On The Pegs VOL . 4 ISSUE 10 - OCTOBER 2020 99
Defending champion Toni Bou ( Repsol Honda ) bounced back to his brilliant best at the Spanish TrialGP – round two of the 2020 Hertz FIM Trial World Championship – at Pobladura de las Regueras in the North West of the country , taking a double win in convincing fashion .
Day One Bou , who ’ s aiming to make it a recordbreaking 14 consecutive titles this season , slipped to a shock defeat – his first since June 2018 – last time out in France but on home turf , proved to be unbeatable as he quite simply out-rode his opposition to extend his lead at the top of the points standings .
In TrialGP Women , reigning champion Emma Bristow ( Sherco ) – who ’ s gunning for her seventh-straight title – backed up her double win last weekend at Isola 2000 in the French Alps with a clear-cut victory as Italy ’ s Matteo Grattarola ( Beta ) bossed Trial2 , his compatriot Andrea Rabino ( Beta ) took a commanding victory in Trial2 Women and Spain ’ s Pau Martinez ( Vertigo ) made it three wins from three starts in Trial125 .
On a high-scoring day with huge rocks and steep climbs and descents taking plenty of marks , Bou – who was riding with an arm injury – edged out a slim one-mark advantage over Adam Raga