Determination Keeps Abellan in Contention - TrialGP

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Without doubt one of the greatest female Trial riders of her generation, Berta Abellan (Scorpa) has carved a career for herself through a combination of skill, dedication and sheer dogged determination that has carried her to four FIM silver and two bronze medals in a top-flight career stretching back to 2014.

While her career stats are already very impressive, they become even more remarkable when you consider that she is still only twenty-four years old with many years ahead of her in the sport.

Coming from Terrassa, just thirty kilometres north-west of Barcelona in the Spanish Trial hotbed of Catalonia, the Health Emergencies student is extremely honest and open about the fact that winning the FIM Women’s Trial World Championship is her primary motivation. Currently trailing defending champion Emma Bristow by thirteen points with three scoring days left, it is an ambition that she is looking increasingly likely to have to put on hold for another season, but it comes as no surprise to learn that Abellan is not giving up.

“I can [catch Bristow], whatever happens will happen. I’m going to fight to the end. It’s a thorn in my side that I’ve wanted to get rid of for years, but even so I also know that she will be fighting to finish in the best possible way.”

Her 2023 campaign got off to a flying start when she won both days at the opening round in Spain, but this year she faced the double disappointment of twice finishing third when the series got under way in Japan in mid-May...

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