IN
THE
WIND
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BOU CLAIMS 10
TH
TRIALS WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP
R
epsol Honda's Toni
Bou secured his
10th FIM Trials World
Championship when
he topped the charts of
the first day of competi-
tion at the final round
of the championship
in Chiampo, Italy,
September 2-3. He
mathematically sealed
the deal on Saturday,
then followed that up
with another victory on
Sunday.
"Today is a special
day," Bou said after
Saturday's victory.
"When you win a cham-
pionship it is something
great. It has been a
very special season,
with some back prob-
lems at the beginning
of the year. I was able to keep
gradually improving until it was
almost my best season. Finally
this race has been a perfect
one and I've clinched the title.
I wish to thank all of those who
have helped me to achieve it—
the entire team, my family and
friends. This is a really special
moment and I couldn't dream of
anything better. Now I'm going
to enjoy the moment and then
think about the trial tomorrow,
then next season and how I can
improve things."
Bou now has a total of 20
world championships: 10 in-
doors and 10 outdoors.
The Montesa Cota 4RT rider
dominated the first day's action,
topping second place Adam
Raga by 43 points.
"It was a very complicated
day, because I wasn't concen-
trating so much," Bou admitted
after it was all over Sunday.
"Near the start, I made a mis-
take that was very hard to over-
come. We were getting back
into the rhythm, but I scored an-
other fault, but then I improved
on the second and third laps.
I'm very pleased to add another
victory—we have finished off a
great season and I want to thank
all the team for the work that
they have done."
Raga (TRS) again finished
second on the day, though
much closer to Bou (14 points
back), and also locked up sec-
ond in the championship.
Third in the championship
went to Bou's Repsol Honda
teammate Takahisa Fujinami. CN
Toni Bou celebrates clinching
his 10th FIM Trials World
Championship in Italy.
