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Majestic Toni Bou in the Andorra Trial GP

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GP #trial AndorraTrial 2016   Round T4 , #trial 1Majestic #tonibou in the #andorra #trial GP

Repsol #honda Team had a double representation on the first day’s podium in the #andorra Grand Prix, with #tonibou taking top honours. Takahisa Fujinami posted third place.

It was #tonibou and Takahisa Fujinami who were smiling down at the crowd from the rostrum at the end of the first day in the #andorra GP. The two members of the Repsol #honda Team battled through a tough day to finish in first and third spots respectively. Jaime Busto once again missed out on a podium place by the skin of his teeth after yet another error in the final section.

Yesterday, the riders from the Repsol #honda Team had looked over the sections and arrived at the conclusion that there were few highly-demanding zones. However, overnight rain transformed the ground into a mud-filled mess of damp lichens and wet roots, raising the difficulty level considerably as riders passed through.

Once the #trial was underway, parity at the head of the course was the order of the day, with the smallest margins separating the two riders disputing the championship title: #tonibou and Adam Raga. Astride the Montesa Cota 4RT, Bou finished the first lap just a point clear of Raga in spite of having punctured the rear tyre in section 13. Nevertheless, Bou pressed on through the following sections but was unable to avoid a five-point penalty in the final section, in which Raga cruised through mark-free. However, the penalties for excess time on the first lap were enough to put Toni back at the head of the overall standings.

Bou, now with the wheel changed ahead of the final lap, set out to make amends and by the time he arrived at section 14 had accumulated just two penalty points. This proved enough to open up a large gap over nearest rival Raga whose twelve marks weren’t sufficient to match the six of Bou.

The #trial marks a fourth consecutive victory for Bou and a fifth so far this season. Bou sees his advantage at the top of the championship’s general rankings increase to fourteen points.

Takahisa Fujinami was looking well-placed for a podium finish throughout the first lap of the eighteen-section course. However, on the second lap, a strong response from Albert Cabestany early on appeared to put the Japanese rider’s position in jeopardy. Repsol #honda Team’s Fujinami was able to hold it together with a solid final stint that secured a third place on the podium and consolidates his third overall position.

Jaime Busto got the #trial off to a good start too. His impetus saw him occupying a potential podium place for a large part of the #event, yet once more, several setbacks such as the fault in the final section, meant that the rookie marginally missed out on the coveted podium place.

Tomorrow, Sunday, sees the final day of the #andorra #trial GP. The course will once again feature two laps of eighteen sections, although it is likely that some of these will be modified from those of today’s route.

 

 

 

 

Toni Bou  1TRIAL: 1ST  CHAMPIONSHIP: 1ST

I’m very happy. I wasn’t able to win here last year and the #trial had started to get a bit complicated. I’m very pleased with the way the race has turned out – it was difficult to get the victory. I want to congratulate Adam because he had a great race and he brought the best out of me on the second lap. It’s a very important win as far as the championship goes. We have to stay focused and keep going in this direction.

 

 

 

 

Takahisa Fujinami  5TRIAL: 3RD  CHAMPIONSHIP: 3RD

This podium finish is really important to me, because it’s a different one to the one I achieved in Japan. We have worked a lot in heights and I think that the result reflects all the work. The bike has performed really well and the three riders: Toni, Jaime and I were all in the running for the podium. I felt very comfortable, but at the end of the first lap with the pressure of time, I made a few mistakes. On the second lap I held things together making few errors. I’m happy about it.

 

 

 

 

Jaime Busto  6TRIAL: 4TH  CHAMPIONSHIP: 4TH

I didn’t start the #trial very well, but things went better as the race progressed. On the second lap there were some sections that went really well for me – I was the first rider to get through a section that nobody else wanted to do and I got through it with a zero. But in the final section I stopped and I picked up a five. I missed out on the podium by two points. I will try again tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

Results #trial #andorra 2016 day 1
 

Rider

Num

Nation

L1

L2

L3

T3

Points

Team

Time/Gap

1

BOU Toni

1

SPA

34

6

5

20

Repsol #honda Team

45

2

RAGA Adam

2

SPA

33

12

7

17

TRS Factory Team

52

3

FUJINAMI Takahisa

5

JPN

41

29

2

15

Repsol #honda Team

72

4

BUSTO Jaime

6

SPA

44

28

2

13

Repsol #honda Team

74

5

CABESTANY Albert

4

SPA

48

30

11

Sherco Factory Team

78

6

FAJARDO Jeroni

3

SPA

52

31

6

10

Vertigo Factory Team

89

7

DABILL James

8

GBR

55

37

4

9

Vertigo Factory Team

96

8

CASALES Jorge

9

SPA

56

44

3

8

Beta Factory Racing

103

9

GELABERT Miquel

20

SPA

52

47

5

7

RFME Spea

104

10

FERRER Alexandre

7

FRA

62

39

4

6

Sherco Factory Team

105

11

GRATTAROLA Matteo

18

ITA

66

43

5

5

Gas Gas FG Italia

114

12

KADLEC Franz

11

GER

63

52

5

4

Gas Gas

120

13

KARLSSON Eddie

10

SWE

68

51

1

3

Montesa Team Karlsson

120

14

TARRES Pol

12

SPA

60

57

10

2

TRS Factory Team

127

15

GUBIAN Loris

21

FRA

70

61

3

1

Beta Factory Racing

134

16

NOGUERA Oriol

24

SPA

64

76

7

0

MRW Limit Motos Montesa

147

17

PEDERSEN Hakon

15

NOR

73

76

11

0

Gas Gas

160

18

TOURNOUR Gianluca

23

ITA

84

73

5

0

Gas Gas

162

19

SORENSEN Ole Kristian

16

NOR

76

72

19

0

Sherco Sorensen

167

 

 

 

 

Rider Standings
 

Rider

Num

Nation

Points

Team

1

BOU Toni

1

SPA

134

Repsol #honda Team

2

RAGA Adam

2

SPA

120

TRS Factory Team

3

FUJINAMI Takahisa

5

JPN

89

Repsol #honda Team

4

BUSTO Jaime

6

SPA

85

Repsol #honda Team

5

CABESTANY Albert

4

SPA

84

Sherco Factory Team

6

FAJARDO Jeroni

3

SPA

72

Vertigo Factory Team

7

DABILL James

8

GBR

71

Vertigo Factory Team

8

GRATTAROLA Matteo

18

ITA

39

Gas Gas FG Italia

9

CASALES Jorge

9

SPA

36

Beta Factory Racing

10

KADLEC Franz

11

GER

36

Gas Gas

11

KARLSSON Eddie

10

SWE

28

Montesa Team Karlsson

12

TARRES Pol

12

SPA

27

TRS Factory Team

13

GELABERT Miquel

20

SPA

25

RFME Spea

14

GUBIAN Loris

21

FRA

19

Beta Factory Racing

15

OGAWA Tomoyuki

13

JPN

14

Honda Team Mitani

16

FERRER Alexandre

7

FRA

13

Sherco Factory Team

17

NOGUERA Oriol

24

SPA

10

MRW Limit Motos Montesa

18

KUROYAMA Kenichi

14

JPN

10

Yamaha Racing

19

NOZAKI Fumitaka

16

JPN

5

Team Nozaki Scorpa

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