Spain’s Berta Abellan (Scorpa) is the new FIM Women’s Trial World Champion after sewing up the title on the concluding day of the final round of the 2025 Hertz FIM Trial World Championship – the TrialGP of Great Britain – at Geddington today as rising American star Ryon Land (Sherco) ended his debut season in the series as FIM Trial3 World Champion and Sara Trentini (TRRS) from Italy clinched the FIM Women’s Trial2 World Cup.
- Berta Abellan strikes gold in TrialGP Women as series concludes in Great Britain
- Ryon Land takes Trial3 title and Sara Trentini clinches Women’s Trial2 World Cup
- Toni Bou wins TrialGP as Arnau Farré completes his Trial2 double
In the premier TrialGP class, having secured his nineteenth consecutive title on Saturday, Toni Bou (Montesa) signed off on top with hard-fought victories in both of today’s races, but home rider Harry Hemingway (Beta) – who claimed the Trial2 title yesterday – could only manage fourth overall as Arnau Farré (Sherco) completed a dynamic double weekend win.
With most of the action once again focussed in the narrow, wooded valley where a series of steep climbs and descents over imposing rock steps provided a suitable challenge for the best riders in the world, another sizeable crowd was entertained by some incredible performances as the superstars of the sport fought to find grip in the dry, loose conditions.
Abellan, a five-time vice-champion, was overjoyed to finally strike gold this season and, fittingly, the twenty-five-year-old ended her campaign on top after taking the overall decision on a tie-break with her main rival Andrea Sofia Rabino (Beta) from Italy following two close and competitive races that saw the pair exchange wins and second-placed finishes.
“Finally, my dream has come true,” said Abellan. “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 did not have to take any risks and her opening race score of twenty – two more than Rabino – was easily good enough for the title. However, champions rarely like to settle for second place and her score of just four in the final race of the season saw her finish twelve clear of the Italian teenager before, just for good measure, she raced to victory in the Power Section.
Britain’s Kaytlyn Adshead (Sherco) ended her championship on the podium with third overall after parting with twenty-three marks in each race to post three-four finishes, but third in the championship went to Denisa Pechackova (TRRS) from the Czech Republic who ended the day in fifth behind home rider Alice Minta (Beta).
Land held a thirty-three-point advantage in Trial3 heading into the final day of the championship and a third-placed finish in the first race on a total of eight – two behind Jonas Jorgensen (Beta) who won a tie-break with Jin Kuroyama (Sherco) from Japan – was good enough to secure the title.
Yesterday’s overall winner Harison Skelton (Scorpa), who slipped to seventh in the opening race, returned to the top in race two on four to secure second in the series with Kuroyama’s score of eleven giving him second on a tie-break with Italian Fabio Mazzola (TRRS) and earning him the day’s overall.
Land ended the race back in sixth on fifteen, but even fifth overall – his worst finish of the year – could not take the shine off a sparking first season in the series.
“I’m lost for words,” said Land. “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.”
Starting the day with a commanding twenty-point lead in Trial2 Women, Trentini posted her worst overall finish of the season in fourth, but this was still easily good enough for her to take the title.
“I tried to win today and I liked the sections more than yesterday,” said Trentini. “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 (Sherco) who won the opening race on a score of ten from France’s Margaux Pena (Electric Motion) on twelve with Trentini losing a tie-break for third with Spain’s Daniela Hernando (Beta) after the pair parted with thirteen marks each.
Norway’s Maria Ersland (Vertigo) recorded the best finish in race two with a score of nine, three ahead of Trentini who in turn was two clear of series runner-up Pena as Arbon clinched her second overall of the season in fourth on sixteen.
With the championship heading home with him for another year, Spanish superstar Bou could afford to relax his grip on TrialGP, but that is simply not the thirty-eight-year-old’s style and despite a race-one maximum on the man-made jumble of rocks and huge concrete pipes that comprised the final section, his score of twenty-one saw him finish the opening race two ahead of his team-mate Gabriel Marcelli.
Jaime Busto (GASGAS), Bou’s main title rival this season, parted with twenty-seven to claim third on a tie-break with Italy’s Matteo Grattarola (Beta) and secure championship silver from Marcelli and Pablo Suarez took fifth on a tie-break with Aniol Gelabert (TRRS) after the pair finished on thirty-two, one ahead of Britain’s Jack Peace (Sherco).
Bou’s second race victory on thirteen – which he followed with the Power Section win – was three clear of Busto with Marcelli dropping to fourth on eighteen, one behind Grattarola, as Peace parted with twenty-eight for fifth – a result that gave him a fighting fifth in the championship following his season-long battle with 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,” said Bou. “Thank you to my team for making it possible – I think it has been a fantastic season.”
Trial2 has been incredibly competitive all season and Britain’s Jack Dance (GASGAS) completed the opening race on a score of just six to win from his compatriot and former champion Billy Green (Scorpa) who took second on a tie-break with super-smooth Spaniard Farré after both finished on seven.
With scores close and the slightest mistake punished, Hemingway could only manage sixth on eleven marks, one behind Spain’s Miquel Gelabert (Honda) and two adrift of French rider Benoit Bincaz (Electric Motion).
Farré clinched overall victory and third in the title fight with his second race total of three giving him the win by four marks from George Hemingway (Beta) who pushed his older brother Harry back into third on a total of eight with Green taking fourth on a tie-break with Dance on a score of 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, focus shifts to Tolmezzo in Italy on 20-21 September for the FIM Trial des Nations.
