When ML Events stages X-Trial Leeds – round six of the 2026 FIM X-Trial World Championship and the first-ever motorcycle event to be held in the immaculate city centre First Direct Bank Arena – on Saturday 24 January 2026, it will once again benefit from the ongoing and valued support of Inch Perfect Trials.
Inch Perfect Trials demonstrated unwavering support for all three editions of the DL12 Indoor Trial and ML Events is delighted that the multi-faceted business, based in the Ribble Valley in the north-west of England, will return as Exclusive Retail Partner when it brings the FIM X-Trial World Championship back to Britain for the first time in a decade as part of a three-year deal to run its home round of the series.
A passionate supporter of the sport, Managing Director Matthew Alpe started out doing Trial demos at local agricultural shows and, through sheer hard work and considerable business acumen, has grown Inch Perfect Trials from its early days based out of his bedroom into one of the off-road industry’s major players.
Encompassing all areas of the sport, from teaching basic riding skills to absolute beginners through to providing bikes, spares and riding kit for top Professionals, Inch Perfect Trials is the world’s number one Montesa Honda and Electric Motion dealer and the UK’s leading outlet for OSET with an impressive selection of new and used machines in stock at any given time.
A major element of the business is the provision of riding tuition and this practical and hands-on approach has been instrumental in providing easy entry-level access to Trial and directly introducing new blood into the sport.
Event co-promoter Dougie Lampkin has helped with rider instruction at Inch Perfect Trials’ custom-built, one-hundred-acre Trial Park in Lancashire and it is safe to say the twelve-time FIM World Champion is a big fan.
Lampkin said: “It is important to understand just how big an impact Inch Perfect Trials has had on the sport we all love, both in this country and on a global basis. Matthew has been instrumental in bringing new riders into the sport and he also recognises the need to support Trial on all levels so I’m over the moon to once again be able to count on his valuable backing.”
Matthew Alpe, Inch Perfect Trials Managing Director, stated: “When I was asked to lend my support to X-Trial Leeds I did not have to think twice. I was delighted to be associated with all three editions of the DL12 Indoor Trial and it makes perfect sense to continue this association with ML Events’ latest venture. Not only will it showcase the sport to a whole new audience, something that is at the heart of Inch Perfect Trials’ ethos, it sends out a positive message to the rest of the world that Britain is still very much one of Trial’s powerhouse nations.”
Tickets for X-Trial Leeds on Saturday 24 January 2026 are already on sale. Click here to discover which seats have already sold as the FIM X-Trial World Championship returns to the UK after a ten-year absence.
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