Eddie Karlsson to ride at 2015 X-Trial Championship - Sheffield
By Team TMX on 22nd Dec 14
Takahisa Fujinami will not be riding in the 2015 X-Trial Championship due to a recurring injury. His FIM appointed replacement is the young Swede Eddie Karlsson who started competing in Trials in 2004, three years later he was proclaimed as one the best junior riders in Sweden.
Before the age of 15 he had won the Swedish Junior Trials Championship and at the age of 16 he won the Swedish Trials Championship and in 2014 he became a works rider for the Honda/Montesa factory in Spain.
Eddie is amongst the small group of really young riders to appear at Sheffield, in that group are two of the best riders the World has ever seen. They too made their debut here at 19 years of age you might know their names - Dougie Lampkin MBE and Toni Bou.
Will this young Swede follow on in their shoes? Eddie is undoubtedly one of the best riders to come out of Sweden but is he a World beater?
We wish Eddie well it's been a long time since Sweden had a World Trials Champion (1980) he was a Karlsson too (no relation).
There's still some really good seats available if your quick. The arena box office closes at 8pm on Saturday the 20th December and re-opens on Boxing day from 12am to 5pm and doesn't open again until Saturday 3rd January (the day of the event).
However, tickets will still be available online at www.motorpointarenasheffield.co.uk and seats will also be available on sale on the day of the event.
