The Repsol Honda Trial Team rider takes first and third positions in the two races. Takahisa Fujinami finishes eighth in both.
Reigning Trial GP World Champion Toni Bou earned a victory in the two races held this weekend in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra. In Sunday’s race, the Repsol Honda Team rider finished third, to maintain his lead in the overall standings. Takahisa Fujinami achieved two eighth positions.
Saturday’s race ended in a tie on 46 points between Bou and Adam Raga, so the winner was decided by the total time – giving the Repsol Honda team rider victory. On Sunday, Bou suffered a puncture on Zone 2, which caused him to finish in third position.
Fujinami contested his 350th world level race on Saturday, finishing eighth after fighting for the top positions. Sunday saw him score the same result, again having fought for the podium.
After three rounds, Bou remains the series leader with 92 points, a 6 point lead over his nearest rival. Fujinami is fifth, with 58 points. The next round of the World Championship will be on August 29th in Cahors, France.
Toni Bou:
“This weekend has been really difficult. Finishing first and third is a great result, as we suffered a lot. Despite all the problems, the team worked hard and I am very grateful for this. Now we have no choice but to work to regain a good feeling on the bike and be able to fight to win in France”.
Takahisa Fujinami:
“Today was a difficult day, and I finished eighth, like yesterday. In some sections I felt comfortable, but the other riders were very strong and everything was tight. It’s a pity to finish with two eighth places and not be able to improve today, but now we have our sights set on France and we will have to change things to do our best -but always with the Fujigas style!”.
