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France was on a tie-break – but the veteran Spaniard , who at 40 is 16 years older than his French rival , used his wealth of experience to run out a clear winner by 18 marks .
“ It was a good day for me ,” said Cabestany . “ I rode quite consistently during the whole day with just a few small mistakes because the conditions were quite slippery on the first lap . I needed the victory today if I wanted to have a chance of winning the championship .”
DAY TWO
In the premier TrialGP class , the now 14- time champion Toni Bou ( Repsol Honda ) signed off on top with a clear-cut win . Fresh from securing a record-breaking 14th consecutive crown on Saturday , Bou clearly meant business from the get-go on Day Two . With conditions treacherous on lap one as mud was dragged onto the imposing rocks , he completed his first circuit for the loss of 11 to open up a nine-mark advantage ahead of Adam Raga ( TRRS ).
Parting with seven marks on lap two and just two on lap three , Bou ’ s final score of 20 put him a commanding 35 marks clear of second-placed Jeroni Fajardo ( Sherco ) with Jorge Casales ( Gas Gas ) taking third a further six off the pace after coming out on top of a three-way tie-break .
“ It ’ s been a solid weekend and I ’ ve enjoyed today a lot ,” said Bou . “ On the second and third laps I rode my best . I ’ m very happy to