Tony Bou, the Repsol Honda rider, continues to subdue his rivals in the outdoor World Championship. The Spanish driver wins again, in the ‘Andorra’ event of the World Cup and will close the weekend remaining in 2024 indoors and outdoors.
The one from Piera, residing in the Principality for many years, gave a new exhibition and finished the second round with 0 penalties. In the first he did 18 (17 feet and one time) in 4 hours 29’45”. This time, second place was Jaime Busto (GasGas). The Górliz driver added 38 points and 20 behind the Catalan. This is the second podium of the season after the one achieved on Saturday where he was third, tied on points with Galician Gabriel Marcelli.
This time, Toni Bou’s teammate, the Galician from O Rosal (Pontevedra) finished third with 52 points.
After this Andorran double day of the World Championship ends in a double from Toni Bou and leads the general classification with absolute dominance for the man from Piera with 80 points. Second overall is his colleague, Gabriel Marcelli, with 64 points and the third is Adam Raga (Sherco). The one from Ulldecona just missed the podium in this second test in the Principality with fourth place and 57 points. Currently, they are in third position overall with 55 points. Jaime Busto is close, fourth, with 48 points.
Toni Bou was very happy before the awards ceremony. “It was a lot of fun. It was an important race for us because we achieved a double victory like in Motegi. We also drove very well. It was a perfect weekend and I got a good number of points. Now it’s my turn to enjoy.”
The one from Piera, 37 years old, seeking his 35th world champion title and, so far, this one seems to be on the right track. And all after an exhibition in the second round. It went from 18 to 0. “The key? The ground was dry. There were a lot of levels, but we knew it was a good opportunity to do a really good lap and we took advantage of that. In the end, things went really well”. Until now, in 2024, defeat is unknown.
“We started the year very well. The fact is that the team is also working very well on the bike and the improvements made are noticeable and more in races like the one above. Here at home we train a lot and that is noticed throughout the World Championship.”
Toni Bou also praised the organization of this 26th edition of the World Cup in the Principality. “It’s great to do the race at the 1,600 level because all the places are together and the public appreciates it. It’s amazing.” For Bou, the rain this morning was positive. “After a dry race yesterday, I preferred rain today to complicate things a bit. It’s a good show for the public.”
The The next round of the World Championship will be in Italy at the Valsassina World Championship from June 14 to 16.
Source: La Verdad
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