Second place for the already 2015 Trial World Champion in the closing round of the World Championship in Galicia, where Jaime Busto and Takahisa Fujinami finished sixth and seventh, respectively.
The 2015 Trial World Championship finished today with the second day of the Spanish Grand Prix that took place at Teo, Galicia. In yet another duel between Bou and Raga, the Repsol Honda Team rider repeated the second position he achieved yesterday to receive from the podium the medal that identifies him for the ninth year in a row as the World Champion of this sport. His team mates took a step ahead since yesterday with Busto’s sixth position and the seventh for Fujinami.
Toni Bou and the runner-up Adam Raga have been very close up to this last round of the calendar. In the first lap, a step from the Repsol Honda rider left Raga with some advantage, though in the second lap and under a heavy rain, Bou repeated his amount of points while his rival received two points. In the last lap, two new mistakes from Bou left his card with 14 points while his rival got only 9.
Jaime Busto showed again today his determination by finishing sixth despite having flu. With this result, Busto finished as rookie of the year, as well as the best rookie even in the World Championships absolute class –World Pro–.
With the season that finished today in Galicia, Takahisa Fujinami ended his twentieth season among the World Championship top 5. During the second day of the Spanish Trial GP, the Japanese rider felt better from his back pain and was very consistent during the three laps of the Trial, securing the seventh place overall.
The next meeting for the Repsol Honda Team will be the fifth round of the Spanish Trial Championship, which will take place in Candeleda (Avila), next September 27th.
Toni Bou
2nd – 14 points
“It was a fantastic year, with nine consecutive victories and more wins than even in one season: thirteen. When I didn’t win, I was second, which is very important, and I’m very satisfied. I couldn’t finish with a win, which I would have liked a lot, but nevertheless we’re happy with our success. I also want to congratulate Adam [Raga] for the great championship he did, but also my team, which worked incredibly well. They did a great effort and I’m very happy to work with them.”
Takahisa Fujinami
7th – 50 points
“Today I didn’t go as bad as yesterday. I felt much better, but I still made some mistakes. I’m very happy to have finished fifth in the World Championship and I have to thank mainly the doctors and assistants that made it possible. Now I’ll start working with them to prepare for the future. I’m very happy to have been able to finish my 20th World Championship in the top 5, although… I wanted to finish in the top 3!”
Jaime Busto
6th – 43 points
“It wasn’t easy for me, because I had to run with fever and my head hurt a lot in the zones. But I felt quite well in the morning and I was able to do some good lap to finish sixth. In the Championship I also finished sixth and it’s something I couldn’t have thought possible in my first season. I want to thank the team for their trust and their hard work; I did try to return it with good results.”
