Source: press release GASGAS | Super-experienced former Spanish and indoor world champion switches from competition to team management to lead GASGAS’ 2021 factory trial team
we’re strengthening our factory trial team for 2021 as we welcome Albert Cabestany as our new team manager
our defending Trial-E World Champion will now take charge of our factory trial team and guide them through both the X-Trial and TrialGP World Championships.– Albert Cabestany appointed as Trial Team Manager – Experienced Spaniard will lead GASGAS’ TrialGP squad – GASGAS strengthen their commitment to trial competitionA rider with more than 20 years of international trial experience
Cabestany is not only hugely capable on a bike
he’s also incredibly knowledgeable off one
A consistent challenger for world championship honors
with no fewer than 85 outdoor and 90 indoor podium results to his credit
and got a whole bunch of t-shirts!Turning a page in his highly-successful career
who started his professional career riding for GASGAS before returning to win two Trial-E World Championship titles in 2019 and 2020
leading from the front as he manages the GASGAS Factory Racing Trial Team
the likeable Spaniard will provide invaluable knowledge
ensuring the team is perfectly prepared to take on the 2021 FIM X-Trial and TrialGP series
GASGAS Factory Racing Trial Team Manager: “After so many years competing in trial
To be the GASGAS Factory Racing Trial Team Manager is such a unique and exciting opportunity
I’m really looking forward to working with our riders and doing all I can to continue the team’s success
For sure I’m going to give it my all and enjoy the experience
It’s an important team within the trial paddock
VP Motorsports Offroad: “Trial remains hugely important to GASGAS
both from a production bike point of view and also from a motorsport perspective
This is why we are pleased to have appointed Albert Cabestany as our new trial team manager
Albert is hugely experienced when it comes to all things trial
and while he is best known as a successful competitor
he also has considerable testing and development experience
We believe he will inject the right mix of energy and focus into the team and push it forward in 2021
allowing our riders to perform at their very best.”
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GASGAS has signed Albert Cabestany as its TrialGP Team Manager
The 40-year-old Spaniard is hugely experienced with a world championship pedigree that stretches back to 1997
Just three years on from his debut he claimed his first TrialGP round win and went on to add a further eight victories to his total – not a bad record for someone whose whole career was spent competing against the likes of such trials legends as Jordi Tarres
In 2002 he ended Lampkin’s six-year reign as FIM X-Trial World Champion and from 2004 to 2016 he didn’t finish outside the top-five in the TrialGP rankings
In 2019 and 2020 he won the FIM TrialE Cup for GASGAS
Cabestany will focus on developing the team’s testing
ensuring it is perfectly prepared to take on the 2021 FIM X-Trial and TrialGP series.“After so many years competing in trial
this is the perfect next step for me,” he said
“To be the GASGAS Factory Racing Trial Team Manager is such a unique and exciting opportunity
I’m really looking forward to working with our riders and doing all I can to continue the team’s success.&nbsp;
“For sure I’m going to give it my all and enjoy the experience
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Source: press release | GasGas Factory Racing are pleased to announce the signing of Albert Cabestany who will compete in the 2020 FIM Trial-E World Cup
Assisting GasGas to push forward with the development of electric powered machinery
the Spanish trials legend will officially represent the brand and compete aboard the GasGas TXE
Albert Cabestany: “I’m looking forward to this great opportunity with GasGas Motorcycles
Winning this year’s Trial-E World Cup with the TXE gave me a real insight into the true potential of this exciting motorcycle
I was very impressed with its capabilities and know that moving forward we can raise the bar again in 2020
It’s going to be a lot of fun fighting to defend my crown and hopefully delivering GasGas a fourth consecutive title.”
Cabestany is a name that needs little introduction in trials
Arguably one of the sport’s most successful riders
Albert impressively achieved nine wins and over 80 podium results during his 21-year-long FIM Trial World Championship career
Coming together with GasGas Factory Racing for a one-off outing at the 2019 FIM Trial-E World Cup
winning both rounds of the series to clinch the title in style
With his experience and vast trials knowledge the Spaniard is a natural fit to assist GasGas with the ongoing development of its TXE machine
The GasGas TXE sets the benchmark for electric trial motorcycles thanks to its pioneering design approach
Featuring a mechanical clutch system together with a six-speed gearbox
the GasGas TXE ensures the same sense of touch and control from its power delivery as TXT combustion models
the TXE only weighs 68 kilograms and is agile
affirming its position at the top of its class
Albert Cabestany joins GasGas Factory Racing alongside Jorge Casales
Josep Alonso – GasGas Factory Racing Team Manager
Trials: “We are excited to welcome such an experienced and talented rider like Albert to GasGas Factory Racing
Albert is clearly a rider of reference in the trials world
With both his racing history and experience with the electric bike he is a great asset to the team
We will work hard to defend the Trial-E World Cup title and to further develop the GasGas TXE bike.”
