Second consecutive victory for Bou in France

The Repsol Honda Team rider tops the podium at the third round of the 2025 X-Trial World Championship. Gabriel Marcelli finishes in fifth position.

The Repsol Honda HRC riders competed in the third round of the X-Trial season at Clermont-Ferrand in a Friday night event. Toni Bou, who arrived as joint leader tied on points with Jaime Busto, left the French town as outright frontrunner. Gabriel Marcelli remains in fourth position in the overall standings.

Bou, who shone again onboard his Montesa Cota 4RT, completed a high-level first lap, despite receiving a five on the last section that temporarily relegated him to second position. This, however, still allowed him to qualify directly to compete in the final. In the final round, he repeated the triumph of the previous week in Chambéry, completing the six zones with 7 penalty points in a very tight final, managing to take his second consecutive victory of the season.

Marcelli, despite arriving in good form, did not have his best night in Clermont-Ferrand. A couple of errors on the first lap placed him in fifth position, leading him to contest the second round, AKA ‘Last Chance’. During this second lap a 10-second penalty for a foot down left him out of the final, finishing in fifth position.

Bou is the leader of the championship with 55 points, while Marcelli maintains fourth position, tied at 24 points with the fifth-placed rider. The next challenge for the Repsol Honda HRC riders will be on February 2nd at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, where the fourth round of the 2025 season will be held.