Berta Abellan Takes 2025 FIM Women’s Trial World Championship Title

Spain’s Berta Abellan is the new FIM Women’s Trial World Champion, securing the title on the final day of the 2025 Hertz FIM Trial World Championship at the TrialGP of Great Britain in Geddington.

The weekend also saw rising American star Ryon Land finish his debut season as FIM Trial3 World Champion, while Italy’s Sara Trentini clinched the FIM Women’s Trial2 World Cup.

In the premier TrialGP class, having already secured his nineteenth consecutive title on Saturday, Toni Bou wrapped up the season with hard-fought victories in both of Sunday’s races. Home favourite Harry Hemingway, who claimed the Trial2 title yesterday, could only manage fourth overall as Arnau Farré completed a dynamic double-win weekend.

The action unfolded once again in the narrow, wooded valley at Geddington, where a series of steep climbs and descents over imposing rock steps tested the world’s best riders. A large crowd enjoyed thrilling displays as riders battled the dry, loose conditions.

After five runner-up finishes in previous seasons, Abellan was overjoyed to finally strike gold. She clinched the overall win on a tie-break against her main rival, Andrea Sofia Rabino, following two fiercely contested races that saw the pair swap wins and second-place finishes. Abellan reflected on the achievement: “Finally, my dream has come true. I’m very grateful for all the support I have had from my team, my supporters and my sponsors and I am so, so happy.”

With a commanding points lead, Abellan approached the final races conservatively. Her opening race score of twenty – two more than Rabino – was sufficient to secure the championship. She then followed with a remarkable score of just four in the final race and topped the Power Section, finishing twelve points clear of the Italian teenager. Britain’s Kaytlyn Adshead rounded out the podium with consistent three-four finishes, while Denisa Pechackova finished fifth behind local rider Alice Minta but retained third in the championship standings.

Ryon Land carried a 33-point advantage in Trial3 into the final day. A third-place finish in the opening race on a total of eight – two behind Jonas Jorgensen, who won a tie-break with Jin Kuroyama – was enough to secure the title. Sunday’s overall winner, Harison Skelton, bounced back from a seventh-place finish in race one to claim victory in race two with a score of four, securing second in the series. Kuroyama tied on points with Fabio Mazzola, taking the day’s overall via tie-break, while Land finished sixth overall – his lowest placing of the year – but remained the undisputed champion. Reflecting on his debut season, Land said: “I’m lost for words. To become only the second world champion from America feels amazing and we’re going to go full gas on 2026 and hope for the best. Thanks to Sherco and my family and everyone who has supported me.”

In Trial2 Women, Trentini began the day with a 20-point lead and, despite posting her worst finish of the season with fourth overall, claimed the title comfortably. “I tried to win today and I liked the sections more than yesterday,” she said. “It is a really good feeling to take the title and I am very happy.” Victory on the day went to Britain’s Matilda Arbon, who won the opening race on ten marks from France’s Margaux Pena on twelve, with Trentini losing a tie-break for third with Spain’s Daniela Hernando after both recorded thirteen marks. In race two, Norway’s Maria Ersland recorded the best score of nine, three ahead of Trentini, while Arbon finished fourth on sixteen to secure her second overall of the season.

Back in the premier TrialGP class, Bou demonstrated why he is a legend of the sport. He managed a race-one total of twenty-one, finishing just two ahead of his teammate Gabriel Marcelli, while Jaime Busto, Bou’s closest title rival this season, scored twenty-seven to take third on a tie-break with Italy’s Matteo Grattarola. Pablo Suarez took fifth on thirty-two, edging home rider Jack Peace for championship fifth. Bou then dominated race two with a victory on thirteen marks, following it with another Power Section win. Busto finished three behind, while Marcelli dropped to fourth, and Peace scored fifth, securing a strong end to his season-long title fight with Aniol Gelabert, who ended the race in sixth on thirty-five. “I am super-happy to end this season with wins in both races and the Power Section,” Bou said. “Thank you to my team for making it possible – I think it has been a fantastic season.”

Trial2 saw an intense battle as Britain’s Jack Dance took the opening race win with a score of six, ahead of fellow Brit and former champion Billy Green and Spaniard Farré, both on seven marks, with Farré finishing behind Green on a tie-break. In the second race, Farré produced a stellar performance, scoring just three to claim overall victory and third in the championship. George Hemingway pushed older brother Harry into third with eight marks, while Green took fourth on a tie-break with Dance on sixteen. “It has been an amazing weekend and I can’t quite believe it,” said Farré. “Before I came here I thought it would be very difficult to take third, but I have felt so good this weekend and I am so happy.”

With the 2025 Hertz FIM Trial World Championship now concluded, attention turns to Tolmezzo in Italy on 20-21 September for the FIM Trial des Nations.