The Wagner Cup has been a part of the FIM Trial World Championship ever since the series first visited North American shores back in 1975. The famous trophy is awarded to the overall winner of the US Trial GP, so in the case of this weekend’s event it will be the World Pro rider who records the best result over the two days of competition.
The distinctive award that incorporates four big-horn sheep resides permanently at the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) headquarters in Ohio. The highly prestigious golden cup carries the engraved name of every winner since 1975.
Wiltz Wagner, after whom the trophy is named, was one of the founding members of the North American Trials Council (NATC) and is widely regarded as the father of Trial in the USA. Wiltz is in attendance at this weekend’s US Trial GP at the Trials Training Center (TTC) at Sequatchie, Tennessee and will be on hand to present the trophy to this year’s winner on Sunday afternoon.
Takahisa Fujinami – Repsol Montesa was the last recipient of the Wagner Cup when he was the best performance at TTC, Sequatchie back in 2008.
So the big question now is, who will win the Wagner Cup this time around?