Emma Elizabeth Fry (née Bristow; born 29 October 1990) is a British professional motorcycle trials rider and nine-times Women’s World Championship rider in World Trials. 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.
In 2023, Emma Bristow finished in 40th place due to mechanical difficulties but again won the MHT Trophy for the "best performance by a lady rider".
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
Year Class Machine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Points Pos Notes 2011 British Women's Ossa MOO2 SCA1 LIN2 SOU2 MAN1 YEA2 RIC1 111 2nd 2012 British Women's Ossa LOC1 DIR2 SCA2 WES1 MCK2 ESW2 91 2nd 2013 British Women's Ossa COL2 CHR1 VIC2 WAI2 AST1 POW2 TRA1 111 2nd 2014 British Women's Sherco OTT1 SOU2 SCA1 ART1 STE1 STE1 PID1 120 1st British Women's champion 2014 British Expert Sherco LAK- RIC- TEA9 EDI- STD10 WOE14 RPM13 18 16th 2015 British Women's Sherco NBE1 LUT- ZON1 ZON1 MAN1 IOM1 IOM1 120 1st British Women's champion 2017 British Women's Sherco NBE1 SOU- TOR1 BEX1 NOE1 NOE1 100 1st British Women's champion
International Trials Championship Career
Year Class Machine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Points Pos Notes 2006 FIM European Women's Gas Gas FRA11 ITA8 SPA7 22 9th 2006 FIM World Women's Gas Gas AND9 BEL- FRA13 10 13th 2007 FIM European Women's Gas Gas SPA7 ITA8 NOR10 23 7th 2007 FIM World Women's Gas Gas CZE10 BEL- GBR- 6 14th 2008 FIM European Women's Gas Gas FRA6 ITA6 CZE8 20 6th 2008 FIM World Women's Gas Gas LUX6 SPA10 AND6 20 6th 2009 FIM World Women's Gas Gas AND7 FRA5 ITA12 20 6th 2010 FIM World Women's Gas Gas FRA3 CZE5 POL7 26 4th 2011 FIM European Women's Ossa ITA2 GER3 CZE2 49 2nd 2011 FIM World Women's Ossa GER2 CZE2 ITA4 34 2nd 2012 FIM European Women's Ossa ITA3 CZE2 NED2 49 2nd 2012 FIM World Women's Ossa AND2 AND4 SUI2 SUI2 SUI4 51 2nd 2013 FIM European Women's Ossa CZE1 NOR1 SWE1 300 1st FIM European Women's champion 2013 FIM World Women's ShercoAND3 AND1 FRA2 FRA2 FRA2 54 2nd 2014 FIM World Women's Sherco BEL1 SPA1 SPA2 AND1 60 1st FIM World Women's champion 2015 FIM World Women's Sherco CZE2 CZE1 SPA1 SPA1 SPA1 60 1st FIM World Women's champion 2016 FIM World Women's Sherco GBR1 GBR1 ITA1 ITA1 FRA1 80 1st FIM World Women's champion 2017 FIM European Women's Sherco NED1 LET1 LET2 ITA1 385 1st FIM European Women's champion 2017 FIM World Women's Sherco USA1 USA1 CZE1 ITA2 77 1st FIM World Women's champion 2018 FIM World Women's Sherco JAP1 JAP1 FRA1 GBR1 80 1st FIM World Women's champion 2019 FIM World Women's Sherco JAP1 JAP1 POR1 FRA1 SPA1 100 1st FIM World Women's champion
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, 2022, 2023, 2024. Trial des Nations (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024)
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/