BOU DOUBLE
WINNER IN
JAPAN
R
epsol Honda's Toni Bou
remains unbeaten in the
2017 TrialGP Championship.
In round two in Motegi, Japan,
May 28-29, Bou topped both
days of competition, the tough-
est coming on day one in wet
conditions. Day two featured
drier conditions, but no one
could catch Bou, Saturday or
Sunday.
When things got nasty Sat-
urday, Bou clearly showed
his dominance, winning by a
large margin over GasGas rider
James Dabill. Bou easily took
the win with 48 points dropped
to Dabill's 72. It was, however,
close between Dabill and Bou's
teammate Takahisa Fujima. Da-
bill edged out Fujima by just two
points for third.
Jeroni Fajardo (Vertigo) was
fourth, followed by Adam Raga
(TRS).
With the easier condi-
tions on day two, there was
less to separate the riders,
so it was critical not to make
any mistakes. Bou ended up
squeaking out the win by just
two points over Raga, 22-24.
Albert Cabestany (Sherco) was
third with 30 points, and just
three points behind him was
Fajardo. Fujinami rounded out
the top five.
"It couldn't be better," Bou
said after day two. "Despite suf-
fering a lot today, because the
race was very easy and it was
possible to make mistakes that
might have complicated the final
result. But we were able to solve
it with a zero in the last zone and
win the race. I'm happy I could
stand the pressure and I want
to thank the team for a great job
this weekend. We'll see how
the next races go, but we had a
good start of the world champi-
onship."
Bou stretched out his champi-
onship lead to 15 over Raga, 60-
45. Fajardo is third with 39. CN
DAY ONE
1. Toni Bou (Mon)
2. James Dabill (Gas)
3. Takahisa Fujinami (Mon)
4. Jeroni Fajardo (Ver)
5. Adam Raga (TRS)
DAY TWO
1. Toni Bou (Mon)
2. Adam Raga (TRS)
3. Albert Cabestany (She)
4. Jeroni Fajardo (Ver)
5. Takahisa Fujinami (Mon)
IN
THE
WIND
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Toni Bou topped both days at the
FIM TrialGP in Motegi, Japan.
PHOTOGRAPHY
REPSOL
MEDIA
