Bou claims another victory in Indoor territory, this time at the Zenith de Toulouse, which was full in its 24th edition to receive the best riders in the world in a non-scoring event for the X-Trial Indoor World Championship. Raga seconded the rider from Montesa on a podium that ended up being closed by Jeroni Fajardo in his second appearance with Ossa.
Text: Trialworld / Photos: TW & JJ. Barreault
Like every year, the Toulouse Indoor hosted a different theme. This year, Bernard Estripeau and his team put together a course that simulated board games. The tour was inaugurated by Alejandro Ferrer, with an acceptable performance that raised the applause of the 5,000 spectators. Technically good, but lacking in experience, the balance for Ferrer was very positive.
Loris gubian was invited at the last minute due to the absence due to injury of Fujinami, who is still recovering from the cervical injury suffered in Marseille, although his return is expected for Barcelona, which is scoring. Gubian couldn’t get past Ferrer after accumulating quite a few errors in the early sections.
Fajardo was the one who started to raise the level of the night, scoring only three points during the first round and significantly improving the sensations with his bike compared to the Indoor in Marseille. Bou managed to qualify in first position with one point less than his main rival, Adam Raga.
The final round was once again the preserve of the trio of Spaniards. Bou and Raga distanced themselves from Fajardo, putting on a show of rivalry and quality that lifted the 5,000 fans in attendance. The most interesting thing was the last area, which was covered so that fans and drivers could not see it before the race. The riders were called one by one to carry out the area, where time also played a key factor in determining the winner, since Raga and Bou were equal in the final stages of the race. In the end it was Bou who took the win in this special race.
Classification:
1) Bou (montesa) 6 pts
2) Raga (gas gas) 7 pts
3) Fajardo (ossa) 17 pts
4) Dabill (beta) 23 pts
5) Ferrer (sherco) 31 pts
6) Gouge (gas gas) 46 pts