The three-round 2020 FIM Trial-E World Cup takes place in Andorra
Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou has now been officially proclaimed TrialGP World Champion after finish the last round of the calendar in first position, here in Portugal.
The Repsol Honda Team rider needed only one point to mathematically sealed the TrialGP World Championship title, the 15th in the outdoor discipline and the 29th in his overall sporting career. But Toni Bou has added the 20 points of the winner and was more than enough to be proclaimed champion. Bou has won absolutely every trial title consecutively since 2007.
Elsewhere in the same event, Repsol Honda Team rider Takahisa Fujinami brought down the curtain on his career after 26 seasons in top-flight competition, having achieved one world title (2004), 34 wins and 355 participations.
A new press release and an update with all the event information will follow shortly, including results, more photos of the celebrations, podium, action and the quotes from the riders and team manager.
Background: Gambling landscape has changed in recent years with the emergence of online gambling (OG). Greater accessibility and availability of this betting modality can increase the risk of developing a gambling disorder (GD). Online sports betting (OSB) is currently the most common type of OG, but little is known about the clinical characteristics of OSB compared to slot-machine (SM) gamblers, the most common offline gambling disorder.
Conclusions: We identified different profiles for OSB and SM gamblers. Younger age, university education level, higher weekly expenditure, and non-smoking habit were associated with OSB compared to SM disorders. Prevention strategies should help young people become aware of the severe risks of OSB.
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Background: Gambling landscape has changed in recent years with the emergence of online gambling (OG)
Greater accessibility and availability of this betting modality can increase the risk of developing a gambling disorder (GD)
Online sports betting (OSB) is currently the most common type of OG
but little is known about the clinical characteristics of OSB compared to slot-machine (SM) gamblers
Methods: This was a prospective study conducted between October 2005 and September 2019
and included outpatients diagnosed with GD seen in a Pathological Gambling and Behavioral Addictions referral unit
Only patients with OSB and SM disorders were included
The main objective was to assess the clinical profile of OSB compared to SM gamblers
and to define clinical predictors for developing OSB gambling disorder
Logistic regression was performed to determine the effects of variables on the likelihood of this disorder
Results: Among 1,186 patients attended in our Unit during the study period
873 patients were included; 32 (3.7%) were OSB gamblers and 841 (96.3%) were SM gamblers
mean age was 45 &#x000B1; 13 years and 94.3% were men
OSB patients were younger (34.9 &#x000B1; 9.5 vs
20.6%) and had a university education level (43.8 vs
4.5%); they were also more frequently non-smokers (18.7 vs
66.7%) and had fewer psychiatric comorbidities (12.5 vs
GD duration before treatment initiation was shorter in OSB patients than in SM gamblers
42.4%) with &#x02264; 5 years of GD duration
OSB gamblers showed significant differences in weekly gambling expenditure
Younger age (OR: 0.919; 95% CI: 0.874&#x02013;0.966)
university education level (OR: 10.658; 95% CI: 3.330&#x02013;34.119)
weekly expenditure &#x0003E;100&#x020AC; (OR: 5.811; 95% CI:1.544&#x02013;21.869)
and being a non-smoker (OR:13.248; 95% CI:4.332&#x02013;40.517) were associated with an increased likelihood of OSB gambling behavior
Conclusions: We identified different profiles for OSB and SM gamblers
and non-smoking habit were associated with OSB compared to SM disorders
Prevention strategies should help young people become aware of the severe risks of OSB
Gambling disorder (GD) is a gambler&#x00027;s inability to control their gambling behavior despite the negative consequences that this entails. The latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), includes this disorder within the &#x0201C;Addictive and substance-related disorders,&#x0201D; and describes it as &#x0201C;a maladaptive, persistent and recurrent behavior that disrupts personal, family and/or work&#x0201D; (<a href="#B1">1</a>)
Gambling was legalized in Spain in 1977. Slot-machines (SM) appeared in 1981, and rapidly became one of the most widely used forms of gambling, and the cause of most gambling problems (<a href="#B6">6</a>)
but online sports betting (OSB) is currently the most common OG modality
