Honda Montesa and Miquel Gelabert achieve first victory with RTL Electric

The Spanish rider makes history by achieving the first world championship level victory on Honda’s electric bike.

Viana do Castelo hosts the second round of the Outdoor World Championship this weekend, and on Saturday Honda Montesa rider Miquel Gelabert achieved his first victory with the RTL Electric. The difficulty of the second race did not prevent the 26-year-old from showing his potential and claiming an historic triumph.

The Honda Montesa rider began the first race of the weekend with the intention of continuing to improve his adaptation to the new bike after the opening round in Benahavís, Málaga. Feeling good on a different kind of terrain, Gelabert made it through the first section without penalties and quickly climbed into the provisional Top 5. He continued his good run until the end of the race, where he accumulated only 10 penalty points, finishing second and earning 17 points.

For the second race of the day, the RTL Electric rider was comfortable and confident. Gelabert managed to string together four consecutive cleans, which allowed him to establish himself among the contenders for a podium finish at the end of the day. In the final stages of the race, he moved into first place and didn’t relinquish it until the end. With only 5 penalty points to his name, he emerged as the winner of Race 2.

In Saturday’s overall standings, Gelabert made history by achieving the first RTL Electric win in the world championship. Overally, thanks to a strong points tally from Day 1 in Viana do Castelo, he climbs to 5th in the standings, with 67 points.

Miquel Gelabert will have two more opportunities on Sunday to claim another victory in the Portuguese town. The action for the Trial2 riders will begin at 8:00 a.m. (local time) with the start of the first rider.