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 30 (15 outdoor and 15 indoor). In 2012, Lampkin was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.[1]
| Dougie Lampkin MBE | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | 23 March 1976 Silsden, West Yorkshire, England |
| Website | Dougie Lampkin |
Career edit
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.[2]
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.[3][4][5]
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.[6][7]
| 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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "FIM Legends" (PDF). fim-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ [1], DougieLampkin.co.uk
- ^ "BIO".
- ^ a b Trophy cabinet Archived 25 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, DougieLampkin.co.uk
- ^ Jitsie (28 April 2023). "2023 Scottish Six Days Trial". CLUB JITSIE. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "MBE for trials king", BBC News, 31 December 2001
- ^ "2002 New Year Honours". The London Gazette.
External links edit
- Dougie Lampkin, official website