The 2014 trial season has officially concluded after the closing race of the Spanish Trial Championship, held in Cal Rosal, a town in Barcelona that has been hosting the last round of this championship uninterruptedly since 2009.
Toni Bou
, the great protagonist of the day and the year, has won all the races held in Cal Rosal, except in 2010. Today’s victory, the fourth in a row at this venue, puts the finishing touch to a perfect season where the rider from Piera has once again won all the titles disputed and has 16 world titles in his palmarès -8 indoor and 8 outdoor-.
The Moto Club Baix Berguedà, in charge of designing and organising the Trial, has proposed a beautiful 11-kilometre route in the vicinity of the town, with the advantage of the good access that the 12 zones The last one is indoor and in the heart of Cal Rosal.
In TR1 Toni Bou has quickly stood out of their rivals, setting fantastic records in the two consecutive passes to the zones and adding up to a total of 10 points on your card, 6 less than Jeroni Fajardo, whose great performance was enough to get the runner-up in Spain 2014. Albert Cabestany completed the podium with 22 points, followed by Raga with 27 points.
In this same category, the RFME SPEA National Team riders Pol Tarrés and Oriol Noguera finished in sixth and eighth place, respectively, with 51 and 73 points. Jaime Busto, 2014 Junior World Champion and member of the World Championship , has retired at the end of zone 4 due to discomfort in one of his shoulders.
For his part, Miquel Gelabert, the fourth and last member of the RFME SPEA National Team and new CET 2014 Champion in TR2, has made his debut in TR1 with an eleventh place and 87 points. Arnau Farré, runner-up in TR2, finished ninth with a total of 76 points.
In the The rest of the categories in contention, which have a maximum time of four and a half hours to do two laps of the course, the victory has corresponded to Marc Riba in TR2 – in his second race in the category; Víctor Batalla in TR3; Mireia Conde in TR4; Samuel Obrador in Junior; and Eric Miquel in Cadet. By the way, Pastor’s second place in TR4 behind Conde, combined with Adrià Albejano’s fourth place, allowed the former to win the title to the detriment of the latter.
DECLARATIONS
Toni Bou: “I’m very happy to end the year like this, with a win. There was no pressure and it’s different to race with the job already done, with the title already won. It’s a luxury to be able to run a race this way, you’re more relaxed, although sometimes it doesn’t go so well, because you’re not as attentive. I think I was able to enjoy riding, and also finish with a win.
It’s been a fantastic year. I’m very happy with the team, with how they’ve worked and I just hope that the next four years will be as good as this one.”
Raga: “The truth is that this last round of the championship has not gone as we expected. At the beginning I started badly, scoring three fives and then I added another. The tricky sections, where you could recover points, were in the first part, so there wasn’t too much margin for error and it was impossible for us to recover positions in the standings during the final part of the reconnaissance. Despite this, I’m left with the good riding sensations I had in this final part of the race. The national championship had already been decided and, after missing the Candeleda event due to scaphoid surgery, our goal was to finish the year in the best way and start training and working for the next World Cup, which is the most important thing for us”.
Jorge Casales: “At the beginning, until the fourth zone we didn’t do very well. The first areas were very wet and very difficult. However, after that we were able to recover and finally I finished in fifth position. We have closed the Spanish championship with a fifth place in a very nice trial with a lot of fans. This result is positive for us. I’m satisfied, I think we’ve had a good season. We’ve worked a lot with the team on the bike, we’ve improved and now it’s time to think about next season. We will continue to train hard and I will participate in some indoor events to face next season in full condition and continue improving.”
Arnau Farré: “As in TR2 everything was already decided and the runner-up position was assured, we have decided to participate in TR1 to gain experience for next year. I started the race well, in the first section I scored a zero and that gave me confidence. Although from the fourth I added some fives and, finally, I finished ninth. I am satisfied with the result. This was my first round of the national in TR1. On the other hand, I think we had a good season in TR2, where we were always fighting for the top positions and, in the end, we finished second. Next year I will participate in TR1 at the nationals. That will help me gain experience competing alongside the best drivers in the top category.”
Photos: JC Vázquez
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