On The Pegs April 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 4 | Page 122

On The Pegs
The Final turned out to be a tighter,
more closely fought group as Bou faced
Adam Raga (TRRS) and Miquel Gelabert
(Shr). However, the current champ pre-
vailed, guaranteeing a place on the po-
dium before competing in the Super-final.
Bou performed brilliantly in a thrill-
ing Super-final, riding to a third victory
of the season. The result means that the
Repsol Honda Team ace retains the world
championship leadership with a 13-point
advantage over the nearest second place
rival, Raga. Meanwhile, Busto and Fajardo
occupy third and fifth places in the gen-
eral classification with 45 and 31 points
respectively.
“I’m super happy; today was a very hard-
fought victory,” said Bou. “It was very
important to go all out and finally I was
able to get the victory after a very difficult
semi-final where there was no margin for
mistakes. Technically I was very good and
I performed well in the final. I will go back
home having recovered the good feelings
and I want to continue fighting for this
championship. We will try to give every-
thing in the two events that we have left.”
The fifth and penultimate event of the
X-Trial World Championship will be held
next Saturday, March 9th at the Palais des
Sports in Marseille. Prior to this, however,
Toni Bou will take part in the opening of
the Spanish Trial Championship which will
be held on Sunday March 3rd in the town
of Arnedillo, La Rioja.
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