Bou Wins in France
R
epsol Honda's Toni Bou made
it back-to-back wins in the
FIM X-Trial Championship in
France, January 18. He came into
the French round tied with Jaime
Busto at the top of the champi
-
onship standings but left as the
sole leader.
Bou, onboard his Montesa Cota
4RT, completed an impressive
first lap, despite receiving a five
on the last section that temporar
-
ily relegated him to second posi-
tion. This, however, still allowed
him to qualify directly to compete
in the final. In the final round, he
repeated the triumph of the previ
-
ous week in Chambery, complet-
ing the six zones with seven
penalty points in a very tight final,
managing to take his second con-
secutive victory of the season.
"Today was a very careful
race, in which we had to be very
cautious and not take too many
risks from the first lap, because
a mistake could leave us behind,"
Bou said. "The final was very tight
from the start, with Jaime and
Adam [Raga] very strong, so they
did not make it easy. I'm happy
with the work by the team; we
were able to turn the situation
around after the start we had."
Busto, on the factory GasGas,
was second with 10 marks, three
marks behind Bou. Adam Raga
was a close third, followed by
Benoit Bincaz (Sherco) and Bou's
teammate Gabriel Marcelli.
Bou leads the championship
on 55 points, followed by Busto
with 50, Raga with 33 and Mar
-
celli and Bincaz tied on 24.
CN
OVERALL
1. Toni Bou (Mon)
2. Jaime Busto (GG)
3. Adam Raga (She)
4. Benoit Bincaz (She)
5. Gabriel Marcelli (Mon)
6. Matteo Grattarola (Bet)
7. Hugo Dufrese (Bet)
8. Billy Green (Sco)
WIND
IN THE
P52
Toni Bou is now the
sole leader of the FIM
X-Trial Championship
after winning round
three in France.
