BERTA TOPS BRISTOW
You can never keep a good rider down, as the 2023 FIM Trial GP Women’s Championship leader Berta Abellan (Scorpa-ESP) found out in Portugal. After winning the opening two rounds in Spain, her rival, the eight-time FIM World Champion Emma Bristow (Sherco), came fighting back to claim the next two wins and put her within two points of the championship lead. Abellan held the upper hand in Spain as Bristow could not find her form, with Andrea Sofia Rabino (Beta-ITA) pushing her down to third on day one. In Portugal, Bristow showed her best form with two clear wins as Great Britain’s Alice Minta (Scorpa) made her first visit to the podium. As Abellan and Bristow fight for the title, the fight for the top five is a close encounter, including Andrea Sofia Rabino (Beta-ITA), Naomi Monnier (GASGAS-FRA) and 19-year-old Minta.
2023 FIM TRIAL GP WOMEN
ROUND 1: SPAIN
DAY 1 RESULTS: 1: Berta Abellan (Scorpa-ESP) 4; 2: Rabino 9; 3: Bristow 10; 4: Minta 34; 5: Monnier 37; 6: Bacchetta 37; 7: Barkved 43; 8: Adshead 47; 9: Robinson 55; 10: Hoover 56. DAY 2 RESULTS: 1: Berta Abellan (Scorpa-ESP) 5; 2: Bristow 11; 3: Monnier 17; 4: Rabino 25; 5: Minta 34; 6: Barkved 37; 7: Bacchetta 40; 8: Adshead 53; 9: Meier 55; 10: Ter Jung 59.
ROUND 2: PORTUGAL
DAY 1 RESULTS: 1: Emma Bristow (Sherco-GBR) 17; 2: Abellan 24; 3: Monnier 28; 4: Rabino 40; 5: Barkved 40; 6: Minta 41; 7: Meier 49; 8: Robinson 53; 9: Hoover 55; 10: Soyer 56.
DAY 2 RESULTS: 1: Emma Bristow (Sherco-GBR) 5; 2: Abellan 7; 3: Minta 34; 4: Rabino 36; 5: Barkved 40; 6: Monnier 41; 7: Adshead 47; 8: Hoover 51; 9: Meier 54; 10: Bacchetta 63.
POSITIONS (AFTER 2 OF 7 ROUNDS): 1: Berta Abellan (Scorpa-ESP) 74; 2: Emma Bristow (Sherco-GBR) 72; 3: Andrea Sofia Rabino (Beta-ITA) 56; 4: Naomi Monnier (GASGAS-FRA) 51; 5: Alice Minta (Scorpa-GBR) 49; 6: Huldeborg Barkved (TRRS-NOR) 41; 7: Alessia Bacchetta (GASGAS-ITA) 30; 8: Kaytlyn Adshead (TRRS-GBR) 29; 9: Keity Meier (TRRS-EST) 28; 10: Madeleine Hoover (GASGAS-USA) 26; 11: Alicia Robinson (Beta-GBR) 23.