For the first time this year on Saturday world trials champion Dougie Lampkin failed to make the podium in a world trial, and he had no excuses for his lapse.

"I am not going to even offer any kind of excuse for my ride on Saturday, I made some mistakes and paid the price.

"I had two daft fives which was annoying when I was riding well. Hopefully on Sunday I will have the opportunity to salvage something from the weekend."

Well, salvage he did, winning by three marks from Saturday winner Albert Cabestany, high above ski resort Ancelle.

The course was 1350 metres above sea level, while the 15 sections weighed in at a power sapping 1700 metres, in the shadows of the ski lift.

That Sunday victory puts Dougie, who hails from Silsden, exactly 30 championship points up on rival Takahisa Fujinami and 37 in front of dangerman Cabestany - the Spaniard that snatched Lampkin's indoor world crown.

Three more events remain on the world calendar: Italy, the European, and Japan.

Chris Manby, Steve Jackson and Matthew Abbey hit the Yeadon & Guiseley MC trial jackpot on Saturday night at Norwood, winning their classes, but for Jackson it was close, with Tony Holmes matching the marks all the way on the ten-section course. Both scored 14 penalties so the tie-breaker chopped Tony down to second place.

The big names on Sunday at the Horsforth club's trial at Greenhow were Robin Harker, Geoff Walker, Ben Hillam, Nigel Sharp and Paul Hobson, who won all the adult classes in the event.

The national Wainwright Shield Trophy trial at Marsett was the main Yorkshire contest with almost two hundred riders competing for the top prize.

The 2000 winner Martin Crosswaite was aiming for a repeat win but Ian Austermuhle, Dan Thorpe, Sam Ludgate and Henry Moorhouse were trying hard to stop the Bingley rider, as was enduro national ace Harry Lampkin, who was flying the family flag on home ground. None of that elite quartet unsettled the Bingley rider, but sections five, eight, 16 and 18 were anti-Crosswaite and Martin lost 11 irretrievable marks to winner Dan Thorpe.