Toni Bou increases world championship leadership after the French GP
By Press Release on 30th Aug 21
Trial World Championship Toni Bou
Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou came away from France having extended his lead at the head of the world championship after his win in the French town of Cahors. Team-mate Takahisa Fujinami finished fifth.
After the twin trials in Andorra, the single-day sixth event of the 2021 Trial World Championship took place today in Cahors, France. The course turned out to be somewhat artificial, with some sections even resembling indoor, rather than natural ones.
Even in such conditions, Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou claimed the top honours in an almost flawless manner, completing the two laps of the 12 French sections with only three penalty marks in the first lap, 10 less than the nearest second placed rider and main rival, Adam Raga.
The second lap of the Montesa Cota 4RT rider was impeccable, without so much as a single mistake. With these results, Bou remains top of the overall TrialGP World Championship standings, 11 points off Raga with three races still to go.
Repsol Honda Team team-mate Takahisa Fujinami did not get off to the best of starts, struggling on the first lap, but on the second he was able to pull back, to eventually finish in fifth position with the same score as the fourth-placed rider, but only 30 seconds behind. With this result, Fujigas remains fifth in the overall standings.
"I'm very happy with how the weekend went," said Bou. "It was a trial to not make mistakes and thats how it turned out. One of the most complicated sections was section one, where we had to take a different line to the other riders and it went very well. I'm happy with the choice because it worked for us and it also helped me to gain confidence.
"I want to thank the team who did a great job. We had problems in Andorra, this week too and everyone has worked very hard day and night to solve them, so today's victory is a great prize for everyone. We are still in the lead, that's important, but it's even more important to get back the good feelings on the bike.
Next stop for the TrialGP World Championship will be in Pobladura de las Regueras, Spain, on 11th and 12th September with the double-date format.
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