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.

Albert Cabestany
Albert Cabestany 2007
NationalitySpanish
Born (1980-06-26) 26 June 1980 (age 44)
Tarragona, Spain
Current teamfactory gasgas team manager

Biography

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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

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[1]

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points Rank
1997 Beta Pro POR
8
SPA
4
FRA
6
POL
9
ITA
13
GER
5
52 7th
1998 Beta Pro SPA
2
POR
5
POL
1
ITA
9
FRA
2
GER
2
89 2nd

World Trials Championship career

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[2]

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Points Rank
1997 Beta SPA
14
SPA
-
LUX
-
LUX
-
BEL
-
BEL
-
RSM
-
RSM
-
ITA
-
ITA
-
FRA
-
FRA
-
AND
-
AND
-
USA
-
USA
-
CZE
-
CZE
-
GER
-
GER
-
2 21st
1998 Beta SPA
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
-
50 14th
1999 Gas-Gas SPA
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
168 8th
2000 Beta SPA
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
164 6th
2001 Beta SPA
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
169 7th
2002 Beta SPA
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
213 3rd
2003 Beta IRL
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
162 7th
2004 Beta IRL
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
195 4th
2005 Sherco POR
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
210 4th
2006 Sherco SPA
4
POR
6
USA
5
USA
4
JAP
3
JAP
1
FRA
5
FRA
2
POL
3
GBR
3
AND
1
BEL
2
177 3rd
2007 Sherco SPA
5
GUA
5
GUA
7
FRA
5
JAP
4
JAP
4
ITA
5
POL
3
CZE
3
GBR
4
AND
4
135 4th
2008 Sherco IRL
5
IRL
4
USA
3
USA
7
JAP
7
JAP
7
FRA
6
ITA
4
CZE
4
SWE
7
POR
5
SPA
5
133 5th
2009 Sherco IRL
4
IRL
3
POR
3
GBR
5
GBR
3
JAP
7
JAP
8
ITA
5
AND
7
SPA
5
FRA
5
128 5th
2010 Sherco SPA
5
POR
2
POR
2
JAP
7
JAP
5
JAP
7
GBR
6
GBR
2
FRA
4
RSM
3
ITA
7
CZE
4
142 5th
2011 Sherco GER
2
FRA
4
FRA
2
SPA
3
AND
4
ITA
5
GBR
4
JAP
-
JAP
-
FRA
3
FRA
3
129 4th
2012 Sherco FRA
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
181 4th
2013 Sherco JAP
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
170 4th
2014 Sherco AUS
6
AUS
4
JAP
4
JAP
3
EUR
-
EUR
3
ITA
3
BEL
3
GBR
3
GBR
7
FRA
4
SPA
2
SPA
4
163 3rd
2015 Sherco JAP
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
233 4th
2016 Sherco SPA
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
181 4th
2017 Sherco SPA
3
JAP
8
JAP
3
AND
7
FRA
6
GBR
8
USA
6
USA
6
CZE
6
ITA
9
102 6th
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References

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  1. ^ "FIM European Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ^ "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2015.