Bou Wins
Geneva X-Trial
T
he FIM X-Trial Champion-
ship was held in Geneva,
Switzerland, for the first time
in 12 years. It was round four
of the series, where Repsol
Honda Team riders Toni Bou and
Gabriel Marcelli went 1-2. Great
Britain's Toby Martyn made it
three Montesas on the podium.
(The Repsol Honda Team com
-
petes on Montesa motorcycles.)
Bou started the first lap with
some uncharacteristic mistakes
that dropped him to second posi
-
tion, fighting with his teammate
for the victory. On lap two, Bou
took a step up and snatched the
top spot, going straight into the
final. In that, the reigning World
Champion accrued 22 points from
the six zones, earning a fourth
consecutive victory of the season.
Marcelli led after the first
lap. On the second lap, Mar
-
celli remained in the fight for the
podium positions, finally plac-
ing second and going directly
into the final along with Bou and
Martyn. After completing the
six action zones with 26 penalty
points, he finished second.
"I'm happy with today's victory,
even though my riding was not
the best," Bou said. "We made
quite a few mistakes, especially
at the end of the second lap,
when we had a heavy fall. In the
final, I wasn't completely com
-
fortable due to the knock I took,
so now it's time to recover."
The Repsol Honda Team rid
-
ers have a perfect podium record
so far in the 2024 season. Bou
goes into X-Trial season break
as the leader, with 86 points to
Marcelli's 55 points. Just three
points back is GasGas factory
rider Jaime Busto, who was
fourth in Switzerland.
The next event for the X-Trial
World Championship will be on
October 5th in Andorra la Vella.
CN
FINAL
1. Toni Bou (Mon)
2. Gabriel Marcelli (Mon)
3. Toby Martyn (Mon)
4. Jaime Busto (GG)
5. Benoit Bincaz (She)
WIND
IN THE
P48
Ton Bou won
the Geneva
round of the FIM
X-Trial World
Championship.
Gabriel Marcelli
made it a Repsol
Honda Team 1-2.
