On The Pegs P138
On The Pegs P138
Spain ’ s Jeroni Fajardo turned round two of the 2018 FIM Trial World Championship on its head with a stunning victory in the premier TrialGP class on Saturday , the opening day of the Japanese TrialGP at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit . On Sunday , Fajardo ’ s factory GasGas teammate , Jaime Busto , claimed a career-first victory in the TrialGP division , putting the finishing touches on a stunning weekend .
Meanwhile , in the Trial2 Women ’ s division , American GasGas rider Maddie Hoover claimed an impressive runner-up finish behind Italian Alex Brancati ( Beta ) on both days of competition . Hoover won Friday ’ s Qualifing session in the Trial2Women ’ s class , setting the stage for an exciting weekend .
DAY ONE
Fajardo was in simply sensational form to record a clean opening lap which was eight marks better than next-best Takahisa Fujinami - Repsol Honda and an amazing eighteen ahead of the Spanish pairing of reigning World Champion Toni Bou - Repsol Honda and Adam Raga - TRRS .
Forced to ride at the front of the field all day following his calamitous Q2 session on Friday , the thirty-two-year-old took full advantage of the early dry , grippy conditions . Even when he went slightly off the boil on lap two to add eleven to his total the damage to the rest of the field had been done and he held his nerve to take his first TrialGP win since 2009 .
“ I cannot believe what has happened today ,” says Fajardo . “ I was riding amazing after my problem yesterday in Qualifying . I knew I could do it , but it is very easy to make a mis-
JAIME BUSTO