On The Pegs July 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 7 | Page 132

On The Pegs
steadying dab here the second time around
while Fajardo sailed through clean, but both
Cabestany and Busto collected fives.
The Trial was ultimately won and lost on the
very last section of the event, the man-made
hazard comprising huge boulders and giant
logs in the town’s main street that was used
for Saturday’s qualification session.
Fajardo arrived here on a total of fifteen, one
ahead of Bou, with Cabestany on eighteen and
Busto out of contention on twenty-four. With
his second victory of the 2018 campaign in
his grasp, Fajardo - whose sole TrialGP win up
until this season had come in Andorra in 2009
- collected a shock maximum on what was a
relatively simple section.
With Bou and Cabestany both nailing inch-
perfect rides it meant victory went to Bou
from Cabestany by two marks with Fajardo
slipping to third on a total of twenty. Busto
was next on twenty-four before a five-mark
gap to his compatriot Adam Raga - TRRS who
won in Andorra last year, but never really
looked comfortable after a shaky first lap.
“I am very happy with this victory here in
Andorra,” said Bou. “It’s been a tough week-
end, with lots of nerves and a lot of pressure,
but we’ve finally won. Today I felt very good
on the bike and my back did not bother me,
which is very positive to be able to continue
improving like that. This is a very important
victory both for the championship and for my
morale. To reach victory number ninety-nine
is impressive and now we have to work to
achieve one hundred victories. I keep saying
that this will be a very complicated year for me
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JERONI FAJARDO FINI
WEEKEND IN THIRD.