Barcelona will open the 2023 Indoor World Cup

The 46th Trial Indoor Solo Moto Barcelona and the 3rd Women’s Trophy will once again convert Barcelona into the world capital of Indoor Trials. The February 5th The FIM X-Trial World Championship will raise the curtain at the Palau Sant Jordi.

It will be the first time to see all the great figures of this sport and the candidates for the title in the competition, led by the current double indoor and outdoor world champion, Toni Bou, Adam Raga, Jaime Busto or the italian Matteo Grattarola. The first World Cup leadership is at stake.

Also, and for the third consecutive year, the Women’s Trophy will stop at the cathedral of internal testing. The girls who make up the world top-5 will not miss the opportunity to compete again in the city that is the cradle of indoor testing and in an extraordinary setting. Emma Bristow8 times world champion, Berta Abellan -current world runner-up- and the Italian Andrea Rabinamong others, will fight for a prestigious victory.

The 46th Barcelona Indoor Trial is the oldest, most famous and, at the same time, the toughest and toughest race on the calendar. A demanding test to begin with a World X-Trial of eight trials that they will visit France (Bordeaux and Réunion), Austria (Wiener Neustadt), Andorra (Andorra la Vella), Spain (Barcelona and Pamplona)in addition to two more tests whose venue is pending confirmation. The World Cup starts on February 5 in Palau Sant Jordi and ends on November 11 in the French island of Reunion, east of the African continent. Bordeaux and Pamplona will debut as venues for a World Cup event. Like last year, the X-Trial World Championship will be split into two parts due to the TrialGP World Championship. The ‘indoor break’ starts from April 7 to October 7.

Toni Bou, the rival to beat

In his 2022 double, Tony Bou This adds up to 32 world trial titles, split evenly between outdoor and indoor. No one has won more indoor World Championship races than Montesa-Honda (73), ahead of the current indoor world runner-up, adam rag (38). The bets also give options to the Biscayan Jaime Busto -runner-up in the outdoor world and winner of the final round of the 2022 X-Trial World Cup in Andorra la Vella-, and the Italian Matteo Grattarolawinner of an outdoor Grand Prix last season.

Tony Bou He also holds the record for victories at the Palau Sant Jordi (15). Since its debut in 2006, it has won all editions, except for two (2008 and 2019) won by Raga.

Women’s Trophy: the Bristow-Abellán rivalry returns

Since the first edition in 2021, the Barcelona Women’s Trophy It’s a face-off between two of the best test drivers in the world: Emma Bristow and Berta Abellan. So far it’s two out of two in Palau for the British, as Abellán continues to chase his most coveted victory. The one from Terrassa will have a new chance to try to fulfill his big dream on February 5.