Toni Bou cleans up in Toulouse
By Press Release on 21st Jan 18
In one of the best trials of the season so far, Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou finished on the top step of the podium once again.
Once more, Bou gave an exhibition against his rivals. In the third round of the X-Trial World Championship, he looked comfortable right from the outset of the competition and scored the best results in each of the three rounds in which he appeared.
In the final he far outclassed his great rival, Adam Raga, claiming the victory with two sections still to tackle. Bou is now 18 points clear of Raga in the provisional championship standings.
Frenchman Benoit Bincaz (Scorpa) demonstrated his continued progress taking third. The result is the first time that a French rider has made an X-Trial podium since Bruno Camozzi in 2001.
Wildcard Takahisa Fujinami was able to improve upon last weeks result to claim a highly-positive fifth position.
Meanwhile Jack Price (Gas Gas) on his X-Trial debut was out early, as was his teammate Jeroni Fajardo. James Dabill (Beta) was surprisingly knocked out in the first round of heats on the back of a strong podium showing in Montpellier, and after a dramatic crash that forced him to change machines mid-lap.
The next round of the FIM X-Trial World Championship will take place in Strasbourg, France, next Saturday, January 26.
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