NORTH Yorkshire teenager Kathryn Wardle has won the European Ladies Trials Championship youth section after finishing fifth at Borgo Maggiore in San Marino last Saturday.

She took the title by just a single point from Italian Alessandra Sbrana, while fellow North Yorkshire rider Becky Rennison finished fourth on the day.

In the adult section, Richmond's Katy Sunter failed to score in her first major trial since suffering a knee injury.

Results. - Adults: 1 Laia Sanz (Spain) Beta 8; 2 Iris Kramer (Germany) Gas Gas 22; 3 Maria Conway (Great Britain) Beta 37.

Other British: 11 Donna Fox (Sherco) 66; 19 Katy Sunter (Gas Gas) 95.

Final standings: 1 Laia Sanz (Spain) 60; 2 Iris Kramer (Germany) 51; 3 Maria Conway 43.

Other British: 5 Donna Fox 28.

Youths: 1 Debbie Leavitt (USA) Sherco 48; 2 Valery Rooke (Holland) Gas Gas 66; 3 Kayleigh Price (GB) Gas Gas 75.

Other British: 4 Becky Rennison (Beta) 79; 5 Kathryn Wardle (Sherco) 83.

Final standings: 1 Kathryn Wardle 41; 2 Alessandra Sbrana (Italy) 40; 3 Danielle Pluvieux (France) 34.