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big rocks on an imposing hillside with loose ground in between meaning grip was at a premium .
The deciding hazard in TrialGP was section six which featured two huge steps where Bou – who appeared to be riding with an injured forearm – added three maximums to his final score of 41 compared to Raga ’ s 1-0-1 scores on his way to a total of 33 . Busto also excelled here , overcoming a five on the opening lap to record a clean and a two as he finished the day on 40 marks lost .
Spain ’ s Jeroni Fajardo led after the first two laps but any hopes he had of repeating his round wins in 2009 and 2018 evaporated as Raga carded a sensational final-lap total of just three and the Sherco rider ended the day in fourth on 44 , three ahead of Jorge Casales ( Gas Gas ) who matched his day-one finish .
“ Today was fantastic and I ’ m very happy ,” said Raga . “ It was difficult at the beginning of yesterday for me but we worked a little bit with the bike and today I felt very good . It ’ s always very difficult to beat Toni and also the other riders are very strong but I ’ m looking forward to keeping going and have a lot of motivation .”
Bristow ’ s bid to make it seven consecutive TrialGP Women crowns was further enforced with her commanding total of 25 a full 22 clear of second-placed Berta