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On The Pegs VOL . 4 ISSUE 10 - OCTOBER 2020 73

On The Pegs VOL . 4 ISSUE 10 - OCTOBER 2020 73

TONI BOU

Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou comes away from France as leader of the World Championship after a first and a third over the two days of competition .
After a fairly straight-forward World Championship curtain-raiser on Day One , the second day of competition , featuring some modified sections , saw Toni Bou suffer throughout the event . The current world champion experienced back pains which caused cramp in the rider ’ s right arm .
The Repsol Honda Team rider battled hard over the three-lap Isola 2000 course in France , which brought out the best of champion , who was , in the end , able to salvage a result out of a tough day to finish on the third step of the podium . The weekend results mean that Toni is the TrialGP World Championship leader .
“ It was a very difficult day , continuing with yesterday ’ s physical discomfort and the pain in my back that caused cramp in my right arm ,” said Bou .” I was not happy for most of the day and it was quite hard . I think the balance of the weekend is positive considering the condition that I found myself in . It will be a very difficult championship for us as the trials are very close together . Even so , we will fight to be at our best for the next one .”