The Barcelona-born rider heads into the penultimate round of the Trial2 World Championship just five points behind the leader.

The Trial2 World Championship enters its decisive phase this weekend, with the penultimate round of the calendar. Miquel Gelabert, riding the RTL Electric for the Japanese team, heads to Rhode Island in second place with just two rounds remaining.

Gelabert is in great form after a strong performance in San Marino, where he had a spectacular first day with a double victory. Despite a mechanical problem on the second day, he managed to minimise the damage and hold firm in the standings. He is currently second, just five points behind leader Harry Hemingway, and knows that Rhode Island offers no margin for error if he wants to keep his hopes of winning the championship alive at the final round in the United Kingdom.

The rider and his team have worked on his fitness to be at his best for the final two rounds. Since their difficult start to the season, progress has been notable, and the goal is now to score as many points as possible.

Rhode Island is presented as an important but also demanding event. The equality in the category is huge and any small mistake can be expensive. Gelabert faces the challenge with his mind set on scoring as many points as possible, maintaining his concentration and staying in the fight for the championship.

Miquel Gelabert 256

Championship: 2nd

“These weeks off from racing have been positive, because we've had some very intense days of training and preparing the bike for the United States. We're going to try to continue with the approach we've taken in the last few races, with a focus on enjoying ourselves. The goal is to finish first in the United States, since the next round is the last one and on top of that, it's Harry's home round. This will be an important weekend for us. I'm very motivated and will keep pushing to do a good job.”

Carles Barneda

Team Manager

“This break has been positive for fine-tuning some details, and we're arriving in the United States very motivated. We're very close to the leader, but that doesn't change our working dynamic: we continue with the focus of going zone by zone and race by race. The important thing now is to maintain the form we've been in and avoid mistakes. It's the penultimate round of the season, and nothing is decided yet. There are still a lot of points at stake, so we'll have to be very focused and give our all until the end.”

Preview Round TRIAL2 - 6   Exeter, Rhode Island
Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Points
1 Hemingway Harry 217 GBR Beta Factory Trial Team Beta 310
2 Gelabert Miquel 256 SPA Honda Montesa Honda 305
3 Green Billy 214 GBR Scorpa Scorpa 266
4 Bincaz Benoit 273 FRA EM Factory Team Electric Motion 225
5 Farre Arnau 219 SPA Sherco Sherco 225
6 Hemingway George 252 GBR Beta Factory Trial Team Beta 199
7 Haga Sondre 217 NOR GasGas Factory Racing GasGas 161
8 Dance Jack 236 GBR GasGas Factory Racing GasGas 142
9 Turner Harry 211 GBR Sherco Sherco 112
10 Trueba Gerard 250 SPA Beta Trueba Trial Team Beta 76
11 Titli  Francesco 258 ITA TRRS TRRS 73
12 Fabian David 221 ITA Beta Fabian Beta 63
13 Mempor Marco 271 AUT TRRS TRRS 63
14 Gunvaldse Jarand 225 NOR TRRS TRRS 63
15 Spreafico Mattia 247 ITA GasGas Factory Racing GasGas 47
Location Information

Exeter, Rhode Island, USA - View in Google Maps