Dougie Lampkin
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Douglas Martin Lampkin MBE (born 23 March 1976) is an English former professional motorcycle trials and endurocross rider. He competed in the FIM Trial World Championships from 1994 to 2006. Lampkin is notable for being a seven-time motorcycle trials world outdoor champion. He is the second most successful trials rider in history, after Toni Bou with 38 (19 outdoor and 19 indoor). In 2012, Lampkin was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Career
Lampkin was born in Silsden, West Yorkshire into a family steeped in motorcycle sport. His father, Martin Lampkin, was the first FIM Trial World Championship winner in 1975, and his Uncle, Arthur Lampkin, was also a regular winner on the British circuit in the 1960s.<ref name="intro">[1], DougieLampkin.co.uk</ref>
He is the first person to have won five consecutive World Indoor (1997–2001) and seven consecutive World Outdoor Championships (1997–2003). He has also won four World Team Championships (Trial des Nations) in years 1997, 1999, 2002 and 2003, six British Adult Championships, two Spanish Adult Championships and the Scottish Six Days Trial on fourteen occasions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="trophy">Trophy cabinet Template:Webarchive, DougieLampkin.co.uk</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Lampkin now lives on the Isle of Man. In the 2002 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to Motorcycle Trials Riding.<ref name="mbe">"MBE for trials king", BBC News, 31 December 2001</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2013, Lampkin participated in Red Bull City Trails event in Manchester, United Kingdom, and later in the Red Bull Sea to Sky event in Turkey. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Year | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Schoolboy B Class British championship | 1st |
| 1992 | Schoolboy A Class British championship | 1st |
| 1993 | European championship | 1st |
| 1994 | British Adult championship | 1st |
| World championship | 6th | |
| Scottish Six Day Trial | 1st | |
| 1995 | British Adult championship | 2nd |
| World championship | 4th | |
| 1996 | World championship | 2nd |
| Scottish Six Day Trial (2) | 1st | |
| 1997 | World championship Indoor | 1st |
| World championship Outdoor | 1st | |
| World Team championship | 1st | |
| British Adult championship (2) | 1st | |
| 1998 | World championship Indoor (2) | 1st |
| World championship Outdoor (2) | 1st | |
| British Adult championship (3) | 1st | |
| 1999 | World championship Indoor (3) | 1st |
| World championship Outdoor (3) | 1st | |
| World Team championship (2) | 1st | |
| British Adult championship (4) | 1st | |
| 2000 | World championship Indoor (4) | 1st |
| World championship Outdoor (4) | 1st | |
| British Adult championship (5) | 1st | |
| 2001 | World championship Indoor (5) | 1st |
| World championship Outdoor (5) | 1st | |
| Spanish Adult championship | 1st | |
| 2002 | World championship Outdoor (6) | 1st |
| British Adult championship (6) | 1st | |
| World Team championship (3) | 1st | |
| World championship Indoor | 2nd | |
| 2003 | World championship Outdoor (7) | 1st |
| World Team championship (4) | 1st | |
| Spanish Adult championship (2) | 1st | |
| World championship Indoor | 2nd | |
| 2004 | World championship Indoor | 3rd |
| World championship Outdoor | 2nd | |
| 2005 | World championship Indoor | 4th |
| World championship Outdoor | 3rd | |
| 2006 | World championship Indoor | 6th |
| World championship Outdoor | 4th |
Honours
- British Trials Champion 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Spanish Trials Champion 2001, 2003
- FIM Trials European Champion 1993
- FIM Trials World Champion 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
- FIM Trials Indoor World Champion 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Scottish Six Day Trial Winner 1994, 1995, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023
- Scott Trial Winner 1994, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2018
References
External links
- profile of Dougie Lampkin on Redbull.com
- Dougie Lampkin, official website