VOL. 50 ISSUE 25 JUNE 25, 2013
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ship lead by just two points over
Vinny Nuzzolilli.
In Xtreme action, Koester
made up for his second-place
finish in the Unlimited class with
a win over Nuzzolilli and Green.
He leads the title chase in that
class by 14 points.
Preece rode near the end of
the order in Pro Sport and paid
attention to the riders before
him. His 9.529-second ride
in the first half was fastest and
stood up without a challenge in
the second half. Nick Drummer
was second with points leader
Nick Bleau finishing third.
BOU IS BACK
point. Raga ended up second
on his Gas Gas with Albert Cabastany third on the factory
Sherco.
"Today I am very happy, as I
have returned to the top of the
championship thanks to this
win," Bou said. "From very early
in the trial I was riding well and
even after just a few sections I
began to open up a good lead
over Adam [Raga]. When the
race is difficult like today, it is
very different for me as I feel
more relaxed, this helps my
confidence, which was much
better anyway after I won in Andorra last weekend. I think today
my riding was back at its best.
It was a good trial, but maybe
just a little too difficult, but with
the new rules it's difficult to get
it completely correct. Now I am
looking forward to the short
break and to be ready for the
next round in Italy."
epsol Montesa HRC's Toni
Bou powered himself back
into the lead of the 2013 FIM
Trial World Championship when
he clinched a convincing win at
his home Grand Prix in Sant Pobladura, Spain.
Bou's win moved him ahead
of his rival Adam Raga by two
points in the championship as
the series reached its halfway
Toni Bou won the world
trials round in Spain on
Sunday.
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