Bou Dominates In Spain
T
oni Bou (Repsol Honda Trial
Team) secured a decisive
and convincing win in the
second round of the 2026 FIM
X-Trial World Championship held
in Madrid. Riding the Montesa
COTA 4RT HRC factory bike, he
completed the Final with only
two penalty points, having al
-
ready been the top rider in Q1.
Bou's teammate, Gabriel Mar-
celli, and Jaime Busto (GasGas)
joined the 19-time World Cham-
pion on the podium, just as they
did in Andorra la Vella and in
the same order. Marcelli had a
mathematical chance of winning
until the final section, where he
arrived with six penalty points to
Bou's two, but he picked up two
more to finish in second place, a
position he had already secured
by then, as both five points had
left Busto far from the fight for
victory.
The fourth-place finisher was
Arnau Farre (Sherco), who, just
as he did in his only race of
last year in Cahors, once again
finished among the top four and
fell far from the podium posi
-
tions after the fourth section.
Fifth place went to Harry
Hemingway (Beta), who was
unable to make it into the final,
as he had done in the first round
of the year. Behind him was
Frenchman Benoit Bincaz (Elec
-
tric Motion), ahead of Italians
Francesco Titli (TRRS) and Mat-
teo Grattarola (Beta), whose fall
in the fifth section of Q1 left him
without a chance due to a severe
impact on his left hand.
"It was a perfect X-Trial for me
because I rode at a high level
and everything went perfectly, as
evidenced by the only two pen
-
alty points in the final," Bou said.
"I've worked hard since the first
round of the season with my
team, and my injured shoulder
has caused me less discomfort,
just occasional pain."
After two rounds, Bou leads
the championship with 40
points, followed by Marcelli with
30 and Busto with 24.
The third round of the season
is scheduled for November 8 on
Reunion Island (Saint Denis).
CN
FINAL
1. Toni Bou (Mon) 2 points
2. Gabriel Marcelli (Mon) 8
3. Jaime Busto (GG) 14
4. Arnau Farre (She) 21
WIND
IN THE
P52
Toni Bou
dominated the
second round of
the FIM X-Trial
Championship
in Spain.
