Abellan goes for gold at TrialGP of Great Britain

The twenty-five-year-old, who also has two bronze medals in her impressive trophy collection, embodies the expression ‘quitters never win and winners never quit’ and following a close and competitive season she heads into next month’s final round – the TrialGP of Great Britain – holding a commanding thirty-two-point lead.

“For me, winning this year would be the fruit of all the work I’ve been putting in for so many years as well as the perseverance and effort of my entire family, the support of the sponsors, everything,” she said. “It would be the best way to thank all those who have been on my side and have believed in me – but I won’t celebrate anything until I finish the final round!”

Growing up in a family of Trial riders and calling the Catalonian city of Terrassa home, it was almost inevitable that Abellan would ride and she took her first tentative steps in the sport when she was just four years old. With no shortage of Spanish role models of her own to choose from, the young Abellan drew early inspiration from fellow Catalan and record-breaking FIM Women’s Trial World Champion and all-round off-road legend Laia Sanz.

Abellan’s 2025 campaign did not get off to the greatest of starts when she trailed home fifth in the very first race at the opening round – the TrialGP of Spain – of the new-look championship at the start of April, but she immediately bounced back to win race two before sweeping both races the following day.

“I was so nervous. I felt a lot of pressure and didn’t know how to handle it, but it helped me figure out where I needed to improve. The level has risen significantly and I’m facing increasingly stronger opponents, especially Andrea Sofia Rabino. She’s incredibly talented and very consistent!”

After exchanging wins and second places with her Italian rival at round two in Portugal, Abellan finally broke clear of Rabino’s grip when the series headed to Japan in the middle of May before she exerted her dominance with a full-house of four race wins at the TrialGP of USA in July to put her thirty-two points ahead with one round remaining.

“I really wanted things to go well for me both in Japan and the USA. In Japan I had a few more failures, but in the USA I felt great! I have approached this season with more enthusiasm than ever, working at my best technically, physically and mentally.”

Abellan has never made a secret of her desire to win the title, but her modest nature has always ensured she has remained grounded and combining her riding career with her studies as a Health Emergencies student means that – if she finally realises her ambition this season – she will not allow her hard-won status as the best female Trial rider on the planet to go to her head.

“In October I start an internship with twelve-hour shifts,” she added. “It will be lots of very hard work and it will be a big reality check, but I’m also excited!”

The final round of the 2025 Hertz FIM Trial World Championship takes place on 5-7 September at Geddington in the county of Northamptonshire, around one-hundred-and-thirty kilometres north of London.