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score of 21 – only seven less than his entire Saturday total – gave him just a single-mark advantage over Adam Raga ( TRRS ) but , as we ’ ve seen time and time again from the Spanish superstar , he clicked a bigger gear to his rivals and eased clear .
After the second lap he had stretched his advantage over Raga to four before he doubled his lead to eight on the third and final lap .
“ It ’ s been a strange day and the feeling is not so good ,” said Bou , “ but finally on the third lap I was riding my best and I was able to fight for the victory which I think is very important for the championship .”
In only his fourth points-paying day competing at the highest level , Gabriel Marcelli ( Montesa ) – last year ’ s Trial2 champion – scored a sensational debut podium finish in third , six marks behind Raga . The Spanish 20-year-old has now carded 12-10-4-3 finishes this season to underline his undoubted potential .
France ’ s Benoit Bincaz ( Beta ) broke up the Spanish domination in fourth ahead of Miquel Gelabert ( Gas Gas ) who repeated his Saturday finish , narrowly in front of Jaime Busto ( Vertigo ) – who was runnerup yesterday – but there was a disaster for front-runner Jeroni Fajardo ( Sherco ) who timed-out after a mechanical issue .