On The Pegs 128
Adam Raga ( TRRS ) kept his hopes of a third TrialGP title alive with a decisive victory over defending champion Toni Bou ( Repsol Honda ) on the opening day of the Andorran TrialGP – round three of the 2020 Hertz FIM Trial World Championship – at Sant Julià today .
Competing at altitude , Britain ’ s Emma Bristow ( Sherco ) strengthened her claim to a seventh consecutive TrialGP Women title with a comprehensive victory while Matteo Grattarola ( Beta ) from Italy extended his lead in Trial2 , French rider Naomi Monnier ( Beta ) took control of Trial2 Women and her compatriot Leo Guiraud ( Beta ) claimed a debut win in Trial125 .
Notorious for its huge boulders set in an imposing , steep-sided valley , rain made conditions very tough for the best Trial riders on the planet in Andorra as the normally grippy rocks developed a glassy surface that meant traction was almost impossible to find .
Bou had led from the get-go in the premier class but on the highest-scoring day we ’ ve seen so far this season his fellow Spaniard kept him in check . Then , on the third and final lap , Raga put in a devastating performance to claw back a deficit of five marks and run out winner on a total of 50 – six clear of the defending champion who recorded four maximum scores on lap three . “ I ’ m very happy with this victory ,” said
TONI BOU