Emma Elizabeth Fry (née Bristow; born 29 October 1990) is a British professional motorcycle trials rider and eight-times Women's World Trials Champion. In 2014, Bristow became the first British rider to win the Women's FIM Trial World Championship. She also has two FIM SuperEnduro World Championships (2014 and 2015), a two-time European champion in the Women's FIM Trial European Championship in 2013 and 2017 and ten British women's titles.
Biography
Bristow began riding at the age of four and became a four time British Youth Champion.
She started her international career at the 2006 World Championships, riding to 9th place in the Andorra round at the age of 16. Competing on a Gas Gas, Bristow contested the European and World rounds over the next few seasons.
Bristow signed for the Ossa factory in 2011 and rode to runner up position in the World Championships, a result she repeated in 2012. At the end of the season, Bristow left her factory ride at Ossa to join Sherco.
In 2013, Bristow won her first Women's FIM Trial European Championship title. In 2014, she won both the British Women's Title and the Women's FIM Trial World Championship title.. In 2015, she was awarded Lincolnshire's sports personality of the year award and best sports woman. She then won the FIM Trial World Championship every year from 2014 to 2020.
Bristow married fellow rider James Fry on 10 November 2018.
In 2020, she became the first female ever to win the prestigious Torrens Trophy Award and made history when she also become the first person to ride into the Royal Automobile Club on two wheels. In 2022, she won her eighth World Trials Championship.
Bristow was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to motor sports and women in sport.
National Trials Championship Career
International Trials Championship Career
Honors
British Women's Trials Champion 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
British Women's Indoor Trials Champion 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. European Women's Trials Champion 2013, 2017 FIM World Women's Trials Champion 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. Trial des Nations (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
Related Reading
FIM Trial European Championship
FIM Trial World Championship
References
External links
http://www.emmabristowmoto.com/Emma Bristow Official Website
Exclusive interview with seven-time Trials World Champion Emma Bristow | MCN (motorcyclenews.com) https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/2022/march/emma-bristow-interview/