Busto Wins France X-Trial; Bou Takes Title
G
asGas Factory Team rider
Jaime Busto won the pen-
ultimate round of the FIM
X-Trial Championship in Cahors,
France, on March 22, but it
wasn't enough to prevent Repsol
Honda's Toni Bou from taking
the Championship aboard his
Montesa Cota 4RT. The win
was the second this season for
Busto, who also won the open
-
ing round in Madrid.
Busto finished out the night in
France with a score of 14, which
was just one point better than
Bou, giving the GasGas rider the
win. Unfortunately for him, Bou
had already clinched the title
earlier in the night.
For Bou, it was his 19th X-Trial
number-one plate. "I'm very hap
-
py," Bou said. "It's clear that the
goal was the title, right from the
start. The season didn't start the
way we wanted in Madrid, but
we managed to turn it around.
We're a very solid team; we don't
make mistakes, and we've made
it to every final possible. We've
achieved many victories, and I've
ridden very well, so I'm happy
with the season and the title. It's
something very special, as you
never know if it's going to be the
last. I've been very fortunate to
win many more than I could have
imagined, so I have to enjoy it."
Third on the night went to
WIND
IN THE
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Toni Bou won the
FIM X-Trial World
Championship for
the 19th time.
