Boutastic Toni's Tona win!
By TMX Archives on 10th Sep 09
ANOTHER convincing win to take his tally for the season to seven, and the latest one on home turf, means that Toni Bou is now just a single point away from taking his third straight outdoor World title. Bou's Japanese team mate Takahisa Fujinami kept him true on the day and completed an important one-two for the Spanish based Repsol-Montesa team in front of a large local crowd.
Adam Raga battled bravely, having only just returned from a knee operation, but was kept off the rostrum after Jeroni Fajardo produced a stunning last lap to snatch third spot. Albert Cabestany was never on the pace, but still managed to finish fifth in one of the toughest rounds of the year.
The terrain around the small town of Tona lacked variety, with the majority of the widely spread sections featuring steep, dusty and dry rock faces, which incorporated a never ending series of steps, some of which were downright dangerous. The British contingent in the top class never looked at home in these conditions and whilst they fought strongly their results told the true story. James Dabill was the best of the pack in seventh, but on a score nearly four times as high as Bou's.
WORLD TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP Rd 7 – Tona, Osona, SPAIN
1 Toni Bou (E - Montesa) 14 + 7 + - = 21
2 Takahisa Fujinami (J - Montesa) 17 + 12 + - = 29
3 Jeroni Fajardo (E - Beta) 30 + 12 + - = 42
4 Adam Raga (E - Gas Gas) 23 + 18 + 2 = 43
5 Albert Cabestany (E - Sherco 27 + 32 + - = 59
6 Marc Freixa (E - Gas Gas) 29 + 39 + 4 = 72
SERIES STANDINGS with 1 round remaining: 1 Bou 187 points, 2 Raga 168, 3 Fujinami 130, 4 Fajardo 121, 5 Cabestany 117, 6 LAMPKIN 109.
WORLD JUNIOR TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP
1 Alfredo Gomez (E - Montesa) 7 + 5 = 12
2 Matteo Grattarola (I - Sherco) 10 + 4 = 14
3 Francesc Moret (E - Gas Gas) 5 + 11 = 16
4 Ross DANBY (GB - Gas Gas) (21x0) 13 + 11 = 24
5 Alexandre Ferrer (F - Sherco) (19x0) 18 + 6 = 24
6 Guillaume Laniel (F - Gas Gas) 12 + 14 = 26
SERIES STANDINGS with 1 round remaining (Nett & (Gross) scores): 1 Alexz WIGG 163 points (CHAMPION), 2 Gomez 154 (167), 3 Grattarola 146 (159), 4 CHALLONER 115 (123), 5 Ferrer 90 (92), 6 DANBY 85 (88).
FIM YOUTH TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP
1 Pere Borrellas (E - Gas Gas) 1 + 5 = 6
2 Jack Sheppard (GB - Beta) 7 + 3 = 10
3 Maxime Warenghien (B - Sherco) 5 + 8 = 13
4 Tanguy Mottin (F - Gas Gas) 4 + 11 = 15
5 Carlos Traviesa (E - Gas Gas) 8 + 8 = 16
6 Luca Cotone (I - Beta) (25x0) 10 + 7 = 17
SERIES STANDINGS with 1 round remaining (Nett & (Gross) scores): 1 Jonathan RICHARDSON 162 points (CHAMPION), 2 Warenghien 132 (140), 3 Traviesa 123 (129), 4 Mottin 123 (128), 5 Borrellas 113 (116), 6 Cotone 101 (109).
FINAL ROUND: September 13 – Isola 2000, FRANCE.
THE fifth and final round of the 2009 European Trials Championship round preceded Sunday's penultimate SPEA FIM World round when it took place at the same venue at Tona, Spain, north of Barcelona on Saturday. The event followed the same course as the World Round and incorporated easier routes through the 15 sections that was lapped twice by the entry.
And the big news for Britain is that Jonathan Richardson added the European Junior title to the World Youth Championship that he already has under his belt. The rapidly improving Yorkshire lad only managed sixth place on his 125 Sherco on the steep, dry and dusty Spanish slopes but still comfortably took the title from Italian rival Luca Cotone with winner on the day, home rider Pere Borrellas, taking third.
EUROPEAN ADULT TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP Rd 5 – Tona, SPAIN
1 Alfredo Gomez (E - Montesa 4RT) 15 + 1 + - = 16
2 Alexz WIGG (GB - Beta) 14 + 8 + - = 22
3 Loris Gubian (F - Gas Gas) (1x2) 8 + 19 + - = 27
4 Matteo Grattarola (I - Sherco) (0x2) 15 + 11 + 1 = 27
5 Francesc Moret (E - Gas Gas) 16 + 14 + - = 30
6 Alexandre Ferrer (F - Sherco) 14 + 19 + - = 33
FINAL SERIES STANDINGS: 1 Loris Gubian 87 points (CHAMPION), 2 Alfredo Gomez 85, 3 Alexz WIGG 73, 4 Grattarola 73, 5 Moret 54, 6 Ferrer 51.
EUROPEAN JUNIOR 125cc TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP Rd 5 – Tona, SPAIN
1 Pere Borrellas (E - Gas Gas) 5 + 3 + - = 8
2 Luca Cotone (I - Beta) 7 + 2 + - = 9
3 Tanguy Mottin (F - Gas Gas) 9 + 3 + - = 12
4 Ben MORPHETT (GB - Beta) 9 + 6 + - = 15
5 Jonathan WALKER (GB - Gas Gas) 10 + 8 + - = 18
6 Jonathan RICHARDSON (GB - Sherco) 14 + 7 + - = 21
FINAL SERIES STANDINGS: 1 Jonathan RICHARDSON 84 points (CHAMPION), 2 Luca Cotone 76, 3 Pere Borrellas 72, 4 WALKER 61, 5 Ciurana 42, 6 Mottin 37.
FOR FULL REPORT SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Adam Raga in his first competitive ride since a knee operation claimed fourth place at Tona dispite limited practice.