The second round of the X-Trial World Championship held at the Sud de France Arena in Montpellier was a productive one for Repsol Honda Team. Toni Bou made off with an important victory that consolidates his position at the head of the championship table. Fujinami came close to qualifying for the semi-final.

In Montpellier, France champion Toni Bou added a new victory to his lengthy honours list, in the second round of the FIM X-Trial World Championship. Playing to a packed house, the Repsol Honda Team rider ignored some physical ailments, principally affecting his arms, to prevail in the final which involved a face-to-face with Adam Raga.

Bou was the strongest in the first qualifying round, where Toni’s Repsol Honda Team team-mate, Takahisa Fujinami – the organisation’s wildcard invite – failed to make the cut by a single penalty point. In the second round, in spite of a few mistakes, Bou was able to outride his group’s adversaries, finishing with a two and four point advantage. The final meant a showdown with archrival Adam Raga, who the champion was able to defeat with a five-point advantage. Bou now comfortably leads the championship table with 40 points, thirteen more than second-placed Adam Raga.

The next date on the calendar for the FIM X-Trial World Championship will be the third round held next Friday, January 19th in Toulouse, France.

Toni Bou

RACE: 1st STANDINGS: 1st

Today I had to suffer a lot in this race. I haven’t been physically at my best, my arms hurt a lot and I had a pretty tough time. Already in the section one I was starting to show signs of fatigue. I was able to get through each phase, but in the semi-final I got through by the skin of my teeth. In the end, it was a comforting victory after so much suffering, which is great because it gives us a good advantage in the championship. This week I will have to try to recover because immediately after we have another trial.

Takahisa Fujinami

RACE: 8th STANDINGS: 11th

Today I tried to do the best I could. I think it didn’t go that badly, and that I could have even qualified for the semi-final, but I had not competed in indoor for a long time and I made some mistakes that I should have. I hope to be able to do better in the next round.

X-Trial 2018
Trial Round XTR 2   Montpellier

X-Trial Montpellier 2018

Pos. Rider Num Nation L1 L2 L3 T3 Team Constructor Points
1 Bou Toni 1 SPA 1 12 8 Repsol Honda Team Montesa 8
2 Raga Adam SPA 2 11 13 TRRS Factory Team TRRS 13
3 Dabill James GBR 9 14 Beta Factory Racing Beta 14
4 Bincaz Benoit FRA 13 16 Scorpa Factory Scorpa 16
5 Gelabert Miquel SPA 14 16 Sherco Factory Team Sherco 16
6 Fajardo Jeroni SPA 6 18 Gas Gas Factory Team Gas Gas 18
7 Ferrer Alexandre FRA 14 Sherco Factory Team Sherco 14
8 Fujinami Takahisa JPN 15 Repsol Honda Team Montesa 15
9 Busto Jaime SPA 16 Gas Gas Factory Team Gas Gas 16
Location Information

Sud de France Arena, Route de la Foire, Pérols, Francia - View in Google Maps

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