The halfway point of the current edition of the Trial World Championship was reached in the town of Pobladura de las Regueras in León. a paradise for its surroundings and facilities for Trial lovers. Throughout the weekend in this permanent Trial area, a test of the National Trial Championship, held on Saturday, and the great competition on Sunday: the World Championship, have been held.
The best riders in the world were measured in 12 very hard sections scored with the new Non-Stop regulations that had to be done 3 laps. The hefty scores have left evidence of such toughness , complemented, according to the drivers, by a very strict application of the regulations. As we are seeing, as the championship progresses, the controls are tightening when it comes to applying the maximum penalty for a rider to stop in the zone.
In the In the top category, the main protagonist has been Toni BouWhat arrived in León one point behind Raga in the general classification, Achieving a resounding victory that allows him to approach this second half of the championship in a more comfortable position and where he is used to seeing himself: the leadership.
Toni made the difference from the first lap, getting a A spectacular first partial of 17 points, followed by 25 from Cabestany, 35 from Fujinami and a handkerchief from several riders until reaching Raga in eighth position with 40 points. On the following laps Bou would not be able to lower his partials, but it would be enough to sign a final card of 61 points. The other two main protagonists would be, once again, Raga and Cabestany, who were tied at 87 points with profit in the tiebreaker for Gas Gas. Fujinami, with 93, would be fourth.
In Junior Pol Tarrés has surpassed all his rivals category. He has only been penalized with 28 points. Francesc Moret has been behind him with 46 maintaining the third position in the general classification. Jonathan Richardson was third. Jorge Casales didn’t have a good day and in the end finished fifth although he is still in first place with 4 points more than Jack Sheppard who is second. Oriol Noguera was seventh and Carles Traviesa twelfth.
In the 125cc category, Nachette Fernández-Sancho scored 59 points to take him to ninth place. His Spanish teammate Nacho Martin has retired.
The next time these drivers meet again will be in Italy, specifically in Barzio – Milan, on July 7.
Toni Bou: “It was a very difficult test, with really tricky sections. I felt good from the start and I was comfortable on the bike, which allowed me to gain an advantage quite early. I feel very satisfied to have regained the lead of the world championship. Two wins in a row are very important, as well as being back at the top of the overall standings. It’s the best incentive for our confidence and motivation.”
Takahisa Fujinami: “I don’t know how to define my feelings. Finishing fourth is not a good result but I think that finishing six points behind second is little difference in such a difficult race. In this sense, and seeing the progress made with respect to the previous test, I feel reasonably comforted. The worst, the fiasco in the easy second zone of the last lap. There, the podium chances have vanished.”
Adam Raga: “The best thing about the day is that I was able to come back from a very difficult situation. I had a bad first lap, where the controls were very strict and the ‘5’ dropped for anything. But in the end, I can be happy, because I was able to recover lap by lap the disaster of the first one. The level is the same, I think it’s perfect, and I’m two points behind the new leader. This is just
It means that we have to keep fighting and working harder and better to achieve the goal.”
Jorge Casales: “In zone 1 I started to get nervous, where the judges demanded the ‘man overboard’ and gave me a fiasco for wearing it on my wrist, and in zone two they gave me a yellow card (10 points) for claiming what I thought was fair. Something incredible. I thought this would be my career and I was wrong. I’m turning the page quickly and thinking about the next race.”
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