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BOU CRACKS 100!
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n Gouveia, Portugal, Repsol
Honda Team rider Toni Bou set
yet another new record in the
TrialGP World Championship:
100 victories. Bou established a
50% win ratio on the same day
as reaching the new milestone
of a 200th championship GP ap-
pearance. The 11-time champion
managed to break the record
for number of victories in world
championship trials, surpassing
the long-established record of
Dougie Lampkin who amassed
99 wins.
The trial of Gouveia, in Portu-
gal, the fourth round of the Tri-
alGP World Championship, was
a particularly tough one: compet-
itors faced scorching tempera-
tures, sections with steep climbs
that demanded both superb
physical form and impeccable
technique amid some of the
complicated sections set in the
granite of the Nuestra Señora
Los Verdes Park.
The current world champion,
Bou, had virtually finished off
the competition on the first lap
with an exceptional ascent in
section 10, where Bou became
the sole competitor to overcome
the vertical step. Completing the
first lap with just a single penalty
point ahead of the nine points
belonging to the nearest second-
place rival, effectively sealed the
victory. Bou went on to extend
the lead on lap two to finish with
a 12-point margin. This marks the
third victory for Bou this season
and stretches his lead in the
overall standings to 10 points
ahead of the second placed
Jeroni Fajardo.
With the 100th victory out of
200 participants, Bou also ac-
cumulates 145 podium places
in the world championship. The
Spaniard remains the only rider
to achieve a 50% victory record
in the sport's highest category.
His teammate, Takahisa Fujinami
remains the rider with the high-
est number of participations,
326.CN
Toni Bou recorded
his 100th career
GP win. His latest
success came
in the Portugal
round of the 2018
FIM TrialGP World
Championship.
PHOTOGRAPHY
COURTESTY
HONDA
HRC
