Toni Bou conquered this Sunday his fifth Outdoor Trial World Championship title —all of them consecutive— after winning the eleventh and last round. To those five titles, Bou adds another five in Indoor —also consecutive— and always as Repsol Montesa Honda rider.
The Repsol rider was the only competitor that was never out of the podium in this 37th edition of the World Championship. He won seven rounds and has a total of 39 world championship victories, which places him as the third most successful rider in history. Bou confirmed his new title a week after Laia Sanz won again the World and Continental titles —her eleventh and tenth, respectively— in the females’ class.
Today, under a constant rain, the Repsol Montesa Honda rider did not settle for finishing in the top six, a result that would allow him to secure the title, and made a difference from the first lap, showing his high level in the competition. His team mate, Takahisa Fujinami, was fourth, a result that kept him in the third final position of the overall standings. Laia Sanz was fifteenth in the Junior category.
Toni Bou:
“When you win a title you are never sure if you are going to win another. We worked the whole year for this feat and that was the tenth time I lived such a great moment. Today things went very well for us, with a very good first lap and another triumph. This is the way I wanted to win this championship where, as always, there was a lot of pressure. It does not matter if the difference with the rivals is more or less, in a World Championship there is always tension”.
Takahisa Fujinami:
“I am very happy for Toni and also for my third final position. I have been finishing in the first positions thirteen consecutive years and I think I can be satisfied of that. Today it was a pity to lose the podium in some zones, where I made more mistakes than I should”.
Laia Sanz:
“It was a very tough round, but it was a very good weekend to keep learning about wet surface. Obviously, I am very happy for this new World Championship title for Toni and for all the team”.
Biography of Toni Bou
Born on October 17, 1986 and living in Piera (Barcelona), Toni Bou started as a Bike Trial rider when he was eight. After winning the World Championship of his category, in 1999 he took the leap to the motorbike Trial.
Immersed in the motorcycling category, in 2001 he took the Junior Spanish Championship, a title that was followed by the 250cc European Cup for young stars in 2002 and the European Championship in 2003. In 2005 he was part of the team that won the Trial des Nations, was runner-up in the Trial Indoor Spanish Championship and fifth in the Outdoor World Championship.
The next year, Bou achieved his first wins in the highest class, both in the Indoor class (third in the World Championship) and the Outdoor class, where he finished again in fifth position of the World Championship classification.
