Key points:
• Kyle Middleton’s victory: Kyle Middleton won the top-tier Trial1 class at the 2025 Hell Team TRS & Integrated Products Australian Trial Championship. He secured his tenth Trial1 title by defeating reigning champion Connor Hogan by 5pts.
• Michelle Coleman’s triumph: Michelle Coleman dominated the women’s open class, collecting her 10th national title and a 17th podium finish at the championship.
• Other champions: Solo champions were crowned across 13 classes. Notable winners include Tom Scott in Trial2, Adrian Harry in T3 Masters and Jack Walling in the junior open class.
He’s very much a part-timer competitor these days, but Kyle Middleton has reinforced his status as an out and out champion of his craft with a sensational victory in the top-tier Trial1 Expert class at the 2025 Hell Team TRS & Integrated Products Australian Trial Championship in Meringandan West (Qld) on June 7-8.
Despite intense pressure from reigning champion Connor Hogan on day two, Middleton held his nerve to turn the tables on his adversary and win a phenomenal tenth Trial1 title by a slender 5pts (58 to 63). Neil Price (105pts) was third.
Meanwhile, another trial stalwart, Michelle Coleman, also returned to the winner’s list in Queensland, dominating the women’s open class to collect her tenth national title and a seventeenth podium finish.
Middleton even surprised himself by taking home the gold medal at the Moto Trials Queensland-promoted championship.
“I was unsure whether to ride this year, but I took my own advice to support those who support trials,” said Middleton. “I wanted to get my Hell Team TRRS onto the podium and enjoy myself with my dad and sister. I never expected to sit it on the top step!
“My bike was amazing this weekend. Fitness needed to be managed, so I just let my beauty do most of the work for me. Will I ride next year? Not sure, my plans are to firstly keep enjoying and nurturing my family and secondly keep trials fun.”
The Trial1 title was a heart-stopper, with Middleton and Hogan the major protagonists from the outset. Middleton started the stronger and was 10pts in front after day one, but Hogan wasn’t going down without a fight and he rallied on Sunday’s lap one to reduce the deficit to just 1pt.
Despite being under the blowtorch, Middleton then got the title back on his terms with a superb lap two to close the door on a gallant Hogan.
Price just held off a late charging Colin Zarczynski (107pts) to claim the final spot on the podium, while Chris Bayles (126pts) rounded out the top five. It was the sixth visit to a Trial1 podium for tireless veteran Price.
Edited 10th June 2025: The original article (reposted from ma.org.au) had Kyle as winning 9 Australian Trial Championships but he has won 10 Australian Trial Championships (Source: Trials Australia). Thanks Ross Middleton.
