The World Cup is a two-way street. Toni Bou and Adam Raga have given us a new chapter in their eternal fight for the trial world title. In this 2020 edition, with more intensity of the calendar and less margin for error, the tables are being leveled, but in Andorra the one who has made the most profit is Toni Bou, who arrives in Italy with an interesting advantage of ten points over Raga with forty points left to play.
On Saturday, Adam Raga was once again able to win at Toni Bou’s ground. The course, located in the vicinity of La Rabassa, where Toni Bou has his training centre, was selective enough to offer us a very open race. The mixed conditions of the terrain, with intermittent rain and mud, made the scores high on both days. On Saturday it was Adam Raga who took the victory after a beautiful fight with Toni Bou, in a race that was decided in the second half of the last lap. The third step of the podium went to Jorge Casales, six points ahead of Marcelli and nine ahead of Dabill.
On Sunday, with the terrain in better condition, Toni Bou got rid of the thorn of the previous day with a driving that was as spectacular as it was effective. As a result, the rider from Montesa signed a sensational victory with twenty points over Raga. Behind, there was a tight fight for the podium in favour of Jorge Casales, who beat Fujinami by two points and Gelabert by four.
In the general classification, the fight for the title in Italy is fought only between Bou and Raga, with a ten-point advantage for the former; A large amount, but not insurmountable. Behind, Jaime Busto has practically confirmed the third position overall, as he accumulates an advantage of fifteen points over Casales.
As for Trial2, Matteo Grattarola flies on his way to the 2020 title after the double victory in Andorra. The Italian rider, who narrowly missed out on the 2019 title, will be looking to settle for the title on the opening day of his home event. His closest rival, Alex Ferrer, recovered from a poor second day of the Spanish GP and climbed to the podium on Saturday, while on Sunday he was fourth. Good weekend for Jack Peace, second on Saturday and third on Sunday; A result that is well worth the third overall position in the championship.
In Trial 125 we have a similar situation to Trial2. Pau Martínez has ceded the first step of the podium to Guiraud and Dignan, but remains solid at the top of the standings. We highlight the podiums of Jack Dance and David Fabian.
In TrialGP Women, Emma Bristow clinches her seventh consecutive world title. The great battle for the runner-up spot between Berta Abellán and Sandra Gómez has been decided in favour of the former due to the points tiebreaker in the general classification. Both have given us a great season, alternating victories.
The next Grand Prix will be held in Lazzate, Italy, on October 10 and 11.
