Albert Cabestany Explained

Albert Cabestany
Birth Date:26 June 1980
Birth Place:Tarragona, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Current Team:factory gasgas team manager

Albert Cabestany (born 26 June 1980 in Tarragona, Spain), is an International motorcycle trials rider. He was Spanish Outdoor Trials Champion in 2002, and Indoor Champion in 2002, 2003 and 2006.

Biography

Cabestany competed in his first international competition in 1997 at the age of 16, riding his Beta in the Portuguese round of the FIM Trial European Championship and finishing in 8th place. At the second round in Spain he narrowly missed the podium with a 4th-place finish. After competing for the full season he ended the year 7th in the standings. He also rode in the Spanish round of the FIM Trial World Championship scoring 2 points for a 14th-place finish.

In 2002 Cabestany took the Spanish Championship Title after a season long battle with Adam Raga. It came down to the final round in Terrassa with Cabestany finishing 2nd and Raga finishing 4th giving Cabestany the title with 131 points to 129 for the season.

European Trials Championship career

[1]

YearTeamClass123456PointsRank
1997BetaProPOR
8
SPA
4
FRA
6
POL
9
ITA
13
GER
5
527th
1998BetaProSPA
2
POR
5
POL
1
ITA
9
FRA
2
GER
2
892nd

World Trials Championship career

[2]

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PointsRank
1997BetaSPA
14
SPA
-
LUX
-
LUX
-
BEL
-
BEL
-
RSM
-
RSM
-
ITA
-
ITA
-
FRA
-
FRA
-
AND
-
AND
-
USA
-
USA
-
CZE
-
CZE
-
GER
-
GER
-
221st
1998BetaSPA
12
SPA
15
GBR
15
GBR
13
RSM
15
RSM
12
CZE
9
CZE
-
GER
-
GER
-
FRA
13
FRA
13
AND
14
AND
6
FIN
13
FIN
-
NOR
8
NOR
-
5014th
1999Gas-GasSPA
9
SPA
8
POR
8
POR
4
BEL
10
BEL
15
GBR
9
GBR
6
GER
2
GER
2
FRA
6
FRA
14
USA
7
USA
9
USA
9
USA
7
SUI
14
SUI
13
ITA
6
ITA
3
1688th
2000BetaSPA
9
SPA
7
POR
4
POR
8
BEL
10
BEL
7
GBR
6
GBR
7
CZE
-
CZE
-
GER
8
GER
10
JAP
8
JAP
-
FRA
13
FRA
4
ITA
1
ITA
2
AND
9
AND
5
1646th
2001BetaSPA
4
SPA
8
POR
7
POR
7
BEL
8
BEL
6
JAP
8
JAP
7
USA
5
USA
4
ITA
10
ITA
5
FRA
11
FRA
8
AND
14
AND
7
CZE
3
CZE
3
1697th
2002BetaSPA
3
SPA
3
GBR
3
GBR
4
USA
4
USA
5
AND
1
AND
5
FRA
1
FRA
2
ITA
5
ITA
3
FRA
6
FRA
4
JAP
11
JAP
7
2133rd
2003BetaIRL
7
IRL
3
LUX
-
LUX
-
GER
6
GER
9
JAP
-
JAP
-
AND
9
AND
8
SPA
6
SPA
1
ITA
5
ITA
3
FRA
4
FRA
4
EUR
4
EUR
5
1627th
2004BetaIRL
3
IRL
2
POR
4
POR
4
JAP
8
JAP
8
USA
5
USA
4
FRA
4
FRA
4
AND
3
ITA
5
ITA
6
SPA
5
SUI
5
SUI
5
1954th
2005ShercoPOR
3
SPA
2
JAP
3
JAP
1
USA
6
USA
2
AND
3
FRA
3
FRA
2
ITA
3
ITA
9
GBR
3
GER
5
GER
6
BEL
5
2104th
2006ShercoSPA
4
POR
6
USA
5
USA
4
JAP
3
JAP
1
FRA
5
FRA
2
POL
3
GBR
3
AND
1
BEL
2
1773rd
2007ShercoSPA
5
GUA
5
GUA
7
FRA
5
JAP
4
JAP
4
ITA
5
POL
3
CZE
3
GBR
4
AND
4
1354th
2008ShercoIRL
5
IRL
4
USA
3
USA
7
JAP
7
JAP
7
FRA
6
ITA
4
CZE
4
SWE
7
POR
5
SPA
5
1335th
2009ShercoIRL
4
IRL
3
POR
3
GBR
5
GBR
3
JAP
7
JAP
8
ITA
5
AND
7
SPA
5
FRA
5
1285th
2010ShercoSPA
5
POR
2
POR
2
JAP
7
JAP
5
JAP
7
GBR
6
GBR
2
FRA
4
RSM
3
ITA
7
CZE
4
1425th
2011ShercoGER
2
FRA
4
FRA
2
SPA
3
AND
4
ITA
5
GBR
4
JAP
-
JAP
-
FRA
3
FRA
3
1294th
2012ShercoFRA
3
FRA
3
AUS
3
AUS
5
JAP
3
JAP
2
SPA
2
SPA
7
AND
5
AND
1
ITA
3
GBR
6
GBR
5
1814th
2013ShercoJAP
3
JAP
6
USA
4
USA
5
AND
3
AND
3
SPA
3
ITA
5
CZE
3
GBR
5
GBR
5
FRA
5
FRA
2
1704th
2014ShercoAUS
6
AUS
4
JAP
4
JAP
3
EUR
-
EUR
3
ITA
3
BEL
3
GBR
3
GBR
7
FRA
4
SPA
2
SPA
4
1633rd
2015ShercoJAP
5
JAP
5
CZE
3
CZE
6
SWE
5
SWE
3
GBR
3
GBR
4
FRA
4
FRA
5
AND
4
AND
3
USA
4
USA
4
POR
5
POR
3
SPA
3
SPA
4
2334th
2016ShercoSPA
1
SPA
7
JAP
5
JAP
4
GER
3
GER
11
AND
5
AND
5
FRA
10
FRA
5
BEL
3
GBR
4
GBR
3
ITA
4
ITA
4
1814th
2017ShercoSPA
3
JAP
8
JAP
3
AND
7
FRA
6
GBR
8
USA
6
USA
6
CZE
6
ITA
9
1026th

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIM European Championship . trialonline.org . 26 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160609165935/http://www.trialonline.org/01%20TRIAL.FIM/01.MONDE/101.INDEX.GENERAL/01%20101%20INDEX%20GENERAL.htm . 9 June 2016 .
  2. Web site: FIM World Championship . trialonline.org . 21 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160609165935/http://www.trialonline.org/01%20TRIAL.FIM/01.MONDE/101.INDEX.GENERAL/01%20101%20INDEX%20GENERAL.htm . 9 June 2016 .