Bou Closes
Season With a
Win
T
oni Bou (Repsol Honda Trial Team)
claimed another victory in Tarra-
gona, closing the X-Trial World Cham-
pionship season with a record of eight
wins out of nine events. This victory
also marks the 99th of his career in the
World Championship.
The final round, held at the Caixa-
Bank Tarraco Arena, was decided in the
last section with a four-point margin
between Bou and his teammate, Gabriel
Marcelli, after the fifth one. Marcelli,
who secured the World Championship
runner-up title by combining his second-
place finish with the fourth position of
Jaime Busto. Busto, making his debut
as a Beta rider, finished fourth after los-
ing his chances to fight for victory due
to two five-point penalties in the second
and third sections.
One of the six sections in the final
proved impossible to complete for any
of the four finalists, while Bou made
the difference in the third one, where
Marcelli, Busto and Matteo Grattarola
(Beta) all incurred five-point penalties.
In Tarragona, Grattarola achieved his
second podium of the season, add-
ing this third-place finish to the one he
earned in Ponte di Legno.
"I'm very happy with this new victory,"
Bou said. "When you become champion
before the final race, it becomes more
important to enjoy the atmosphere and
the fans. I was really eager to compete
in Tarragona in front of my home crowd.
In the final, I kept building good momen-
tum section by section and secured my
eighth win of the season."
In the final Championship standings,
Bou finished with 175 points, ahead of
Marcelli with 123 and Busto with 107.
CN
WIND
IN THE
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Final
1. Toni Bou (Mon) 8
2. Gabriel Marcelli (Mon) 15
3. Matteo Grattarola (Bet) 21
4. Jaime Busto (Bet) 26
(Top) Toni Bou won again, closing
the X-Trial World Championship
season with a record of eight wins
out of nine events. (Above) Gabriel
Marcelli's (left) second place
made it a Repsol Honda 1-2.
