One-two for Repsol Honda on day one in France
By TMX Archives on 19th Jun 16
A great result for Repsol Honda Team on the first day of the French Trial GP with Toni Bou and Takahisa Fujinami taking the top two positions after a tough event.
Bou widened his advantage at the top of the World Championship table to 22 points over Adam Raga after a decisive win on the opening day of the French GP.
The champion set the bar high on the first lap of the trial with a commanding ride and rubber-stamped the victory on the second lap with a notable scorecard.
The trial was far from an eas , mud was the order of the day for all the competitors. As a consequence race authorities finally deemed it correct to stop the trial at section five of the third lap.
Earlier an accident involving one of the minders saw the event temporarily held up while the emergency services were brought in.
Due to the difficulties of the course, the FIM race director decided to cut short the trial with the scores at section five of the final lap being used.
