I’m a Mallorcan rider, specifically from Pollença. My love for trial started when I was two years old, with a battery-powered motorcycle. In my house we have a mountain to train, so from the age of 5 my father bought me a Mechatecno and from there my hobby began. At the beginning the trial was like a game and later I realized that in order to progress you had to work hard. From this point on, my father and I started training much more seriously.
My club, Grup Trial Pollensa, organises mainly basic trial events. It also has a school, of which my father is the president and it is he who has taught me most of what I know so far about Trial. The atmosphere in Mallorca is very pleasant. I’m currently in the technification center of the Balearic Islands and my new coach, who will also be backpacking during the national, is Sebastián Crespí.
PILOT PROFILE
Date of birth:26/07/1996
Place: Palma de Mallorca
First bike: Beta 50 cc
Hobbies: Swimming, athletics and trial.
Most admired driver: Toni bou.
Favorite video game: Call of duty.
Bike you use: Gas Gas 125cc
What you like most about trial: racing
Your least favorite thing: Making a “fiasco”
A dream: To be world champion
INTERVIEW
TRIALWORLD: Tell us about your plans for the 2011 season.
ANDREU OLIVER: To make the regional championship in the maximum category (elite) and the national championship in cadets.
TW: How do you organize yourself to reconcile training and studies?
AO: I study at a high-performance EBE school and combine training with studies (adapted).
TW: Tell us what your training is like during a normal week of class and what it’s like in another week when there’s a race on the weekend.
AO: Always the same.
TW: Is it necessary to complement motorcycle training with physical preparation or is it not so important at your age?
AO: In my case, I train 3 times a week.
TW: Where do you think is the key and the difference between a young guy who starts doing trials to have fun and another who wants to be a professional?
AO: That someone who wants to be a professional trains with enthusiasm and every day, as a hobby perhaps not so much.
TW: What do you like most about racing?
AO: The trial environment.
TW: Anything that doesn’t convince you?
AO: The openfree.
TW: Would you like to dedicate yourself professionally to Trial or do you think it is a good springboard to do other off-road specialties? See Mario Román…
AO: I would like to dedicate myself professionally.
TW: What do you think of the rulebook? Do you think it favors the arrival of young promises?
AO: I prefer the standard Trial rules to the Openfree one.
TW: Do you do a lot of media to stand out in Trial or does the skill of the rider and his perseverance in training count more?
AO: The pilot’s skill counts more.
TW: Finally, tell us where you would like to go in the world of Trial and in what timeframe you would like to achieve it.
AO: To get as high as possible and also as soon as possible.
RIDER’S TRACK RECORD
-Year 2003: Balearic Trial Champion cat/50cc.
-Year 2004: Balearic Trial Champion cat /50cc.
-Year 2005: Champion of the Balearic Islands in trial cat/ 80cc.
-Year 2006: Balearic Trial Champion cat/80cc. Participation in a test of the Catalan alevin championship, 2nd classified.
-Year 2007: Champion of the Balearic Islands of trial cat/80cc i open 125, champion (with 80cc motorcycle). Participation in the championship of Catalonia a passes, 3rd classified juvenile.
-Year 2008: Champion of Balearic Islands Open 125cc (with 80cc motorcycle) and runner-up of Spain in 80cc youth trial.
-Year 2009 : Runner-up of Balearic Expert trial and champion of Balearic indoor promo 125cc. Runner-up in the Spanish Youth 125cc.
-Year 2010: Balearic Champion of indoor trial promo 125cc. I 4th place in Trial Outdoor Master. 4th place in the Spanish Trial Championship.
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