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Toni Bou clinches the first of the two trials held in Japan. Japanese rider #takahisafujinami, also made it onto the rostrum in third spot, sealing Repsol Honda Team’s first double in 2019
The first day of competition at the #trialgp of Japan proved to be a complicated affair. The rain made a re-appearance, wreaking havoc with the terrain and making for a tricky task for all the riders starting from the rear end of the field including #tonibou. Despite the difficulty, the Repsol Honda Team ace was able to mark the difference and was rewarded with another victory, the seventeenth to date at the Motegi Twin Ring.
Takahisa Fujinami, with a swift pace, seemed at ease and was able to finish the day with a noteworthy third place to complete the Repsol Honda Team double – a feat not achieved since last year’s Belgium GP. This first podium of the season was, in part, fruit of the tremendous support received from the local crowd at ever corner of the route. #takahisafujinami takes his tally of podiums on home soil in #trial World Championship events to twenty-eight.
Tomorrow, Sunday, sees the second day of the competition, where Bou and Fujinami hope to be back on the podium. The #trial covers the same route, but with the starting order in the reverse order of today’s classification.
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