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2014 Thierry Michaud interview www.retrotrials.com photo Trials Journal
I won again the Scottish Six Day, this is not the details but I remember that in 84, 85 and in 86 I do the ha-trick in 86 and I am the only continental rider to win it three times. To win three times in a row the Scottish Six Days. I was fighting sportingly against a very good rider who was Steve Saunders. I think Steve Saunders was a fantastic rider. I respect and was respecting him and in 87 I ride with him in Fantic. Then it was very fighting, but I won again. As a logical sporting person I can imagine that a lot of people think it was not for me the title. I don’t agree with that, I'm sorry but ….hmmmm
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At the end of 86 did your family come along to the last events ? Did you have children then or was it just your partner or wife ?
No no, no no. I have child, mother and child in 94, then I stop riding trials. I didn’t have schildren when I ride, I have my wife we were not married. But my wife was much younger than today and we were already together but not my family. My family was the Fantic team.
No no, no no. I have child, mother and child in 94, then I stop riding trials. I didn’t have schildren when I ride, I have my wife we were not married. But my wife was much younger than today and we were already together but not my family. My family was the Fantic team.
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In 1987 you started the season with a different bike. Were you happy with that bike because I have heard that it wasn't a popular and wasn't a good bike ?
No no no, I don’t want to blame the bike. I did not win, the 303, the red Fantic 303 was not a very good bike as even was the case for Saunders. It was quite a strange season in 87. First of all, the first event in Spain, I have been one of the only riders to finish the first event in time and Jordi Tarres, Steve Saunders, Eddy Lejeune all the other good riders arrive later to late and have been disqualified as they have run out of time. This obviously created big big big trouble . As you would expect, Thierry is 100% correct with his recollection of the 8th of March 1987. A day that will be remembered by many as the day David beat Goliath. Multiple Spanish trials Champion and Catalan hero Lluis Gallach took advantage of tight times on the day and the other riders lack of speed. He pressed on and rode his own trial, being one of only 2 riders who got in on time, taking the win and giving the glorious Flourescent orange Techni colour Mecatecno Dragonfly a worthwhile spot light.
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2014 Thierry Michaud interview www.retrotrials.com
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The Terrassa motor club organised the famous Trial de Sant Llorenc. This was to be the Spanish World trial location for many years. Here Thierry, Saunders and other riders walk the famous hillside sections in different of the news that was to befall them all.
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I don’t want to change the story of the trials sport. What happened in 86 when a rider of the World Championship has been disqualified and re-qualified again. I think this has happened only one time in the history of the World Championship and what happened in the first event of the 87 at the Spanish World trial, the first event of the year has been unique in the history of the World Championship than almost all the top riders arrive to late and the only one has been me as the World Champion. I don’t win, I arrive 2nd but I finish in the points in a good position but it was quite a strange.
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