Miquel Gelabert and Honda Montesa complete encouraging debut weekend together

The RTL Electric rider finishes fifth in race two, tied on points with the third and fourth placed riders. He closes the second day seventh in the combined standings.

The third and fourth races of the Trial2 World Championship season took place in Benahavís, Málaga on Sunday. Miquel Gelabert secured a Top 10 and a Top 5 finish, respectively. The RTL Electric rider fought for victory and the podium until the final section of Race 2 on Sunday. With seventeen points earned between the two Sunday races in Spain, Gelabert placed seventh in the combined standings and remains ninth in the overall standings for the season.

Just as he started both races on Saturday, Gelabert accrued a single penalty point in the first section and was among the contenders for the top positions. However, the difficulty of some of the sections led him to incur extra points throughout the morning race. The Honda Montesa rider was able to finish Race 1 in tenth place, achieving his second consecutive Top 10 finish and six more points in the Trial2 standings.

For the second race, he managed to clear the first five sections, allowing him to lead a Trial2 event for the first time with the RTL Electric. From then on, the circuit gradually increased in difficulty. Nevertheless, Gelabert remained consistent and was in the podium positions for virtually the entire race, which was ultimately decided on Section 12: A penalty point in that final section dropped him to fifth, tied with the third and fourth-place finishers, and three points away from the win.

Miquel Gelabert has 30 points in the overall standings, putting him joint eighth. His next event takes place next weekend in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, on April 11-13th.