DIRT NEWS
GASGAS SECURES 2021 TRIAL125 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
GasGas has nabbed the Trial125 World Championship Title with a dominant performance by British rider Jack Dance at the TrialGP of France . Arriving at the final round of the Trial125 championship at the head of the class standings , Dance put in a champion ’ s performance in France , completing the event ’ s opening lap with the loss of just one mark . Remaining cool , calm , and collected throughout the all-important second lap , in dropping only four marks he ended the day with just five marks lost , 10 clear of his nearest challenger Guadi Vall . Jack ’ s win , added to his two other victories and two runner-up day results earlier in the series , saw him win the Trial125 title in style , 18 points ahead of runnerup Harry Hemingway . “ It ’ s an amazing feeling to be the Trial125 World Champion ,” an excited Dance explained . “ It ’ s been a tough season , staying on top was hard , but my mum , dad , brother , and the whole GasGas team have been there to support me so that has been a big help . Today I just concentrated on riding trial like I know how and didn ’ t think about becoming a world champion , because otherwise the pressure would have been too much . It was an amazing feeling coming out of section 12 . I wanted to come and win today , not just to secure the championship but because it ’ s an awesome feeling for the team and my family .” “ The star of today is obviously Jack Dance ”, says GasGas ’ in-house Trials legend and Trials team manager , Albert Cabestany . “ He got it done today and it wasn ’ t an easy task . The sections for the Trial125 guys were really easy so after starting last and having to deal with all the pressure , he really showed that he deserves this title . I ’ m really happy for him , his family , and John Shirt , who supports him at a UK level , so I can only congratulate them because they made a great job . The team
mechanics helped him in setting up the bike and making it his own , but in the end , Jack is the star and the one who made our bike shine . Congratulations Jack ! We ’ re really pleased to have him in the team . “ For the rest of the team , Miquel Gelabert was once more really close to the podium , fourth today . It was a good result for him , and he is getting closer to that goal , but what is more important is being consistently in these positions , which is not an easy task . I ’ m happy about his riding and I hope that the podium arrives at the next round . Jorge made a big step forward today . It was a challenging day for him starting in front and having no references but despite that he was really close in the points to Miquel in the end . The whole team made a big effort and an amazing race this weekend .” The shortened 2021 TrialGP championship still has two rounds to go at the scene of the 2017 Trial des Nations in Baiona for the Spanish TrialGP on September 11-12 followed on September 17-19 at Gouveia in Portugal for the finale of the season .
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