The Spanish Toni Bou (Montessa)world champion since 2007, hit the Jaime Busto (GasGas) on the second day of World Cup Outdoor Trials which was held this Sunday at Arteixo (A Coruña)where Berta Abellán (Scorpa) repeated success with women.
The first stage of the World Cup passed through the town of A Coruña, which started the calendar of the world championship, the sun shone and the current champion was unforgiving after giving up the victory to Busto on Saturday in the race that opened the championship .
Bou ended his journey with fourteen penalty points, seven per lap, none of them due to time, and he led Jaime Busto from Biscay by nine.
The third part of the race was the most complicated and in it Bou was penalized five points for each pass, but that did not deprive him of the victory.
The regularity gave the prize to the Catalan, while Busto was condemned by the first round, where he accumulated 16 of the 17 points where the tournament ended due to three failures (third, ninth and tenth sector).
He was the best in the second lap, with only one point in the tenth section and the only one, together with Aniol Gelabert (Beta), who signed zero in the third sector, where the other drivers made a failure.
After Bou and Busto, Adam Raga (TRRS) climbed to the podium, closing the day with 32 points, 18 more than the winner, and relegating Galician Gabriel Marcelli (Montesa) to fourth position.
Another Spaniard Jorge Casales completed the top 5 in a test that was not finished by British Toby Martyn (Honda), who fell in the fourth sector of the first lap and had to be attended by medical services due to back pain after a crash. some stones.
Toni Bou expressed his joy at achieving the victory. “This is a very important victory. Jaime (Busto) is very strong, as well as the other riders and I am very happy with this victory,” he commented in remarks at the International Motorcycling Federation.
The Catalan rider, with 16 consecutive titles, closed the tour with fourteen penalty points, three less than Busto.
“It’s an important day after being second on the first day. The feeling is better than the first day so I’m very happy,” he warned.
Jaime Busto is “happy to be on the podium again” and regrets not scoring a second win.
“Unfortunately, I was quite close to Toni, but a small mistake in the first lap stopped me from fighting for the victory. I’m in good shape and I think we will have a good season,” he declared.
The podium was completed by Adam Raga (TRRS), 18 points behind Sunday’s winner in Arteixo, the third place he celebrated.
“It’s very important to be back on the podium because podiums give you the chance to be at the top at the end of the season so I’m very happy with the third position,” said the Catalan rider, who, however, did not finish. happy with the second round he did this Sunday.
Berta Abellán doubles
In the women’s category, Berta Abellán (Scorpa) repeated the win, with only five penalty points, one in the first round and four in the second.
Abellán emerged as the leader of Galicia and as a strong candidate for the title defended by British Emma Bristol (Sherco), third on the first day and second this Sunday with a route where she added six points to the winner.
The third place on the podium was occupied by the French Naomi Monnier (GasGas) and the Italian Andrea Rabino (Beta), second on Saturday, had to settle for fourth place.
Norwegian Jone Sandvik (Sherco) won the Trial3 category and British Jack Peace (Sherco) won Trial2.
The World Cup will continue next week in Gouveia (Portugal), after which it will visit Motegi (Japan), Baldasserrona (San Marino), San Julià de Lòria (Andorra), Sestriere (Italy) and Vertolaye (France).
Source: La Verdad
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