Ashton Bikes

It’s been a busy weekend for Team Ashton Diamondback riders. As mentioned in previous news Ben Savage pulled out all the stops in Val di Sol, Italy when he qualified for both 20 and 26 elite World Trials Championship Finals. In both Finals Ben was well in the mix and claimed eighth place. The 26 final had a real feeling of ‘what might of been’ as Ben tied with 20 elite winner and was only 8 marks from a Bronze medal. A great achievement to get so close in both events, good job Ben.
Martyn Ashton and Sam Pilgrim spent the weekend with the Animal Relentless Bike Tour at the Goldcoast Oceanfest in Crowde. Weather battered the event all weekend but no matter how hard the weather tried it couldn’t stop our guys putting on an amazing show. Saturday was rain lashed and both Martyn and Sam kept the crowd gasping whilst they rode the luck in slippery conditions. Sunday was Sunny but the wind turned up a notch. Sam had to sit it out for safety reasons but Team Manager Martyn stepped up to the plate and took on the weather riding shows all day.
“The wind made riding the shows incredibly difficult but the audiance deserved some effort from us and we did all we could; this wind is simply to dangerous for the stuff Sam does but you can get away with more on the Trials bike. I pushed my luck in most shows but i’ve got away with it, so i’m happy. This event has a great atmosphere and you can’t help but get carried away and start to push your limits.”
Martyn Ashton
“I really enjoyed the wet shows, they had a real danger element to them, the crowd seemed to enjoy that. I think all the spectators appreciated that we put in the effort and didn’t quit in the tough conditions.”
Sam Pilgrim