October 2020 - Volume 4 - Issue 10 October 2020 | Page 130

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Raga . “ Obviously it is very hard here because Toni knows the terrain very well but I rode very well with few mistakes in slippery conditions so it was good for me .”
Jorge Casales ( Gas Gas ) was third on 73 , six ahead of 2019 Trial2 champ Gabriel Marcelli ( Montesa ) who continues his meteoric rise to the top with Britain ’ s James Dabill ( Beta ) breaking the Spanish domination of the top-five on 82 .
With three points-paying days to go in the series , Bou ’ s lead at the top of the standings has been slashed to just seven points as Raga – FIM TrialGP World Champion in 2005 and 2006 – closes in on his long-term rival .
DAY TWO
Day Two of the Andorra TrialGP did not turn out to be such a wash-out for Bou as Saturday ’ s event , but the terrain was , nevertheless , slippery and muddy , especially over the course of the ten-section first lap around the Sant Julià de Lòria route .
A more aggressive and confident Bou produced a high-level showing on the day , particularly in the sections likely to elicit most mistakes and went on to finish the trial with a twenty-point margin over Saturday ’ s winner , Raga . The Repsol Honda Team rider takes the season victory tally to four and now holds a ten-point advantage over his pursuer with one GP – made up of two trials – still to run before the world champi-
JAMES DABILL