Yesterday (Thursday), Toni Bou took the Indoor Trial World Championship after winning the fourth and penultimate trial that scores in the championship. The Repsol rider took an incontestable victory at the Italian event in the World Championship, only receiving one penalty point for excess time in the seventh and final area, which he reached with the title mathematically his. Previously, Bou has dominated the qualification lap, earning two points.
Winner of the indoor trials in Sheffield and Barcelona and second in Marseille, Toni Bou is on top form, which he hopes to confirm at the trial that will close this competition on 14 March in Madrid. Born on 17 October 1986 and living in Piera (Barcelona), Toni Bou won his first title when he was just 13 years old (Catalonian Cadet Champion), which was followed by the Spanish Junior Championship (2001), the European Cup for young riders (2002), the European Championship (2003) and the overall Spanish Champion (2006). In 2007, he joined the Repsol Montesa Honda team, with which he has won five World Championships, three indoor and two outdoor.
Another Repsol Montesa-HRC rider, Takahisa Fujinami, finished third in Italy, achieving his second podium finish of the season.
Toni Bou and the Repsol Montesa-HRC team will arrive at Gerona airport tomorrow at around 3.00pm.
Toni Bou
“I am very happy, for both myself and the team, which is doing an excellent job. Winning my third championship with a result like today’s, with just one point, has been incredible, amazing. This trial seemed easy at the beginning but got more complicated later on; the last area looked impossible and I am convinced that reaching that area as champion gave me the final push. I have felt that I was under a lot of pressure, as an error would have been fatal with everything that was on the line. Such a short and intense championship like this is very stressful, as there is no room for mistakes. But in this respect and with three out of four possible wins, I think we should feel proud of what we are achieving.”
Takahisa Fujinami
“Undoubtedly, today is a great day for Toni and for the team. It has been amazing celebrating his win by accompanying him on the podium. In general, I am totally satisfied with my performance.”
