Bou Crowned, Spain Wins Trial de Nations
T
oni Bou was crowned World
Champion twice over the
September 18-19 weekend in
Portugal.
The first crowning came on
Saturday when the Spaniard
wrapped up the 2021 FIM TrialGP
with the day's victory.
"This year has been very spe-
cial for me because at the begin-
ning things were very complicated
with the injury just a month before
the start of the championship,"
said Bou. "There will come a year
when I will not be able to win—I've
won for 15 consecutive years—but
the fact that I got injured just be-
fore the start of the world cham-
pionship made it special, and I
didn't want to lose a champion-
ship in this way. Once again, we
battled 100 percent, I tried to get
into shape as the championship
progressed and the fact that I had
a very good work rate before I got
injured also helped me to recover
faster."
The very next day at the same
location, Bou was a member of
the winning Spanish team at the
Trial des Nations. Bou, Adam
Raga and Jaime Busto gave
Spain its 27th victory in the TdN.
The team dominated in Portugal,
collecting just one penalty point
on the day.
France was second and Italy
third.
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Toni Bou wrapped up the 2021 FIM TrialGP Championship
in Portugal and the very next day helped Team Spain win
the Trial des Nations for the 27th time.
Fujinami Retires After A 26-Year Run
T
akahisa Fujinami has hung up his boots after 26
years on the FIM World Championship TrialGP cir-
cuit. The Repsol Honda Team rider competed for the
last time in Portugal, September 18, where he placed
seventh.
"I firmly believe that the time has come to close
the curtain on my career as a world trial champion-
ship rider after 26 years in the competition," he said.
"Thanks to everyone's support, over this period,
I have been able to make trial my profession and
perform at a more than satisfactory level for over a
quarter of a century. Thank you very much. They have
been 26 great years."
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Takahisa Fujinami's
one and only Trials
World Championship
came in 2004. He
retires at the age
of 41 with 34 World
Championship wins.
PHOTO: HONDA HRC
