Busto, Bou Battle It Out In Portugal
I
t was another battle of the
Spaniards in the 2023 FIM Trial-
GP Championship with GasGas
rider Jaime Busto and Repsol
Honda's Toni Bou (Montesa)
trading wins over the April 22-23
weekend in Gouveia, Portugal.
Rain on Friday made for wet
and tricky riding conditions Sat
-
urday, when Bou used his many
years of experience to good use,
winning the day by seven marks
over Busto, 26-39.
"I started with a very good
first lap," said Bou. "The river
sections were very slippery and
on the second lap I didn't start
with a great feeling, but I'm
super-happy with this victory."
Bou's teammate Gabriel Mar
-
celli (44) was third on the day
ahead of TRRS rider Adam Raga
(59) and Vertigo's Matteo Grat-
tarola (66).
In much drier conditions on
Sunday, Bou again got off to
a good start but, again, Busto
came on strong the second
lap. This time, however, he was
able to overtake the defending
champ, Bou, to claim the day's
win by a single mark, 13-14.
"I'm very happy with the win,"
said Busto. "I made a big mis
-
take in section seven on the first
lap, but I recovered on lap two."
Marcelli (24) was again third
on the day, followed by Raga
(30) and Grattarola (45).
Bou and Busto are tied at the
top of the championship leader
-
board with 74 points. Marcelli is
third with 58 points, four ahead
of Raga.
CN
WIND
IN THE
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Jaime Busto finished out the
weekend in Portugal with Sunday's
win. He is tied with Saturday's
winner Toni Bou at the top of the FIM
TrialGP Championship leaderboard.
