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ative . I wo u ld ' ve liked to ha ve gon e straight u p, but it d idn' t reall y stick wit h how ha rd the ot her sections we re . Th e second la p , I reall y cru ised it really good . The turning poin t in the la p was me cleaning section eight. Thin gs have gon e very well . It's been too hot. I think the trials could've been a little bit harder in quite a few pl aces. Th e tri al s have been won or lost on tw o or th ree sectio ns a lap, a nd w hen yo u ca n' t have mistakes, it's a shame , reallv, but that's the wa y it is, obviously, and"every trials is different. It' s been a good two weeks and I hope we are coming back soo n." The No rth Ame rican riders we re led on bot h days by Ca nadian Ryan Bell, who was victorious in lea ding a sma ll bu t de dicate d and ta lent ed b u n c h , includi ng American cha m pion Geo ff Aaro n, Ray Pete rs, Dan Johnson, Travis Fox and Derek Th o m a s. The re su lts from the top th ree in this group were the sa me for both days, as Bell had the low est score of the group, follow ed by Peters and Aaron . All in th e grou p gained va lu abl e experience that w iII enable them to compe te more fiercely in the ar eas they choose. "Tod ay (Su nday ) sta rte d off reall y we ll," Bell sa id . "Time w as a bit bet ter tod ay, as we didn't hav e to look at the sections as mu ch. The weather was qu ite a bit wa rm er and a bit more humid . It was dri ed out a bit in some of the section s tod a y, but the mudd y one s go t deterior ated . There were a couple of sections I either would five or drag my bike through for a three that I could do a lot · better in. Today I was abl e to ma nage two or three cleans each lap , where yes- terday I on ly had "one. I had mor e fu n today, as tim e wasn 't a facto r. I go t to ride aro und wi th more of the European s than Geoff or Ravrnond, which is beneficial. as it gives you more incentive to d o better a nd yo u kn ow every time yo u ride they're wa tching you. But it was a really good entire weekend for me. I'm really happy wi th both days' results." Coll e y ended up with th e ove ra ll from the tw o-day event, finis hing firs t on Satu rday a nd second on Sunday, bu t the real winner was Lamp kin, w ho now has enough champion ship points th at n o o ne ca n ca tch h im w it h jus t two ro unds remainin g in se ries , scheduled for Sep tem ber in Swi tze rla nd and. Italy. CN World Trials Champ ionship Montour Falls, New York Results: Ju ly 3-4, 1999 (Rounds 15 & 16 of 20) D AY O NE: 1. Steve Collev (23); 2 . Tak.l hi!O h'l Fu jina m i (25); 3. Dougie Lam p kin-(26); -t. G ra ha m ],lr v i!O (30); 5. ~ .lT"Cl'1 Iustribo (33); 6. Ken ichl Kurova ma (34); 7. Marc Colome r (38); 8. Amos Bilba o (40); 9. Albert Cabestany (012); 10. Jord i Pasquet (42); 11. JO!>t.> Alcaraz (46); 12. Ioa ch im Hind ren (50; 13. Diego Bests (51); 14. Bruno Ca mozzi (53); 15. Marc Freba (56), DAY nvO: I. Dougie Lam pkin (3); 2 Steve Colley (23); 3. Gra ha m Iar vis (23); 4. Mar c Colome r (2t:l); 5. Kenic hi Kuroyama (28); 6. Takahi sha Pujinami (30); 7, Albe rt Cabesta ny (31); 8. Diego Bosis (38); 9. Mar cel Iustribo (35); 10. Am os Bilbao (35); I I. Iord i P.1Sq Ul'l (35); 12. Brun o Ca mczzi (37); 13. J o~ Alcara z (37); 14. Joachim H indren (42); 15. Marc Frei xe (43). WORLD TRIAL S C"SH IP POINT ST ANDI NGS IAft., 16 of 20 rounds): 1. Doug ie Lampkin (312/ 14 w ins); 2. Takahisha Fujinami (227); 3. Marc Cot()m ~'r(204 / 1); 4. Steve Colley (176 /1); 5. Graham [arvis (167); 6. Mar cel Just ribo (145); 7. Albert Cabestany O)H); 8. Amos Bilbao (135); q, Brun o C amozz i (22); 10. Marc Friexa (l Ib); 11. Kenichi Kuro yama (77); 12. jo rd i Pa-que t (71); 13. J o~' Alca raz (65); 14. Ioachim Hindren (45); 15. Diego ~i~ (321 . Upcoming Rounds: Round 9 . Biasca, Switzerland, September 4·5 Round 10 - Lavarone, Italy, September 11-1 2 ~ "" >"5 ...., 35 .