Motorcycling Australia’s five-rider team to contest the 2025 FIM Oceania Trial Championship in New Zealand from October 25-27 has been selected, featuring an impressive mix of youth and experience.
The riders and classes they will compete in are as follows:
• T2: Joshua Coleman
• T3/Women’s: Jenna Lupo
• T4/Women’s: Michelle Coleman
• T5/Junior: Hector Pinto
• T5/Veterans 2: Garry Connell
The team manager is Phil Whittle.
This year’s event marks 50 years since the first FIM Oceania Trial Championship was held in 1975 – then known as the ‘Trans Tasman Trophy Challenge’. Team Australia prevailed in the inaugural shootout, but the overall ledger currently has New Zealand sitting on 13 victories compared to 12.
Team Australia is the defending champion after winning the 2023 event in the Barossa Ranges of South Australia.
The 2025 FIM Oceania Trial Championship will be held in in the Taranaki region of the North Island over a three-day format and in separate locations.
Riders in each class will be ranked daily and, after all three competition days, points from all eligible classes will be totalled and the nation with the highest total will be declared the FIM Oceania trial champion.
