Day 1
X-Trial 2022
Round 5

Toni Bou takes gold at the X-Trial of Andorra

ad Andorra la Vella

With the title already bagged prior to today’s event, Toni Bou finished runner-up in the season’s final trial held on home soil. Marcelli finished fifth.

Toni Bou takes gold at the X-Trial of Andorra

With the title already bagged prior to today’s event, Toni Bou finished runner-up in the season’s final trial held on home soil. Marcelli finished fifth.

The Repsol Honda Trial Team rider proved unable to top off the season with another win in the X-Trial of Andorra, as the curtain comes down on a year in which Bou had secured the title on 1 September, having won each of the four trials held earlier this season. Despite the fact that Toni Bou had dominated the first two rounds and remained on zero, the Catalan rider had to settle for runner-up spot, losing out to Jaime Busto in the final.

Meanwhile, Repsol Honda Trial Team partner, Galician rider Gabriel Marcelli, took fifth place in the end-of-season championship rankings after finishing fifth on the final X-Trial day.

The next competition to feature the presence of the Repsol Honda Trial Team will be the Spanish Championship, whose sixth round will be held on October 23 in the Madrid town of Valdemanco. Only Gabriel Marcelli, currently holding third place in the table, will take part.


Toni Bou
Toni Bou 1
Repsol Honda Team
I’m pleased with the way the evening went. We put on a great show, we enjoyed ourselves and I rode very well. It was an easy trial and we knew we couldn’t make any mistakes. I cleaned the first two rounds but, in the final, I made a mistake in section two that was very difficult to make up. In section four, Jaime made a mistake and it seemed that I had a chance to close the gap and fight for the victory, but in the end it slipped away. I battled hard right up to the end, which is our DNA. I’m happy for the show we put on and for having been able to celebrate the title in Andorra. It has been a very good season: four firsts and a second, which is great.

Gabriel Marcelli
Gabriel Marcelli 38
Repsol Honda Team
I'm satisfied with the way the season went, especially knowing that I was unable to take part in the opening round of the X-Trial World Championship. That hurt us a lot in terms of the overall championship. I wanted to finish the season with a podium, as I was very close to it, but that’s trial for you. I made a serious mistake in section four, but overall the balance of the season is positive. I finished fifth overall and I’m happy.

Takahisa Fujinami
Takahisa Fujinami
Repsol Honda Team
First of all, I want to congratulate Toni Bou on his 16th indoor title. It was a pity to finish runner-up today, but it is more important to have won the title. Toni’s first two rounds were perfect, zero marks, and he only made one serious mistake in the final. The final was very tight and, in the end, it was won by Jaime Busto, who rode very well. It is true that Toni is not so happy, because he had wanted to win everything, but he takes one more championship for the record.

As for Gabriel Marcelli, he rode very well today and we hoped to make it onto the podium. It’s a pity, but from now on we will have to work very hard on those details. I also want to congratulate Gabri for having achieved the fifth position, both in the indoor and outdoor championship. We know he has potential and, although we expected a bit more, we will work hard for next year.

Results X-Trial Andorra la Vella 2022

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

L1

L2

L3

Team

Constructor

Points

1

Jamie Busto

69

SPA

3

5

4

Vertigo Factory Team

Vertigo

4

2

Toni Bou

1

SPA

0

0

5

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

5

3

Adam Raga

68

SPA

8

3

17

TRRS Factory Team

TRRS

17

4

Sondre Haga

99

NOR

6

5

Beta Factory Racing

Beta

5

5

Gabriel Marcelli

38

SPA

6

7

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

7

6

Toby Martyn

212

GBR

8

6

TRRS Factory Team

TRRS

6

7

Matteo Grattarola

88

ITA

11

Beta Factory Trial Team

Beta

11

8

Benoit Bincaz

73

FRA

13

Gas Gas Factory Racing

Gas Gas

13


Riders Standings

Pos.

Rider

Num.

Nation

Team

Constructor

Points

1

Toni Bou

1

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

104

2

Adam Raga

68

SPA

TRRS Factory Team

TRRS

69

3

Jaime Busto

69

SPA

Vertigo Factory Team

Vertigo

51

4

Matteo Gratterola

88

ITA

Beta Factory Trial Team

Beta

41

5

Gabriel Marcelli

38

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

24

6

Toby Martyn

212

GBR

TRRS Factory Team

TRRS

22

7

Sondre Haga

99

NOR

Beta Factory Racing

Beta

22

8

Benoit Bincaz

73

FRA

Gas Gas Factory Racing

Gas Gas

17

9

Miquel Gelabert

56

SPA

Gas Gas Factory Racing

Gas Gas

4

10

Teo Colairo

13

FRA

Beta

Beta

1



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