Toni Bou wins Clermont-Ferrand X-Trial
By Team TMX on 20th Jan 25
A mere 24 hours before clinching the DL12 Indoor Trial title for the second year in a row, Toni Bou (Repsol Honda Trial Team) claimed his second consecutive victory of 2025 at the inaugural X-Trial Clermont-Ferrand, a result that leaves him clear at the top of the World Championship standings. A close-fought Final saw Bou come out on top ahead of Jaime Busto (GASGAS) by three marks and Adam Raga (Sherco) by five.
Busto left himself chasing with a maximum score in Section One where Bou and Raga were both clean. And although he managed to recover a mark in each of Sections Two and Three, his three-mark score in Section Six put the result beyond doubt. Bou’s latest victory gives him a five-point lead in the championship.
Adam Raga consolidated third in the standings as he eliminated Gabriel Marcelli in a head-to-head in Q2. And he completed his spectacular night with a good battle against Jaime Busto in the Final, taking the early upper hand before failing Section Six and being forced to settle for third. Benoit Bincaz (Sherco) completed the lead quartet after making it through from Q1 a mark ahead of Raga, but he could only manage one completed section in the Grand Final.
Matteo Grattarola (Beta) proved a competitive addition to the line-up as he finished only one mark from Marcelli in Q1 and only three seconds from top spot in Q2; he will return in Barcelona next time out. Hugo Dufrese was closer to the leaders here than at Chambéry, matching Grattarola’s scoring in Q1 but beaten on countback and relegated to another seventh place. Billy Green (Scorpa) brought up the rear in his first X-Trial since 2023.
“Today has been a very different kind of Final than Chambéry because it was all so close and any errors could have cost me the win,” said Bou before heading to Sheffield. “Jaime and Adam made life very difficult for me. This win gives me the lead of the Championship and that’s important.”
The fourth Round of the X-Trial World Championship will be X-Trial Barcelona, which takes place on February 2 at the Palau Sant Jordi.
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