Bou remains unstoppable and Marcelli completes podium in Ripoll
RipollThe 18-time outdoor champion wins on day one. His teammate, Gabriel Marcelli, is third.
The 18-time outdoor champion wins on day one. His teammate, Gabriel Marcelli, is third.
The first day in Ripoll was a success one for the Repsol Honda Team riders, as Toni Bou took his tenth win of the year in TrialGP. Gabriel Marcelli rounded off the podium and kept the advantage in the chase for the runner-up position, maintaining the lead over his main rival, Jaime Busto.
Bou had clinched the title at the previous round in Cahors (France). Nevertheless, he gave his all on the first day of the Spanish TrialGP. From Lap 1, Bou took the lead in the standings in a trial where every point was valuable, due to how close the riders were. For the second lap, the Repsol Honda rider continued in the same vein and took his tenth victory of a fantastic outdoor season.
A great performance was also put in by Marcelli, who this weekend is fighting for the runner-up position in the standings with Jaime Busto. On the first lap, after having some difficulties in Zones 1 and 2, the Montesa Cota 4RT rider placed fifth with 28 penalty points. On the second lap, the Galician rider took a step forward and snatched third place. He maintains second position in the standings with a 5-point advantage.
On Sunday the second race will be held in Ripoll, closing the season. The action will start at 9am local time.
I'm very happy with how the day went. It's always important to end the season with a win, especially at our home race. It's a very special weekend for us and being able to get the win on the first day was incredible. I felt very comfortable with the bike, the team did a great job and the goal tomorrow will be to repeat the same result to close the season in the best way possible.
I'm very happy with how the day went. It's always important to end the season with a win, especially at our home race. It's a very special weekend for us and being able to get the win on the first day was incredible. I felt very comfortable with the bike, the team did a great job and the goal tomorrow will be to repeat the same result to close the season in the best way possible.
Today the feeling was good. I'm very happy with the result, as it's very important for tomorrow. We had a moment during the first lap in which it was a bit tricky, but in the end I managed to recover points. Tomorrow is possibly the most important day of this season, so I'll try to take the pressure off myself. We'll do our best and fight to try to stay on the podium.
Today the feeling was good. I'm very happy with the result, as it's very important for tomorrow. We had a moment during the first lap in which it was a bit tricky, but in the end I managed to recover points. Tomorrow is possibly the most important day of this season, so I'll try to take the pressure off myself. We'll do our best and fight to try to stay on the podium.
It's another win for Toni, his tenth of the season. He suffered a bit on the first lap, but he managed to come back on the second lap and he got the necessary advantage over Jaime to take the win. I'm super happy with another win. Gabri had some difficulties on the first lap, but he didn't give up and he took the podium in the end. That's very important for tomorrow and his fight for the runner-up spot with Jaime, so we'll fight until the end.
It's another win for Toni, his tenth of the season. He suffered a bit on the first lap, but he managed to come back on the second lap and he got the necessary advantage over Jaime to take the win. I'm super happy with another win. Gabri had some difficulties on the first lap, but he didn't give up and he took the podium in the end. That's very important for tomorrow and his fight for the runner-up spot with Jaime, so we'll fight until the end.
