Michael again qualified for the final at round 4 of the FIM World Indoor Championship in Bolzano, Italy tonight.

The sections proved to be of a more technical nature for this event than in Barcelona and after a good showing in the qualifier to beat Matteo Grattarola into the final, having 2 cleans then 2 fives and another clean,  Michael had to ride the sections first throughout the televised event. This proved a difficult job but Michael pushed hard and gave a great account of himself to the friendly Italian crowd. His 6th place on the night keeps him in 6th overall in the Championship.

Michael Commented after the event "I have really enjoyed tonight's trial and the sections have been much more rideable than the previous round. I was very happy with my riding in the qualification but I made mistakes in the final which I need to rectify in the next round in madrid. I would like to thank all the team for their help over the past week and now I am looking forward to round 1 of the British Championship this weekend in Scarborough"

You can view images of Michael in the sections, thanks to Ian Cross, by clicking on the picture below of Michael in the last section of the night which will take you to Ian's gallery section of this site. Images added after the Barcelona collection.