MADRID, 10 Apr. (SportsFinding) –
The Spanish rider Toni Bou (Repsol Honda) signed a new victory this Sunday, the fourth of the season, by winning in Barcelona to stay one step away from the 16th X-Trial World title.
The Championship returned to Barcelona five months after Bou was crowned world champion for the thirtieth time. The Spanish pilot signed the fifteenth victory in his house and the fourth of the season. “I am very happy with how the night went. I have done incredible things, but I have also made a very big mistake in the final,” he acknowledged in statements provided by his team.
The Repsol Honda rider led the first pass through the Sant Jordi areas, level on points with Adam Raga – 8 -, although he was the fastest. In the semifinal, the thirty-time world champion dominated again with 9 points and in the final, Piera’s team played a tight round with Raga and Grattarola emerging victorious with a 4-point lead.
With this first place, Toni Bou is more leader with 87 points in the general, 30 more than the second classified Raga. The next appointment will be in six months in Andorra, on October 8. “I entered a little nervous, I fell a little short in the first step and it was surprising to stay there. We reacted quickly because I knew that the next area was very important and complicated and I knew that the race was there. And that’s how it was “, he added.
“Today I was able to score 22 more points in the championship. It is incredible how we have started this X-Trial World Championship, with four victories out of four possible and only one extra point has escaped us from all the rounds. I am very happy with how they are things are going, despite the fact that Adam is very fit and he is making it difficult for me. Now it’s time to disconnect from the indoor but I really want to go to Andorra”, he finished.