The advertising and marketing strategies used by the online gaming sector provide an unreal image of OSB as a lucrative leisure activity that can bring economic and social success to the gambler. It establishes a relationship between fun, sports, competition, friendship, and other values associated with adolescence and youth. All these characteristics have contributed to a better positive social perception of OSB (<a href="#B9">9</a>, <a href="#B10">10</a>)
So we aimed to compare gambling behavior characteristics between OSB and SM gamblers
This was a prospective study conducted from October 2005 to September 2019 among outpatients seen in a Pathological Gambling and Behavioral Addictions Unit from a referral population of 1.3 million
Most patients are referred from primary care physicians within the public healthcare system
All patients were diagnosed with GD according to the DSM-IV-TR, or DSM-5 when appropriate (<a href="#B1">1</a>, <a href="#B15">15</a>)
only patients with OSB and SM disorders were included
All participants provided written or oral informed consent
The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (Barcelona
All patients were treated and followed-up by a team of psychologists
supervised by a senior clinical psychologist with more than 15 years&#x00027; experience in the diagnosis and treatment of GD
The therapeutic program has been described elsewhere and consists of individualized outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy for PG, aimed at achieving abstinence from gambling. Treatment was protocolized, and the main techniques used were psychoeducation, motivational interviewing, stimulus control, cognitive restructuring and relapse prevention (<a href="#B16">16</a>, <a href="#B17">17</a>)
The main objective was to assess the clinical profile of OSB gamblers compared with SM gamblers
and to define clinical predictors for developing OSB
Psychiatric comorbidities were assessed according to DSM-IV-TR or DMS-5 (affective disorder
A descriptive statistical analysis was performed for all categorical and continuous variables and expressed as proportions or means with standard deviations (SD)
We used chi-square or Fisher&#x00027;s exact tests to compare categorical data between groups
Continuous variables were compared using the Student t-test
We used two-tailed unpaired t-tests to compare normally distributed continuous data between two groups
and the Mann-Whitney U test for non-normally distributed continuous data comparisons
To control the effect of age on the differences found between OSB and SM gamblers
we performed a post-hoc analysis including gamblers who started gambling at &#x02264; 25 years of age
P-values &#x0003C; 0.05 were considered statistically significant
Logistic regression analyses were performed to identify associated risk factors for OSB gambling and presented as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI)
For the manual backward stepwise multivariate logistic regression model
we assessed variables that had a significant p level &#x0003C; 0.05 in univariate analyses
The Hosmer and Lemeshow test was applied; a p-value of 0.05 or higher indicated that the model fitted well with the data
The variance inflation factors (VIF) of each variable included in the final model were computed
and a VIF of &#x0003E;10 indicated that multicollinearity of the corresponding variable was high
Among 1,186 patients attended in our Unit during the study period
172 patients were excluded due to other behavioral addictions and 141 patients due to other types of gambling
873 patients were included: 32 (3.7%) were OSB gamblers and 841 (96.3%) were SM gamblers
Most patients had a stable partner (54.5%)
had completed primary or secondary education (83.2%)
were employed (53%) and were smokers (65%)
Mean age for gambling onset was 26.5 &#x000B1; 10.9 years
Most patients (55.3%) had a gambling history of &#x0003E;5 years
Bivariate analysis comparing online sports betting and slot machine gamblers
Bivariate analysis comparing online sports betting and slot machine gamblers with gambling onset before 25 years of age
Multivariate analysis predicting online sports betting and slot machine gamblers
This is the first study comparing OSB with SM gamblers
in which we aimed to define clinical predictors for OSB
The results of our study reveal a different profile between OSB and SM gamblers
gambling expenditure of more than 100&#x020AC; per week and being a non-smoker increases the likelihood of being an OSB gambler
More studies are needed in online gamblers to assess the effect of psychiatric comorbidity on the course of the disorder and on response to treatment
These results support the finding that OG induces more deleterious behavior
and could explain why OSB gamblers seek treatment earlier than other types of gamblers
Furthermore, current massive marketing of OG, mainly during sport events, is becoming aggressive and contributing to increasing OG problems (<a href="#B29">29</a>). Advertising of gambling only highlighting an unrealistic ease of winning without the real possibilities of losing can contribute to perceiving gambling as a desirable activity among young people. Moreover, this deceptive image contributes to game incitement among those risky gamblers, especially among youth (<a href="#B30">30</a>)
