Moutier, Switzerland: Australia finishes 8th in the 2012 Women's Trial des Nations.
The three Aussies - Kristie Mckinnon (NSW), Ina Halls (Vic) and Felicty Harvie (Vic) - rode in extremely wet and muddy conditions to finish 8th overall.
Winning the event for the third time in a row was Spain, on 25 points. The Spanish team of Sanz, Gomez and Conde won from Great Britain's Bristow, Cook and Fox on 29 points.
The TdN event takes the best two results from the three riders for each section.
Final Results:
1. Spain - 24
2. Britain - 29
3. France - 39
4. Germany - 46
5. USA - 51
6. Italy - 56
7. Norway - 72
8. Australia - 112
9. Sweden - 137
10. Portugal - 224
11. Switzerland - 258
The Men's TdN event will run on Sunday 30th, with the Australian team consisting of Tom Scott (Vic), Tim Coleman (Vic), Kyle Middleton (NSW) and Boyd Willcocks (Qld).
(Photos: David Ault)