Having shared the lead with five other riders at the end of the opening day of the 2018 Scottish Six Days Trial, James Dabill has ridden clear of the chasing pack with a second faultless performance at the Scottish Six Days Trial.
Dabill, a two-time former winner, made it through yesterday’s 30 rocky sections, ridden in damp conditions, that got under way at Ardgour.
The Leeds rider won the centenary edition of the SSDT in 2007 before claiming the title again in 2011. That was the last time anyone managed to defeat the dominant Dougie Lampkin, who holds the outright record for Scottish victories, with 11 to his name.
Lampkin dropped a single dab on day one but matched Dabill’s clean feat on the second day of the 2018 SSDT to ride himself into second place overall.
Only the leading two riders were unpenalised yesterday with Jack Sheppard the next best performer on one mark lost.
Sheppard is in third place after the opening two days, two marks clear of Sam Connor, who holds fourth position by the tightest of margins and is currently tied on the same overall tally as fifth-placed Sam Haslam.
The fight to become best newcomer is as close as ever with former world championship rider Jean Luc Nictou holding a one mark lead over Thomas Housecroft.
