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BOU GETS TRIALGP CHAMPIONSHIP STARTED
T
he 2018 FIM TrialGP World Championship
kicked off over the weekend with round
one taking place in Camprodon, Girona, and
to no one's surprise, Toni Bou piloted his
Repsol Honda to the top spot.
Bou completed the first 15-section lap with
13 points, despite the wet, muddy and oc-
casionally rainy conditions. The second lap
proved to be trickier for the Spaniard, but he
nonetheless maintained his commanding lead
over the field to take the overall win.
"I am very happy for the victory because
yesterday I had a pretty bad qualifying ses-
sion and today I had to start among the first
riders in the category," Bou said. "The trial
was complicated but from the beginning I felt
comfortable and I made very few mistakes.
It is a great start to the championship and I
want to congratulate the organizers, as it has
been a very complete trials with very authen-
tic areas."
GasGas-mounted Jaime Busto got his sea-
son started off on the right foot with a strong
runner-up finish, carding consistent laps. His
GasGas Factory teammate Jeroni Fajardo
rounded out the overall podium in third.
Vertigo Factory
Team rider Jorge
Casales just missed
out on the podium,
edging out TRS
rider Adam Raga for
fourth. The Beta-
mounted duo of James Dabill and
Algert Cabestany finished sixth and sev-
enth ahead of Repsol Honda's Takahisa
Fujinami who came in eighth—a sub-par
finish for the Japanese rider who is still
nursing an injured shoulder. CN
Overall Results:
1. Toni Bou (Hon)
2. Jaime Busto (GG)
3. Jeroni Fajardo (GG)
4. Jorge Casales (Ver)
5. Adam Raga (TRS)
(Above) To no one's surprise, Toni
Bou dominated the competition at the
opening round of the 2018 FIM TrialGP
World Championship. (Below) GasGas
Factory rider Jaime Busto put in a solid
performance at Camprodon to take
the runner-up position.
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BY
CORRINNE
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