The focus of OG marketing on young people has contributed to increasing the incidence of OSB gambling disorder in this group
Our study has some limitations that should be mentioned
our sample groups had an unbalanced sample size
This could be attributed to the long study period
while OSB gambling disorder developed some years later
the lack of a specific comparison between OSB and land-based sports bettors
the accessibility and availability of gambling on electronic devices make it hard to confirm which patients are exclusively land-based sports bettors
other variables such as personality traits were not included in the study
so our results must be confirmed and validated in further studies
a different profile between OSB and SM gamblers has been described
These variables should be included in prevention strategies designed to raise awareness among young people of the severe risks of OSB and help them avoid this behavior
The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors
The patients/participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study
All authors have participated in the preparation of the manuscript and have approved the final version of the manuscript
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest
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Albert Cabestany (Gas Gas) is one of the&nbsp;Hertz FIM Trial World Championship’s most respected elder statesmen with a glittering career at the highest level that stretches all the way back to 1997
1997 was the same year that Dougie Lampkin won the first of his seven consecutive titles
It was hardly a dazzling debut season – the teenaged Albert nicked a couple of points for 14th on the opening day of the championship in his native Spain and then didn’t score again all year with his next-best result a solitary 16th on day two in the Czech Republic
the man from Tarragona on the Mediterranean coast refused to give up on his dream
In 2002 Albert ended Lampkin’s six-year reign as FIM X-Trial World Champion and from 2004 to 2016 he never finished outside the top-five in the TrialGP rankings
winning the FIM TrialE Cup for Gas Gas and he made it two in a row this time around after a fierce
closely-fought fight with Gael Chatagno that was only decided on a tie-break at the final round
We tracked Albert down to get his take on what has surely been an intense
congratulations on retaining the FIM TrialE Cup – how does it feel to be a back-to-back champion?Albert Cabestany: “Thank you very much
For sure the feeling is fantastic and for many reasons
I’m the first rider in TrialE that has repeated the championship so that feels nice
to become the champion in that way – with so much pressure at the last couple of events where only two victories were valid to became world champion – makes it taste fantastic
It’s been really tough with a big contender fighting for the title as well.”
DBR: For many people you started the season as a clear favourite – how much of a shock was it to be beaten by Gael on both days in France?Albert Cabestany: “Well
Gael is a rider who not long ago won a round in Trial2 so it’s clear he has more than enough skill to ride TrialE sections
instead of going down the team pushed harder than ever and all the members gave 100 per cent to reach the goal
win both days in Italy and become World Champions one more year.” 
DBR: You had to hold your nerve in Italy and emerged as a worthy winner
Did you feel any pressure heading into the last round?Albert Cabestany: “Of course I felt it
But I knew what I should do – stay focussed the whole time and avoid stupid mistakes
We all knew that the winner would have a low score so there was no room for error
I’m happy because I handled very well the situation and rode really nice and smooth the whole time.” 
DBR: You mentioned in an interview that you worked hard with Gas Gas after the French TrialGP to improve the bike – is it a constant process of development with the E-bike?Albert Cabestany: “The team did a fantastic job in less than a month
Jose and Chema really worked nice and precise – it was not easy because things needed to be tested enough so we knew the bike would work fine the whole weekend
I think they should be proud of what they have done – I am
So 50 per cent of this championship is thanks to the teamwork!”
DBR: Is it too early to be talking about 2021 or are you already focussed on winning a third TrialE crown?Albert Cabestany: “I think it’s too early and I’m not sure what&#8217;s going to happen
I have new goals on my mind and I’m not sure they will be compatible with defending the TrialE crown
We will see what happens in the following weeks and months.”
