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er Malcolm Rathmell - on a technicality - w as to hang in the air all week until the 5 was eventually removed from his sco re late on Friday. This would put an entire ly d ifferent slant on the outcome on the final day. Tuesdaysa w a v as tly toughened co urse which was 114 miles aro und and inclu ded two major m oorland crossin gs . Lampkin kept h is clean dream a li ve, and th is in cl ud ed mastering all fo u r of th e tough Creag Lundie sections . He was ma tched here by Colley, Crawford , Jarv is, and 370 Gas-Gas mounted John Shirt. Jarvis was to drop just one point for the day. Wednesday was a short, easy-going 68-m ile day that was loved by the club riders who m a ke u p the bulk of the en tries. It w as not loved -by Lamp kin , though, who dropped his firs t mark of the week in the third section of the d ay a t the barely-p ro noun cable Stab Caire Eirghe- (like many Sco ttish sections, it retains its Gaelic name). His dad Mar. tin's instant quote was: "You ' d have thought there 'd b een a death in the family. He wasn't happy." The six-day clean d ream was gone. Lampkin got one mark for the day, and it was topped by Ja rvis who alone kept his feet to himself as Colley joined Lampkin with a dab. Thursd a y saw th e wee k's lon ges t and toughest route wi th over 114 miles to go, 50 percent off road. With rider's s ta rting early on a rotation system, so the same riders d idn't have to ride first each day, it wa s Lampkin's tum to get out of bed early and sort out the hazards. One of the toughest sections of the day was the third in the opening group a t Chairlift, where Lampkin dropped his second mark. Jarvis, Colley, Crawford, and vetera n French rider Michel Front cleaned all three sections. Lampkin lost another point way out in the wilds at Caire Nam Miseach to make it a 3 for the week. Jarvis again could do no wrong, and y et another clean day s aw the. Scarpa ri der ease ahead of Colley into s e co n d place, although, both riders were on e ig h t points for the week . . Friday is known as "road rac e day," as virtually all of the 94 miles were on asphalt a s th e rider s tr aveled aro u nd th e incredibly beautiful Moidart Peninsu la . It was beautifu l for Doug as he re found h is clean-every thi ng form u la, incl uding th e ha rdest se cti o n of the w e ek - t he b ig s tep in the slip pery Pipers Bum. Jarvis lost two mo re points to b ring h is total to ten. Colley 's week turned sour on hi m w hen he took a 5 in the opening gr ou p for the day, Doire Dhamh. After this, he seemed 'to lose all concentration, rushed o n, d idn ' t look at the sections, a n d ended the day wi th 19 for a total of 27. It loo k ed to b e over, with Dou g seven points ahead of Jarv is going into th e last day. Bu t Saturda y morning brought race news that Ja rvi s had his Monday Sremoved from the score sheet on a technicality. The Scarpa rider was only two points behind now. In the end, Lampkin won by a comfortable margin of seven marks as he bagged th e day' s only clean performance, while Jarvis squandered 5 odd dabs around to finish with a to. Crawford w ound up with a 26, which was good eno ug h for third . CN Scottish Six Days Trial Fort William, Scotland Results: May 6-11, 1996 I . D. Lampk in (Bet) 3; 2. G. Jarvis (Sea) 10; 3. R. Crawford (Bet) 26; 4. S. Colley (GG) 31; 5. S. Saunders (Bet) 41; 6. W. Bravbook (Man) 60; 7. J. Lampkin (Bet ) 66; 8. J. Shirt (G-G ) 71; 9. M. Richards (Bet) 86; 10. B. Hemingway (Bet) 90; I I. P. Alderson (Yam) 90; 12. A. H ud leston (Yam) 91; 13. D. Hemingway (Bet) 100; 14. C. Caas (Man) 120; 15. A. Lettenbich1er (Bet) 124. Ed itorial Content: Cycle News Online featu res the latest in motorcycle news, as it happens - just like the printed edition of Cycle News. 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