KAYTLYN Adshead rounded off another stellar year with success in the FIM Women’s Trial des Nations at Arteixo, Spain on Sunday.

Having been in the winning team in 2023 and 2024, Adshead and her two Great Britain team-mates had to settle for third place last year behind Spain and Italy at Tolmezzo.

But, having taken a year out, multiple world champion Bristow made a welcome return for 2026 and she made all the difference last weekend.

‘It’s a dream for me to come back after a year away from international competition and win like this,’ said Bristow. ‘I wanted to be able to help Alice [Minta] and Kaytlyn as much as possible and I think the team ethic really shone through.

‘It felt really close between us and Italy all day and every single point mattered in the slippery and unpredictable conditions. But all three of us rode extremely well on the second lap in particular, pulling together to make sure we did what was needed to get the gold.’

Intermittent rain made the going very challenging on Sunday, particularly on the second lap. Closely matched by Italy, it was all to play for heading into the final four sections as the pressure ramped up. However, it was the TeamGB Women that coped the best.

They only dropped a single mark mark on sections 12 and 13, compared to the nine that Italy lost. That meant Adshead, Bristow and British champion Minta had to maintain their consistency on the final two sections to take the win.

The GB trio finished top of the pile with a total of seven points, Italy runners-up on 14 and hosts, Spain, rounding out the podium on 50 points.

This success comes after Adshead finished sixth in the Trial GP Women's World Championship earlier this month.

The Glen Maye woman was also crowned 2025 Isle of Man Sportswoman of the Year back in February.