DBR: Does the E-bike require a new technique to a petrol-powered machine and are they very different to ride?Albert Cabestany: “We work hard to make it as similar to ride as the petrol bike and that’s part of the magic and the nice thing of riding and competing in TrialE – to see how this project grows
petrol-like feeling and that means we are going in the right direction
It was an exciting championship &#8230; a battle between Electric Motion and GASGAS
the final round of the Trial-E World Cup was a time to shine as the experienced Spaniard went 1-1 to wrap-up his second electric title
Electric Motion rider Gael Chatagno finished second on Saturday and Sunday
and is therefore vice-champion of the Trial-E World in the general classification
The fourth and final stop of the 2020 TrialGP World Championship was also the second and final round of the Trial-E World Cup
Coming into the event some six points down on then series leader Gael Chatagno
GASGAS Factory Racing’s Albert Cabestany knew that he needed to win both days of competition at the TrialGP of Italy
Well-used to delivering his best while under pressure
the vastly experienced Spaniard made light work of the Italian sections on his GASGAS TXE
completing day one with just seven marks lost and taking the win
With the Trial-E title well within his grasp
Cabestany kept the pressure on during day two and in dropping just five marks secured the day win
he lifted the FIM Trial-E World Cup for a second consecutive season
handing GASGAS their fourth Trial-E World Cup title
Albert Cabestany: “It feels great to win another Trial-E title
and also to finish the championship is a very positive way
This is a great result for both myself and GASGAS
We had some very strong competition this year
they really showed us at the first round that they had worked a lot during the off-season and that they had very good machinery and riders
We knew that we needed to do our very best here this weekend
We started working hard after the opening round of the championship
and the team really did work very hard to make improvements
The sections this weekend were not too difficult
so I knew that being focused and riding consistently
Results: FIM Trial World Championship 2020
With numbers 1 and 3 of the TrialGP World Championship
the Repsol Honda Team is now ready to face
the maximum competition that will start this coming weekend in France
the first of the TrialGP calendar appointments
are ready to start the action after several months without activity as a consequence of COVID-19
are delighted to announce the signing of top lady rider
who came second in the 2012 World Championship
has signed a two year full factory contract to compete in the Ladies World Championship and with MRS to promote and ride in all the top UK events
who is training at this time in Spain with Albert Cabestany
would like to make the following comments:
 "The move to Sherco has been such a difficult decision for me to make but I could not be happier with how things are working out for me
I finally made the decision to sign with Sherco because they have offered me such a great change to my lifestyle and the perfect professional approach to improving my riding and achieving my goals
Sherco have shown me how much effort and passion they put into all aspects of the company
from production of their bikes and the extreme 100% quality checks they make to the commitment and service they give to their World Championship Racing Team
The biggest influence for me changing to Sherco has been Albert Cabestany and I want to personally thank him and the Sherco factory for this fantastic opportunity
top technician Josep Paxau confirmed that he would make me a &lsquo;very special bike' and I feel very honoured that he has agreed to do this and would like to also say a big thanks to him for his commitment to my ambitions
Having spent the last two weeks in Spain I can already see just how hard Albert works in all aspects of his training and I feel so privileged to be given the opportunity to work with him during the coming winter months
Whilst I am very happy about my new situation I am sad to leave the Ossa factory and Nigel and June Birkett at Ossa UK
I would like to thank them all for their incredible support over the last two years
They have all been generous and supportive and helped me in every way it has been possible
which accumulated in me obtaining second place in the Ladies World Championship.&rdquo;
Sherco now have an incredible line up of talent
In his wake and very much working under his wings will be Alex Ferrer
Emma will be spending the next three months training with Cabestany and learning all that is necessary to improve on her position in the World Championship
MRS are more than delighted with the line up they have for next year which will include the partner of Emma
James has been a loyal MRS Sherco rider for seven years now and he is very excited about the coming season
Latest signing for the 2013 season is young James Stones who will be flying the MRS Sherco flag under the AG Bikes banner in the youth A Class
Unfortunately he is too young to compete in the 2013 SSDT but is looking forward to the 2013 Scott Trial with a vengeance
We would like to say a very big thank you to all our sponsors this year and in particular AG Bikes who have been so supportive to us during these difficult times
AG is a soleless Sherco dealer and along with his trusted mechanic &lsquo;Jacko' there is very little he doesn't know regarding Sherco
who has worked with us in such a professional way during 2012
to Neil at Doodsons Motosport who provides such a brilliant service to all off road riders for insurance
A market which was certainly not covered before their involvement with MRS
We never underestimate the help of sponsors because
without them it would be impossible to help all the lads compete in their sport
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