YrjoVesterinen’sowndevelopmentBultaco–
thesubjectofafeatureinCDBsomeissues
ago–isanon-goingproject.IgnacioBultodemonstratessomeoftheskills
whichtookhimtothetopinthefeet-upworld...
eveniflateroninthetrialhedidhaveamassive
‘off’onthegradedhill climb.JamesLampkin,ridinghis
dadAlan’sbike–asister
modeltohisuncleMartin’s
worldchampionship-winning
bike–wascompetingto
raisemoneyforCancerCare.Onceachampion,always
achampion:Charles
Coutard,multiFrenchtrials
champ,demonstrateshis
wayofcleaningasection.ManuelSolerattackedthetrickybank
sectioninthemiddleofthecourse
withdetermination.Theclubwouldliketothankanumber
ofpeopleforsupportontheday, in
particularIanBradleyatConiston
Breweryasmaintrialsponsor–and
providerofabottleofbeerattheend
ofthetrial;EricKitchenwhoraided
hisphotographyarchiveforimages
relatingtoBultaco;andallthespecial
guests.Rollonnextyear.Sponsors
Withsuchalonghistoryofsuccessfulcompetitionandloadsofnationalandinternational
titles,isit anywonderBultacoisrememberedfondlyaroundtheworld?Here,inCumbria,near
Sedbergh,somenotablenamesfromthefactorycamealongandYrjoVesterinenprovided
Bultacosforthemalltoride.So,fromtheleftare:JaimePuig,JavierCucurella,OriolBulto,Yrjo
Vesterinen,CharlesCoutard,ManuelSoler,AlanLampkin,DaveThorpeandIgnacioBulto.Specialguests
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