And they go 60! Toni Bou adds his third victory in the 2019 X-Trial and aims towards his 25th world title

2023 Author: Nicholas Abramson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-11-27 02:44

Toni Bou It is a beast. The Montesa rider continues to add milestones and this time what he has achieved in the Granada X-Trial is his 60th victory in the indoor trial world championship, the third of four possible this season.

Bou wins in Granada and puts the 2019 X-Trial title on track

During qualifying Toni Bou he was able to lead with some comfort without worrying too much. His highly precise handling and the ability to define obstacles without making mistakes led him to spend the first part of the competition committing only 2 penalty points to Jaime Busto's 4.

In the second round Bou set the tone again committing 1 single error in the whole route while Raga had to settle for 6 and Busto with 8, showing that Bou's physical condition is getting better and better.

When the grand finale arrives disputed between Bou and Busto, the one from Montesa managed to complete sections S2, S3 and S6 without committing a single mistake, adding only 7 errors in total: 2 in S1 and 5 in S5, while the other contender for victory, Busto, penalized in all sections adding a total of 23 failures.

In this way Bou adds in Granada his third victory of four possible in 2019 and a total of 75 points is awarded for Adam Raga's 62 when there are only two rounds to go on the X-Trial calendar.

After the celebration on the podium, Bou assured that as usual "I am very happy because it was a hard-fought victory. It was very important to go for it and finally I was able to win after a very difficult semifinal, in which we could not make mistakes. ". Said and done, because as he himself narrates "technically I have been very good, making a very good final. I'm going home recovering the good feelings and wanting to continue fighting for this championship ".