Dougie Lampkin stormed to a dramatic victory and took control at the top of the World Indoor Championship when he won last weekend's event at the Sheffield Arena.

In front of an 8,000-strong capacity audience, Dougie was in no mood to disappoint his home fans and from the first section he gave notice that he was determined to recapture his Sheffield crown, having been narrowly defeated last year.

Only championship rival Adam Raga threatened Lampkin's supremacy, although Dougie always had the upper hand as he took his tally to an incredible eight wins in nine visits to his home ground event.

"I only ride one trial in England throughout the year, so it's important to put on a good performance for my loyal fans. It hurt a lot last year when I lost out in the final race, so I was focused more than ever in making sure that I didn't taste defeat again this time.

"Although the pressure to deliver was immense, especially as so many people expected me to come and do the business, I felt both strong and confident going into the trial. I had a really good first lap, apart from the mistake in section eight although I needed to be riding well as the competition to qualify was fierce."

Lampkin's maximum in the penultimate hazard was his only slip, and a win against Raga in the twin lane race meant that Dougie was the best qualifier and secured the all-important last man position in the four-rider final.

Against a backdrop of roaring fans Lampkin took an instant advantage as he was the only rider to clean the opening section in the final, whilst the margin of score was small the mental advantage was massive.

Dougie never looked back and pulled clear of the pack as Raga failed at the third hazard to give Lampkin a comfortable lead. Everything looked safe until a bad crash in bogey section eight left Lampkin injured.

Typically he bounced back to clean the final section, despite riding his spare bike and nursing a heavily bruised knee. This gritty piece of riding ensured an outstanding victory on home soil for Lampkin and ten championship points to put him clear at the head of the table after three rounds.

"I wanted that victory. I had my moments, but it was going to take something very special to stop me getting my hands on the winner's champagne. This more than makes up for last year's little blip," he said.