On The Pegs April 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 4 | Page 111

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 4 - April 2019
111
TONI’S TRIUMPH
Toni Bou’s thirteenth world X-Trial title sees the rider grab a twenty-fifth out-
right title triumph, including the twelve outdoor titles achieved in TrialGP. The
feat amounts to thirteen consecutive seasons of victories since winning the
first crown back in 2007 – all of them aboard the Montesa Cota 4RT. The Repsol
Honda Team rider sealed the championship title at the first available opportunity
with one event still to run before the end of the season. After starting the cam-
paign with a victory in the first event of the calendar in Budapest, Bou went on to
take victory in Bilbao and Granada, as well as a runner-up podium spot in Barce-
lona.
“This thirteenth title has been more complicated than some of the others, since
my rivals have really pushed hard all season and I have never been able to relax.
But I have gradually been improving and tonight has been the culmination of my
hard work,” said Bou. n