BOU DOMINATES AGAIN
R
epsol Honda Team rider Toni
Bou dominated the action at
the FIM Trial World Champion-
ship in Great Britain, July 16-17.
Riding a Montesa Cota 4RT,
the Spaniard topped both days,
which puts him in complete
control of the championship.
Barring any disasters, his 10th
Trials World Championship is
just around the corner.
On Saturday, Bou made light
work of the mainly man-made
course at Tong, losing just
four marks over the entire trial,
including a clean last lap.
British rider, James Dabill
(Vertigo) was delighted at the
end of the first day, as he took a
career best second spot in front
of his many home fans. A further
seven marks back Adam Raga
(TRS) could only manage third
position.
On a day when the sun finally
shone following the rain show-
ers of the previous days, the
greasy conditions dried as the
competition wore on. Albert
Cabestany (Sherco) ended up
a distant fourth as he beat fifth
place Takahisa Fujinami (Rep-
sol Honda) by just two marks.
Still recovering from the injuries
he sustained in France, Jeroni
Fajardo (Vertigo) battled to take
sixth spot, leaving Jaime Busto
(Repsol Honda), Franz Kadlec
(Gas Gas) and Eddie Karlsson
(Montesa) to occupy seventh,
eighth and ninth places, respec-
tively. Spain's Oriol Noguera
(Montesa) rounded out today's
top 10 in the TrialGP class as he
equaled his best-ever finish.
Bou's win on Saturday marked
the occasion of the 200th GP
IN
THE
WIND
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(Above) A double win in Britain all
but assures Toni Bou a record 10
th
world title.
