Toni Bou also won the second day of the II Trial de Sant Corneli; stage of the fifth and sixth rounds of the SPEA RFME Spanish Trial Championship 2017. Adam Raga and Jorge Casales have seconded him on this occasion at the top of the podium in TR1.
Gabriel Marcelli, in TR2; David Millán, in TR3; José María Segura, in TR4; Martín Riobo, in Junior; Pau Menoyo, in Cadet; Berta Abellán, in Female A, Eva Muñoz, in Female B; Mireia Tasias, in Female C; Carlos Palma, in Juvenil A; Roger Casas, in Juvenil B; and Juan Vicente Tur, in Veterano; the other winners of the day.
A total of 105 riders took part in this sixth race of 2017.
Toni Bou (Montesa-HRC) repeated the great performance of the
first day of the race
and once again imposed his law in the areas of Sant Corneli de Cercs. On this occasion, followed by
Adam Raga
(TRS) and
Jorge Casales
(Beta), second and third, respectively.
The eight-time absolute Spanish Champion has added his fifth victory in a row of 2017 in the CET and continues to this day without knowing defeat in the domestic competition, so with two races to go he is a little closer to his goal of breaking the ceiling in terms of absolute national titles that at the moment equal him to Jordi Tarrés, one of his idols.
The Repsol Honda rider completed the first lap with 12 points, while in the second entry into the 12 sections devised by MC Baix Berguedà, the organiser of this II Sant Corneli Trial, the current leader of the category was penalised only 8 points.
Raga, on the other hand, has qualified second after finishing his contest with 13 and 12 points, respectively, while Casales has needed 7 and 19 points, as well as going to the tiebreaker by zeros, to reach the third and last place on the TR1 podium. Not surprisingly, the Beta rider finished with the same points as Jaime Busto, 26.
With five wins out of a possible five, Bou leads the provisional standings with a total of 100 points. Next, Raga with 81 points, while Jeroni Fajardo and Jaime Busto are third and fourth in the table with 62 points.
GABRIEL MARCELLI RULES IN TR2
In the silver category of CET 2017, TR2, the victory corresponded to Gabriel Marcelli with a total of 4 points; 18 less than Aniol Gelabert and 20 less than Sam Obradó; his two companions on the podium.
Berta Abellán, Neus Murcia and Mireia Conde have once again taken the first three places in Women’s A, but with an exchange of positions.
The current absolute Spanish Champion, Abellán, has conquered her second victory of the year after completing the two laps with a total of 19 points. Conde, on the other hand, was not as successful as yesterday and in the end, with a card of 41 points, she had to settle for third position after breaking the tie with Maria Giró, in the end fourth. The second place on the podium has been taken by Neus Murcia with a total of 31 points; This being her best ever ranking in the premier class for girls.
In the Women’s A provisional standings, Abellán is now two points ahead of Conde in the standings, while Murcia has consolidated its position in third place; although 12 and 14 points behind the leading duo.
In the rest of the categories, the winners on Sunday were the following riders: David Millán, in TR3; José María Segura, in TR4; Martin Riobo, in Junior; Pau Menoyo, in Cadet; Eva Muñoz, in Female B; Mariona Tasias, in Female C; Carlos Palma, in Juvenil A; Roger Casas, in Juvenil B; and Juan Vicente Tur, in Veterano.
The next round of the SPEA RFME Spanish Trial Championship 2017; the seventh on the calendar. On October 15 in the Andorran town of Sant Julià de Lòria. There, only TR1, TR2, TR3, TR4, Junior and Cadet will be summoned.
CET SANT CORNELI (BARCELONA) DAY 2 RESULTS
CET 2017 PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION
DECLARATIONS
Toni Bou – P1
Overall, it’s been a very good weekend for me. Despite the fact that I made a lot of mistakes today, also because I started at the front and because there were several changed areas, in the end the race went well and that’s why I’m very happy. I think it was a blow on the championship table. Everything has been very positive and now we just have to prepare well for the next World Cup, which will be at altitude, to arrive well and then rest a little in August to face the last part of the championship.
Adam Raga – P4 & P2
It has been a demanding weekend due to the heat and the fact that it was a relatively easy trial. I made some mistakes in the early stages of both days, the first one I recovered with a great ride and we narrowly missed the podium. On the second day of the race things went better and I’m happy with both the second place and my riding
Jaime Busto P3 & P4
Today I started well, I felt very good on the bike, comfortable, and I was getting the sections out well. But in the last sections I was running out of time, I wanted to try an area and it didn’t work out. In the end I had to set the last section because I was very short of time and I finished fourth. It’s a shame, but I’m happy with how I went in most of the trial.
Jordi Tarrés (TRS Team Manager)
It was a tough trial overall, especially because of the great heat during the two days of the race. Happy with Adam’s improvement on the second day of the race, although with certain mistakes that have reduced his chances of victory, but satisfied to be back on the podium. Once again, it is worth highlighting the great presence of TRS in the Spanish Championship and the fact of being on the podium in categories as disputed as TR2, TR3 or Veterans
