women's champion
2015 FIM World Women's Sherco CZE
2
CZE
1
SPA
1
SPA
1
SPA
1
60 1st FIM World Women's champion
2016 FIM World Women's Sherco GBR
1
GBR
1
ITA
1
ITA
1
FRA
1
80 1st FIM World Women's champion
2017 FIM European Women's Sherco NED
1
LET
1
LET
2
ITA
1
385 1st FIM European Women's champion
2017 FIM World Women's Sherco USA
1
USA
1
CZE
1
ITA
2
77 1st FIM World Women's champion
2018 FIM World Women's Sherco JAP
1
JAP
1
FRA
1
GBR
1
80 1st FIM World Women's champion
2019 FIM World Women's Sherco JAP
1
JAP
1
POR
1
FRA
1
SPA
1
100 1st FIM World Women's champion


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, 2020.
  • Trial des Nations (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)

References

  1. "Emma Bristow Profile". emmabristowonline.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. "Bristow Leaves Ossa". Trialscentral.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. Emma Bristow on the MagnaVitae website
  4. "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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