Bou Wins In France
A
fter the twin trials in Andorra
at the previous round, the
single-day sixth event of the 2021
Trial World Championship took
place on August 29 in Cahors,
France. The course turned out to
be somewhat artificial, with some
sections even resembling indoor,
rather than natural ones.
Even in such conditions,
Repsol Honda Team rider Toni
Bou claimed the top honors in an
almost flawless manner, complet-
ing the two laps of the 12 French
sections with only three penalty
marks in the first lap, 10 less than
the nearest second-placed rider
and main rival, Adam Raga.
On the second lap, the Montesa
Cota 4RT-mounted rider was im-
peccable, without so much as a
single mistake. With the win, Bou
remains top of the overall TrialGP
World Championship standings,
11 points off Raga with three
races still to go.
"I'm very happy with how the
weekend went," Bou said. "It was
a trial to not make mistakes and
that's how it turned out. One of
the most complicated sections
was section one, where we had
to take a different line to the other
riders, and it went very well. I'm
happy with the choice because it
worked for us, and it also helped
me to gain confidence.
"I want to thank the team who
did a great job," he added. "We
had problems in Andorra, this
week, too, and everyone has
worked very hard day and night to
solve them, so today's victory is a
great prize for everyone. We are
still in the lead, that's important,
but it's even more important to
get back the good feelings on the
bike.
CN
OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Toni Bou (Mon) 3 pts.
2. Adam Raga (TRRS) 13
3. Jaime Busto (Ver) 14
4. Miquel Gelabert (GG) 28
5. Takahisa Fujinami (Mon) 28
IN
THE
WIND
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Toni Bou took top
honors at the TrialGP
of France to extend
his championship lead
over Adam Raga.
