Bou Wins TrialGP Opener
T
oni Bou, of the Repsol Honda
Team, took the overall win
in the opening round of the FIM
TrialGP Champion in Motegi, Ja-
pan, May 18-19. The defending
champ won both days, while his
teammate Gabriel Marcelli went
2-3. Sherco's Adam Raga went
3-2 over the weekend.
Bou said he was pleased with
his riding over the two days.
"Things are going very well for
us, both in the outdoor and
indoor series," he said. "The
two victories are very special
because they were at Honda's
home round. The first lap was
very good and, on the second, I
made a small mistake at zone
three when looking for a clean. I
feel very good and confident in
my riding. I'm being very con
-
stant, which is the goal."
Marcelli hoped to match his
day-one performance on day two
but had to settle for third. "The
day went quite well," he said on
Sunday. "I had a small mechani
-
cal problem at zone 10 that hurt
us, but we still took third posi-
tion and another podium. The
weekend has been very positive,
and I felt good on the bike."
Marcelli and Raga's battle for
second was tight. Raga ended
up edging out Marcelli by three
points to take second for the
day.
After the first round, Bou
jumps out to a solid points lead
with 40, with Marcelli and Raga
tied for second with 32 points.
Spain's Aniol Gelabert (TRRS)
is fourth with 26 points and
France's Benoit Bincaz (Sherco)
and Italy's Matteo Grattarola
(Beta) round out the top five with
21 points apiece.
CN
Final
1. Toni Bou (Mon)
2. Adam Raga (She)
3. Gabriel Marcelli (Mon)
4. Aniol Gelabert (TRRS)
5. Benoit Bincaz (She)
WIND
IN THE
P38
Toni Bou won both
legs of the FIM
TrialGP Championship
opening round in
Motegi, Japan.
