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World championship leader Toni Bou finishes a tough Andorra Trial GP in third

Sunday, 22st August 2021

Repsol Honda Trial Team rider Toni Bou finished the fifth round of the TrialGP World Championship in Andorra on the third step of the podium, yet retains the overall championship lead. Takahisa Fujinami replicated yesterday’s result finishing eighth.

The second trial of the Andorra TrialGP turned out to be an arduous task for the Repsol Honda Team riders. Andorra, while always a gruelling event for riders, also usually makes huge demands on the bike due to the high altitude of the sections and the high temperatures. Today proved a struggle for all the competitors over the two twelve-section laps of the Sant Julià de Lòria course.

It was Toni Bou’s turn to struggle in Andorra. Right off the bat, in section two, he picked up a puncture, before committing several errors which would eventually cost him the lead and rob him of a potential tenth win in Andorra. The Repsol Honda Team rider had to settle for third place in the end, but Bou keeps hold of the overall championship lead with an eight-point advantage over pursuer Adam Raga, winner of today’s trial.

Takahisa Fujinami was unable to improve on the feelings and performance of yesterday and concluded the trial in eighth place. The result drops the Japanese rider down a position in the overall standings to fifth.

Repsol Honda Team will get little rest this week with the forthcoming sixth trial of the 2021 TrialGP World Championship to be held next weekend in Cahors, France.

Toni Bou 1 - Repsol Honda Team

 This weekend was really complicated. Finishing first and third is a great result, considering that we struggled so much. Despite all the problems, the team has worked hard and I am very grateful for that. Now we just have to work to recover the good feelings on the bike and be in the fight for the win in France next week.

Takahisa Fujinami 7 - Repsol Honda Team

 Today was a complicated day, I finished eighth like yesterday. In some sections I felt comfortable, but the other riders were very strong, everything was tight. It’s a pity to finish with two eighth places and not be able to improve today, but now we have France on our minds and we'll have to change the chip to be able to give it our best, always with the Fujigas style!

 

Pos.

Rider

Num.

Team

Constr.

Pts

Time/Gap

1

Adam RAGA

68

TRRS Factory Team

TRRS

20

18

2

Jaime BUSTO

69

Vertigo Factory

Vertigo

17

19

3

Toni BOU

1

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

15

23

4

Miquel GELABERT

56

GasGas Factory Racing

GasGas

13

32

5

Matteo GRATTAROLA

88

Beta Factory Trial Team

Beta

11

41

6

Gabriel MARCELLI CARBALLIDO

38

Montesa Factory

Montesa

10

43

7

Jeroni FAJARDO

5

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

9

54

8

Takahisa FUJINAMI

7

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

8

55

9

Benoit BINCAZ

73

Beta Factory Trial Team

Beta

7

59

10

Jorge CASALES

33

GasGas Factory Racing

GasGas

6

64

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