Toni Bou hopes to reach 100% in Gouveia

Tony Bou (Repsol Montesa), world championship leader tied in points with Jaime Busto, He hopes to reach one hundred percent recovery from his arm injury to compete in the best conditions at the world test scoring event in the Portuguese town of Gouveia.

Repsol Honda riders, Toni Bou and Gabriel Marcelli, will look to fight for positions up front in the two tests held in Portugal and improve the results obtained in Arteixo.

Toni Bou arrives at the second round of the season as leader of the TrialGP Championship tied on points with the second classified, Jaime Bustoafter securing a victory and a second position in the two events held in Arteixo just a week ago, the 32-time world champion will be looking to consolidate his lead in Portugal and climb back to the top of the podium.

Gabriel Marcelli, is fourth in the general classification equal on points with third, Adam Raga, after a great performance in the TrialGP of Spain, where he climbed to the third step of the podium and finished in fourth place in two tests of Arteixo . The Galician’s goal in Gouveia is to place himself in the top 3 and fight for his first outdoor World Cup victory.

“After a good start to the championship, we now come to the race in Portugal with a lot of desire and tied on points with Jaime. I think it will be a race that will be decided by small details, so we have to be very focused,” explained Toni Bou in his team’s press release.

“We have to finish recovering our arm after the discomfort I experienced in Arteixo and This week I won’t be able to train as fast as I want, but I will try to recover at one hundred percent“, acknowledged the Repsol pilot.

“A few years ago we competed in Gouveia and it was a race with river sections and it was very close, but we have to see how the sections are graded because it can change a lot from one year to the Next. Like I said, the key this year is to make no mistakes and stay focused.Bou warned.