Busto Wins
X-Trial in
France
J
aime Busto (GasGas) secured
his first victory of the 2026
FIM X-Trial season (round three)
in Saint-Denis, Reunion Island
(France), November 8, in a race
that had the same podium finish
-
ers as the previous two rounds
but in a different order. Toni Bou
(Repsol Honda Trial Team) fin
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ished second, five points behind
the winner, and Gabriel Marcelli
(Repsol Honda Trial Team) was
third, four points behind Bou.
The fourth finalist was Hugo
Dufrese (Beta), who was mak
-
ing his season debut in Reunion
Island and topped Q2. Once in
the final, the Frenchman quickly
fell out of the running for the po-
dium, accumulating 30 penalty
points.
On the other hand, three fives
scored between the second and
fourth sections prevented Mar-
celli from competing for the top
two positions, while Busto, who
had been the best in Q1, and Bou
were performing at a high level,
having only scored two points in
the first four sections. The fifth
section was decisive, as Bou
scored a five and Busto scored
zero, opening the door for him
to win. In the final section, Bou
risked everything trying to tie the
standings, but another five finally
ended his chances.
"I'm very happy with this win
and what it means, especially
considering I started with a bad
crash in Andorra la Vella [round
one], wasn't feeling quite right in
Madrid [round two], and finally,
today I was able to win," Busto
said. "I rode very consistently all
night and felt very comfortable
because the atmosphere was
exceptional."
"It wasn't my best day; from
the start I didn't feel completely
comfortable because of my
shoulder injury," said Bou. "The
decisive mistake that cost me
the victory was in zone five of
the final. I made a mistake when
choosing my line, and then on
the last section, I rushed things,
trying to go fast."
Beta's Hugo Dufrese was
fourth in the four-rider final.
In the provisional World Cham
-
pionship standings, Bou has 55
points, followed by Busto, who
has moved into second place
with 44, and Marcelli is third with
42.
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FINAL
1. Jaime Busto (GG) 7
2. Toni Bou (Mon) 12
3. Gabriel Marcelli (Mon) 16
4. Hugo Dufrese (Bet) 30
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Jaime Busto won
the X-Trial round
in Saint-Denis,
Reunion Island.
The post added: "Together as the entire motor-
cycle community, please keep your eyes open for
anything and any information, please contact the
authorities, or the Russell family."
Here is the list of motorcycles that were taken:
2010 KTM 250XC-F XC-2 championship bike, 2013
KTM 350 XC-F, 2014 KTM 350 XC-F, 2015 KTM 350
XC-F, 2015 KTM 250 SX-F Factory Edition, 2016
KTM 350 XC-F, 2017 KTM 350 XC-F, 2018 KTM 350
XC-F, 2019 KTM 350 XC-F, 2020 KTM 350 XC-F, 2020
KTM 350 XC-F Kailub Russell Edition, 2017 Kawasa
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ki KLX 110 (looks just like Russell's 2020 champion-
ship bike), two 2025 Yamaha YZ65s, 2025 Yamaha
YZ250FX, 2025 YZ450F and 2025 Cobra Jr 50.
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