The third round of the 2016 Spanish Trial Championship has given us a new duel of intensity between Adam Raga and Toni Bou. In the context of a difficult and demanding route, as well as physically tough due to the heat, Toni Bou achieved his third consecutive victory of the season, consolidating his position at the top of the provisional standings.
One of the keys to the race was the draw for the starting positions, where Jaime Busto was the most affected, having to open the sections, followed by Adam Raga who did not find the ideal references in his rival. Toni Bou started behind and took advantage of being able to study his rivals.
At the end of the first lap the gap between Bou and Raga was only three points, but Bou consolidated his lead and increased the advantage over his rival to finish the race with a margin of 7 points.
Cabestany also had a great race and was very close to making contact with Raga, but several mistakes forced him to settle for third place on the podium. Busto, on the other hand, did not have his day and finished fifth behind a great Jorge Casales. Gelabert, Farre and Noguera completed the classification.
Toni Bou: “I’m very happy with how I rode here in Pobladura. With these three wins in the three races, already in the middle of the championship, it’s very important. I’ve also had a bit of luck this season in the draw, and I haven’t opened up any areas, as happened to Jaime today… The areas today were tricky, they skated and it was very easy to make points. Some we have done, but we have been able to recover them. We will try to continue in this positive vein, also in the National.”
Adam Raga: “It was a demanding trial because of the areas and the heat. I started second behind Jaime Busto, who didn’t have his best day, so his references weren’t very useful to me. I’ve been able to fight with Toni Bou one-on-one, managing to be at the front on several occasions. This second place is a great result. The goal is still to learn and improve in every race.”
Jaime Busto: “I went out first and paid for it. I didn’t manage to ride as I should, it was very difficult for me. The sections were difficult, but I like having to apply myself to get them out, but being the first rider maybe this time it didn’t go well for me and it didn’t help me much that other riders behind me did the sections. What’s more, I’ve been even more confused and I’ve made more mistakes. I hope to improve in the next one.”
TR1 CLASSIFICATIONS
OTHER CATEGORIES
In TR2, Marc Riba, who won his third victory of the season in Pobladura after beating Sam Obradó by ten points; both teammates in the SPEA RFME National Team team in the Trial2 World Championship. Francesc Recio took his second win of 2016 in TR3, while Pablo Suárez claimed his fifth first place of the season in the Junior category.
The next event of the SPEA RFME CET 2016, with all the categories called, will be held on September 24 in the town of Carnota in A Coruña and will be in charge of the Teo Motorcycling Club.
SATURDAY CATEGORIES
The weekend of competition started in Pobladura de las Regueras with the dispute of the fourth round of the season for the categories Youth A and B, Veteran and Women A, B and C. In addition to these six levels, the riders participating in TR4 and Cadet have also taken the start on Saturday.
In Juvenil A, Pau Menoyo has won. The Catalan, who achieved his first victory in the CET today, won after completing the two regulation laps of the 12 mandatory zones marked by the Club Deportivo Pobladura de las Regueras with a total of 45 points. In second place was Lluc Miquel, also from Catalonia, with a final card of 50 points; the same as Àlex Canales, who finished third.
Juvenil B has registered as much or more emotion. Not surprisingly, Oriol Giró, winner of the first two rounds, has conquered his third victory of 2016 here in León after totalling 21 points today; six fewer penalties than Adrià Mercadé, second. Pau Dinarès, with 36 points and in his debut in the category, took third place on the podium.
By the way, thanks to his victory today Oriol Giró is already mathematically winner of the National Trial Trophy in Juvenil B.
In Women’s A, the premier category reserved for girls, Sandra Gómez has achieved her first victory of the season with 32 points. Berta Abellán was second with 37 points, while Maria Giró, with 47, closed the places of honour. With two more races still to be held, the swords between Conde, fourth today, Abellán and Giró continue to be held.
On the other hand, Eva Muñoz and Joan Miquel, who arrived in Pobladura undefeated, have had no problems maintaining the full number of victories in Women’s B and Veteran, respectively, and certify their absolute triumph at these levels with the second half of 2016 still to go.
In Women’s C, Sandra González’s second foray into the championship and second victory for the Asturian rider.
Finally, in TR4 and Cadet, the other two classes that have also entered into action today, Saturday, their two most outstanding names have prevailed: David Oliver and Martín Riobo. The former, with a final cumulative of 28 points, already has four wins in four participations this year. Riobo, on the other hand, has done the same after finishing with 37 penalties and now has five.
