World Indoor Trial Championships Madrid: Toni Bou close to title
Reigning world champion Toni Bou (Repsol Montesa) took an option on the 2010 indoor trials world title with his third victory of this indoor season. Adam Raga's second place also played into Bou's hands, because the Gas Gas rider stole valuable points from Albert in this way. Cabestany, second in the World Cup standings.
The race got underway when MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa entered the Arena on his Repsol Honda RC212V. Then the serious work could begin with the qualifications. Home riders Bou, Raga, Cabestany and Jeroni Fajardo qualified directly for the semi-finals. Alexz Wigg was able to return after the qualifications, while Takahisha Fujinami, James Dabill, Loris Gubian and Wild-Card Alfredo Gomez had to go to the last chance.
Ultimately, Dabill and Fujinami would advance to the semi-finals, although Gomez made it quite difficult for the Japanese. However, both survivors of the “last chance” were too light to qualify for the final. Bou, on the other hand, was the only rider who did not score a "five" on the extremely difficult test with the concrete pipes. This immediately meant that he could start the final with four penalty points less than Raga. A reborn Raga managed to make up one more point, but could not prevent Bou from also winning this World Cup round. Cabestany's third place significantly diminishes the Sherco rider's title chances.
Results:
Trial
1: Bou 4 – Final
2: Raga 7 – Final
3: Cabestany 9 – Final
4: Fajardo 14 – Final
5: Fujinami 8 – Semi-Finals
6: Dabill 16 – Semi-Finals
7: Gomez 8 – Last Chance
8: Gubian 11 – Last Chance
9: Wigg 25 – Qualifying
Qualification 1: Toni Bou (SPA-Montesa-HRC) 0: Adam Raga (SPA-Gas Gas) 2 1: Albert Cabestany (SPA-Sherco) 3: Jeroni Fajardo (SPA-Beta) 5: Takahisa Fujinami (JPN- Montesa-HRC) 4 7: James Dabill (GBR-Gas Gas) 5: Loris Gubian (FRA-Gas Gas) 7: Alfredo Gomez (SPA-Montesa) 6 10: Alexz Wigg (GBR-Beta) 7
Interim World Indoor Championships: 1: Bou 75: Cabestany 2: Raga 62: Dabill 3: Fajardo 40 4: Fujinami 35: Gubian 5 30: Wigg 6: Lampkin 23 7: Gomez 12 8: Brown 10: Ferrer 9
Photo credit: Ray Archer
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