NINE years after it was first proposed, Anglesey's Trac Môn Circuit finally staged its first FIM Trial World Championship weekend - and it more than lived up to the wait.
The spectacular north Wales venue provided a fitting backdrop as Spain's Toni Bou again showed why he remains the sport's ultimate standard-bearer.
The 39-time world champion produced another commanding display across both days, stretching his championship lead to 320 points.
Jaime Busto sits second on 230, with Gabriel Marcelli just behind on 229, but Bou's grip on the series looks as strong as ever after a near-flawless weekend on terrain making its debut at this level.
There was also plenty of interest from a Yorkshire perspective, with Silsden very much represented on the world stage.
George Hemingway continued his eye-catching rookie campaign in Trial2 by finishing runner-up on Saturday behind Sherco rider Harry Turner, who claimed his maiden victory in the class.
It was another important result for the talented Silsden rider, whose consistency over the punishing two-day format keeps him firmly in the championship mix heading into the closing rounds.
Older brother Harry Hemingway, also from Silsden, was again competing in the blue-riband TrialGP class after stepping up from Trial2 last year.
Still adapting to the demands of elite level, he continues to gain valuable experience against the very best riders in the world, including Bou.
Also flying the flag was fellow Silsden rider Alfie Lampkin, the 20-year-old son of 12-time world champion Dougie Lampkin MBE.
Competing in Trial2 after graduating from Trial3, the Silsden rider is continuing his development at world level and added another significant weekend to his growing experience.
The event marked the culmination of years of work by Dougie Lampkin and Jake Miller, whose ML Events team succeeded in bringing the World Championship to Anglesey for the first time.
For a venue nearly a decade in the making, it delivered the world-class spectacle organisers had hoped for.
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