Toni Bou clinches the fifth victory of the X-Trial season in Bilbao2020-02-18 09:56The Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou has achieved, in Bilbao, the victory in the fifth round of the FIM X-Trial World Championship. After this fifth win in a row this season, Bou increases his leadership in the series. This is the second occasion that Bilbao hosts a race of the FIM X-Trial World Championship and the public of the Bilbao Exhibition Center have seen Toni Bou with a hesitant start in which he has marked 8 penalties, 4 more than his arch-rival Adam Raga. Even so, he has been successfully qualified for the second phase. The Repsol Honda Team rider has made the second round with a better precision, making 12 points in the 5 zones with a high technical level. With this result, and being the best of his group, Bou has been able to go to the final where he has seen the faces again with Adam Raga. A great final that has been very tight, but Toni Bou has won the victory by being more precise through very demanding areas. The Montesa Cota 4RT rider has finished with 9 penalties against the 12 of Raga. With this triumph, the Repsol Honda Team rider is the leader of the World Championship, with 35-point advantage. For the sixth race of the X-Trial World Championship, where Toni Bou will arrive with the possibility of winning a new world title, we will have to wait more than a month, since it will be held on March 21 at Wiener Neustadt, in Austria. Toni Bou RACE: 1st CHAMPIONSHIP: 1st It was a really demanding X-Trial right to the end and that makes this fifth victory of the season even sweeter. In the Final I probably took too many risks in some sections so I ended up suffering more than I needed to. But this season has been really competitive; Adam is riding really well, so this victory is really important as it leaves me in a great position to fight for the title. Toni Bou Miquel Cirera Team Manager First of all we have to congratulate Toni for his great riding, but as always, we also have to congratulate the great rival, Adam Raga. This season, these two are doing a great show and this great rivalry gives even more value all the victories of Toni. Today's victory is very important for the championship. Now, we have to go step by step as always and try to win in Austria. Thanks to the whole team for the work. Miquel Cirera Results X Trial Bilbao 2020 Pos. Rider Num Nation L1 L2 L3 T3 Points Team Time/Gap 1 Bou Toni SPA 9 9 20 Repsol Honda Team 2 Raga Adam SPA 13 13 15 TRRS Factory Team 3 Bincaz Benoit FRA 2 2 12 Source: Honda Racing Corporation Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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