On The Pegs May 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 5 | Page 28

On The Pegs
SPAIN TAKES
X-TRIAL DES NATIONS
Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou,
representing Spain alongside rookie
Miquel Gelabert, has added another
prize to the trophy cabinet as Spain
claimed a 12th X-Trial del Nations title.
Palais Nikkaïa in Nice, France tonight
played host to the X-Trial des Nations
with Bou making his reappearance af-
ter a period of convalescence to recov-
er from a spinal injury. Lining up beside
the champion was novice Spanish rider
Miquel Gelabert.
By the end of the first run through
the six sections (with each rider tack-
ling three hazards), Bou and Gelabert
had accumulated just a single penalty
point and thus passed on to the next
round as leaders.
The second round saw both members
of the Spanish team begin to notch up
penalties. The pair were consequently
overtaken by the French team who
accrued five points less than Bou and
Gelabert (10 points). Great Britain fol-