Toni Bou gets the TrialGP World Championship off to a spectacular start

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Toni Bou opened the TrialGP campaign as leader in Camprodón. Repsol Honda Team team-mate Takahisa Fujinami posted a well-deserved eighth place in spite of a nagging shoulder injury.

After yesterday’s first qualifying round of the season, where Bou finished eleventh after a costly mistake; today the champion rose to the occasion and reversed his fortunes with a fine performance.

Sunday’s trial over an eight-kilometre, fifteen-section course proved to be a tough ride given the weekend’s weather conditions. The two laps were marked by intermittent but intense rain, with riders forced to negotiate delicately the perilously muddy conditions of the route. The difficulties brought out the best of Toni Bou whose triumph establishes him as the season’s first overall leader.

The second lap saw Bou struggle through a rough patch, although the rider quickly bounced back to seal the trial victory with a seventeen-point advantage over the nearest second place rival.
Bou’s Repsol Honda Team team-mate Takahisa Fujinami braved severe shoulder pain, but nevertheless managed to overcome a lack of arm movement to score an eighth place finish.
The next TrialGP World Championship round will be held at the Motegi circuit in Japan, over two days. Qualifying is scheduled for June 1st, with the main event over the two following days.

Toni Bou

TRIAL: 1st CHAMPIONSHIP: 1st

I am very happy for the victory because yesterday I had a pretty bad qualifying session and today I had to start among the first riders in the category. The trial was very complicated, but from the beginning I felt comfortable and I made very few mistakes. The second lap was more complicated with rain and mud, where I fived a couple of times due to lack of confidence in the terrain. Physically I felt good; on the second lap my back hurt a bit, but it was better than I had expected. It is a great start to the championship and I want to congratulate the organizers, as it has been a very complete trial with very authentic areas.

Takahisa Fujinami

TRIAL: 8th CHAMPIONSHIP: 8th

Just last week we were deciding whether or not to compete in this first trial, due to my right shoulder not being at 100%. I wanted to give it a shot and that's what I did. I started well but I got more and more tired and I felt it in my back and arms. Even so, I am very happy with the result: an eighth position is very good for the championship.

Private: Miquel Cirera

Team Manager

The most positive thing about this start of the championship is that Toni felt good and had a great trial. Fujinami has also had a good day finding the strength to fight even with the back problems. It will not be an easy year and we will have to work hard, but that is why I want to thank the whole team who have worked so much for this first trial of the outdoor world championship. See you all in Japan.

TrialGP 2018 Sunday, May 20th 2018

Trial Round TGP 1 TrialGP Spain 18 Camprodon

Results TrialGP of Camprodon 2018

Pos.	Rider	Num	Nation	L1	L2	T3	Champ	Team	Constructor	Points
1	Bou Toni	1	SPA	13	29	1	20	Repsol Honda Team	Montesa	43
2	Busto Jaime	69	SPA	25	31	4	17	Gas Gas Factory Team	Gas Gas	60
3	Fajardo Jeroni	4	SPA	35	35	5	15	Gas Gas Factory Team	Gas Gas	75
4	Casales Jorge	33	SPA	33	40	3	13	Vertigo Factory Team	Vertigo	76
5	Raga Adam	67	SPA	36	36	5	11	TRRS Factory Team	TRRS	77
6	Dabill James	22	GBR	39	41	2	10	Beta Factory Racing	Beta	82
7	Cabestany Albert	37	SPA	43	43	2	9	Beta Factory Racing	Beta	88
8	Fujinami Takahisa	5	JPN	53	47	2	8	Repsol Honda Team	Montesa	102
9	Price Jack	34	GBR	50	50	2	7	Gas Gas Factory Team	Gas Gas	102
10	Gelabert Miquel	11	SPA	55	44	4	6	Sherco Factory Team	Sherco	103
11	Bincaz Benoit	16	FRA	50	53	1	5	Scorpa Factory	Scorpa	104
12	Noguera Oriol	14	SPA	49	54	4	4	Team Jotagas	JTG	107
13	Kadlec Franz	9	GER	53	54	4	3	Gas Gas Factory Team	Gas Gas	111
14	Ferrer Alexandre	29	FRA	55	60		2	Sherco Factory Team	Sherco	115
15	Roberts Iwan	21	GBR	67	57	4	1	TRRS Factory Team	TRRS	128