Toni Bou receives ninth world championship title medal
By Team TMX on 14th Sep 15
The curtain closed on the 2015 FIM Trial World Championship in Teo, Galicia over the weekend with the 18th and final trial of the season.
It was a day of showers, umbrellas and wellington boots in Teo. The final day of the FIM Trial World Championship played out in the rain, the cold and a dense fog. Race organisers responded by modifying virtually all the sections, which made the route of the trial far easier that that of yesterday.
Toni Bou and his closest rival – championship runner-up Adam Raga – were once again neck and neck throughout the season's final date. A foot-fault by the Montesa Cota 4RT proved to be the difference in Raga's favour on the first lap. The second lap, in torrential rain, saw Bou score the same marks and Raga picking up just two. On the final round, the Repsol Honda Team legend managed to score two five-point faults to bring his scorecard to a total of fourteen, while the main adversary Raga kept his tally down to nine, gifting him with a win ahead of Bou, who had dominated the event in recent years.
Toni Bou, who was proclaimed champion last week at the Portuguese GP, was victorious in 13 of the trials held in 2015.
Takahisa Fujinami rounded off his 20th season among trial's top five finishers.
Jaime Busto claimed the title of ‘Rookie of the Year'. The top debutante in the 2015 season marked a historic, best ever first season in World Pro with an impressive sixth overall place. Today he showed remarkable resolve, overcoming fever brought on by a bout of flu to finish the day in sixth.
