On The Pegs February 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 2 | Page 26

On The Pegs
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News and Culture From The World Of Trials, Offroad and Extreme Racing
BETA SIGNS CABESTANY
SPANIARD JOINS BRIT ON ITALIAN MARQUEE
Beta Motorcycles recently announced that
Albert Cabestany will be part of its Factory Team
for the 2018 season in what will be a welcome
return after the Spaniard conquered the World
Trial Indoor Championship (X-Trial) with Beta in
2002. In addition to the 2002 World Title, Cabes-
tany has been runner up 7 times and also third 6
times.
The Tuscan company has now completed the
line-up of the Beta Factory Trial Team, which in
2018 has two top riders, James Dabill and Ca-
bestany, with the aim of returning among those
competing to win. For Cabestany, the program for the next season will in-
volve the Trial World Championship and in the Spanish Trial Championship.
“I’m really happy to come back to Beta” said Cabestany. “The chance to
ride this bike arrived in the right moment, because it is exactly what I need
to motivate me so I can give my absolute best. I feel again the joy of riding a
trials bike, and it suits my style perfectly. I want to thank Lapo Bianchi, Donato
Miglio, Beta Trueba and Joan Pons for all the effort they put into this project
and most of all, the motivation and commitment they showed to me from
the first second we met. I will try to help the team with my experience and try
to put the bike in the top places of the podium as it deserves. It will also be a
good experience to have a strong teammate like Dabill because in the past all
the weight of the team has been on my shoulders, and for sure I can learn lots
of things from him. I would also like to thank the support of my fans at the
end of the year, because this has encouraged me even more to fight for the
top position’s in the World and Spanish championships”.