On The Pegs April 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 4 | Page 109

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 4 - April 2019
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JERONI FAJARDO - 2ND
Jeroni Fajardo (left) fought tooth and nail
for the victory in Marseille, ultimately finish-
ing second to Bou, in what was, without a
doubt, the most demanding event seen up to
now in the X-Trial 2019 World Championship.
After an intense final, Fajardo took his GasGas
to the second step of the podium. This result
brings the Spaniard to fourth place overall,
just 3 points behind his teammate Jaime
Busto, who is third in the standings.
“It was a very special trial where in many
zones the level was way over the top,” said
Fajardo. “We didn’t manage to get through
many and that meant the trial was decided
on only a few rides. In the first round I suf-
fered a lot, I qualified in sixth place and that
forced me to go first in the sections dur-
ing the second round. However, I came out
determined to give it everything in a very
complicated round, managing to finish first
and getting through to the final. Toni [Bou]
opened the sections, but this trial was very
difficult and this time it did not do me any
favors. The important thing is the result, a
second place that puts us back in the cham-
pionship with one event to come, a month
away in Andorra.”