Toni Bou has added his fourth consecutive victory in the current World Indoor Championship campaign in a magical scenario for him, given that it is an event that usually closes the season and where Bou has been crowned World Champion in the last five years.
The rider from Piera shone with his own light at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid, although he had in front of him a successful Adam Raga, who put his best performance of the season and put pressure on Bou until the last section. Cabestany completed a 100% Spanish podium, opening up even more the interesting fight he has with Raga for the runner-up position.
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In Madrid , the areas were particularly demanding. Proof of this is that high-profile junior riders, such as Alfredo Gómez or Pol Tarrés, failed to overcome any of the five zones proposed for the qualifying round.
Gubian, the next rider eliminated, only managed to start a two in the last section, while Brown, with a zero and four fiascos to his credit, got a place to fight in the semifinals along with Bou, Cabestany, Raga, Fujinami and Fajardo, classified in this order, respectively.
Relative to Alfredo Gómez, On which I have already We announced in this article which was close to a major turnaround for 2012, in Madrid we already saw the first phase of it: it abandons the sponsorship of Oximoto to align itself with Difrenos. Meanwhile his sister Sandra has signed the same agreement, which also includes a clause for your motorcycle to be a 2012 Gas Gas TXT.
Alfredo will wait for the end of the Indoor World Cup season, but knowing that Montesa will not support Alfredo Gómez, a few words are enough.
In the semi-finals , the excitement began to be as high as the complexity of the zones. Bou is comfortable in this situation, as he His overwhelming technique and efficiency in indoor territory allow him to open up differences with his rivals. And so it was; the rider from Piera was the only one able to overcome the very tough zones two and three, although on the contrary He made his only big mistake of the night in the last area, leaving a fiasco where Raga passed cleanly and Cabestany only scored one point to your card.
In the end , Raga qualified just two points behind Bou, with Cabestany six points behind his rival and leaving behind a beautiful fight within a handkerchief of only three points between Fujinami, Fajardo and Brown. The fourth and final place for the final round was therefore for the Japanese driver.
Raga, who was brilliant, had his chance to put pressure on Bou in the final stretch of the night, but could not cope with the reigning championship leader, who withstood the pressure well in front of his sponsors and was the only rider capable of overcoming the last section.
This great feat was well worth his fourth consecutive victory of the current campaign, which allows him to increase his lead in the provisional standings to 26 points, with only three races left to play. The excitement is, without a doubt, in the frenetic fight between Raga, who finished second in Madrid, and Cabestany, who was third. There are only three points between the two in favour of the Gas Gas rider and everything is yet to be decided.
The next round of the 2012 X-Trial World Championship will be next Sunday, March 10th in Mallorca.
Text: Trialworld / Fot
OS: FIM
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