On The Pegs January 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 1 | Page 74

On The Pegs
The second round of the X-Trial World Championship
got underway this afternoon at the brand new Glaz
Arena in Rennes, France, with Repsol Honda Team ace
Toni Bou dominating throughout to claim a second
2020 indoor season victory.
Toni Bou did not disappoint the French crowd, turn-
ing out a fine display of riding prowess in front of the
Rennes spectators in Brittany. The Repsol Honda Team
rider made it through the first five sections of the
heats as the superior rider, picking up just four marks.
In the second round, with the top rider from each
group qualifying directly for the final, Bou has once
again gave a masterful showing, collecting 7 marks in
the process.
The grand finale saw Toni Bou overcome the six sec-
tions with a total of 15 points ahead of the 27 accrued
by arch-rival Adam Raga, to seal a second season vic-
tory.
Repsol Honda Team will now enjoy a almost two-
month break ahead of the third X-Trial World Champi-
onship season date which will not be held until Janu-
ary 19, 2020 in Budapest. Bou will arrive as clear leader
in the contest on 40 points, 10 more than the nearest
second-place rival.
“Today I did not start the first round very well; the
points were fine, but I didn’t feel right with the riding
sensations,” said Bou. “I didn’t feel comfortable and it
took me a while to get into the sections. We will have
to work so that in the coming trials we won’t experi-
ence these feelings, since it is very easy to get knocked
out in the eliminations. In the end, I was able to enjoy
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