Emma Elizabeth Fry[1] MBE (née Bristow; born 29 October 1990) is a British professional motorcycle trials rider and nine-times[2] Women’s World Championship rider in World Trials. In 2014, Bristow became the first British rider to win the Women's FIM Trial World Championship. She also has two FIM SuperEnduro World Championships (2014 and 2015), a two-time European champion in the Women's FIM Trial European Championship in 2013 and 2017 and ten British women's titles.
| Emma Bristow MBE | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 29 October 1990 Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| Current team | Sherco Factory Racing |
| Website | Emma Bristow official site |
Biography
editBristow began riding at the age of four and became a four time British Youth Champion.[3]
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, Bristow contested the European and World rounds over the next few seasons.[citation needed]
Bristow 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, Bristow left her factory ride at Ossa to join Sherco.[4]
In 2013, Bristow won her first Women's FIM Trial European Championship title. In 2014, she won both the British Women's Title and the Women's FIM Trial World Championship title.[citation needed]. In 2015, she was awarded Lincolnshire's sports personality of the year award and best sports woman. She then won the FIM Trial World Championship every year from 2014 to 2020.
Bristow married fellow rider James Fry on 10 November 2018.[5]
In 2020, she became the first female ever to win the prestigious Torrens Trophy Award and made history when she also become the first person to ride into the Royal Automobile Club on two wheels. In 2022, she won her eighth World Trials Championship.
In 2023, Emma Bristow finished in 40th place due to mechanical difficulties but again won the MHT Trophy for the "best performance by a lady rider".[2]
Bristow was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to motor sports and women in sport.[6]
National Trials Championship Career
edit| Year | Class | Machine | Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Points | Pos | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | British Women's
|
Ossa | MOO 2 |
SCA 1 |
LIN 2 |
SOU 2 |
MAN 1 |
YEA 2 |
RIC 1 |
111 | 2nd | |
| 2012 | British Women's
|
Ossa | LOC 1 |
DIR 2 |
SCA 2 |
WES 1 |
MCK 2 |
ESW 2 |
91 | 2nd | ||
| 2013 | British Women's
|
Ossa | COL 2 |
CHR 1 |
VIC 2 |
WAI 2 |
AST 1 |
POW 2 |
TRA 1 |
111 | 2nd | |
| 2014 | 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 | British Expert
|
Sherco | LAK - |
RIC - |
TEA 9 |
EDI - |
STD 10 |
WOE 14 |
RPM 13 |
18 | 16th | |
| 2015 | British Women's
|
Sherco | NBE 1 |
LUT - |
ZON 1 |
ZON 1 |
MAN 1 |
IOM 1 |
IOM 1 |
120 | 1st | British Women's champion |
| 2017 | 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
edit| 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
edit- 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, 2022, 2023, 2024.
- Trial des Nations (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024)
Related Reading
editReferences
edit- ^ "King's Birthday Honours: Sarah Hunter and Ian Wright among those included". BBC Sport. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ a b Brown, Charlotte (17 October 2023). "Price wins Scott Trial for third year while TV personality Guy Martin attempts gruelling challenge". Richmondshire Today. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Emma Bristow Profile". emmabristowonline.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bristow Leaves Ossa". Trialscentral.com. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Emma Bristow on the MagnaVitae website
- ^ "No. 64082". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2023. p. B19.
- ^ a b "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
edit- http://www.emmabristowmoto.com/Emma[permanent dead link] Bristow Official Website
- Exclusive interview with seven-time Trials World Champion Emma Bristow | MCN (motorcyclenews.com) https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/2022/march/emma-bristow-interview/