On The Pegs April 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 4 | Page 43

On The Pegs
Vol. 2 Issue 4 - April 2018
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I wanted to keep it, not hurting myself, which is
important. For me, to win the championship on
the bike is very important, and we have done it
after this special season.”
Meanwhile, Busto chalked up his first victory
in the X-Trial World Championship by beating
Adam Raga in a thrilling final. The Basque rider
has achieved the first triumph in this contest for
GasGas since the rescue by Torrot in 2015
In the first round, Busto was paired up in the
same group with his GasGas Trial Factory team-
mate, Jeroni Fajardo. Busto scored 10 points,
while Fajardo dropped 12.
In the second round, Busto went against Bou
and Takahisa Fujinami. After a solid performance,
Busto got a total of 8 points and made it to the
grand final, where he competed against TRS rider
Adam Raga.
In a very closely run final, Busto managed to
handle the pressure perfectly, getting only 3
points against Raga’s 6, who scored a decisive
‘five’ in the fifth zone. After this brilliant perfor-
mance, the Busto was able to chalk up his first
victory in the X-Trial World Championship.
With this result, Jaime Busto climbs in the
general ranking to the fourth position, just two
points behind the third classified. Jeroni Fajardo
is sixth. The next round of the X-Trial World
Championship will be held on March 29, in the
Hungarian city of Budapest.
“I am very happy with this result. We completed
a good first round of the World Championship,
finishing on the podium and, after some not
such good events, we have got our rhythm back
again,” said Busto. “We have been training very
hard for the last few months and today we have
been rewarded. The bike worked wonders and I
would like to thank the whole team for their help.
We came to Paris convinced that we could do
things well and that’s the way it has been. I with-
stood the pressure in the final with Adam [Raga]
very well and I am very happy with this victory.”
“We are very happy after winning the first vic-