Repsol Montesa Honda's Toni Bou at Milan Indoor Trail
Repsol Montesa Honda’s Toni Bou at Milan Indoor Trail2014 X-Trial World Championship TitleToni Bou simply can’t be stopped. Following another dominate performance this past weekend at the penultimate round of X-Trial World Championship in Milan, the Spaniard clinched his eighth consecutive title in the indoor series.
This makes for 15 trials titles – eight in X-Trial (indoor), and seven in the outdoor championship. This makes Bou the most successful rider in Trials history.His statistics in the FIM X-Trial World Championship are impressive: 40 victories, 25 of them consecutive from the 60 rounds where he has competed since 2005. This was all acheived by 27-years old, and he is motivated to do more.“For me the indoor trials are very special, I already said that before, and winning the title of the class is fantastic. I have eight and I will continue fighting to keep the motivation,” Bou said.“I don’t want to stop now. Today I felt very well from the beginning, I started very aggressive and I felt comfortable on the bike. I am very happy to win like this. Now with the championship already secured, we will work for the outdoor World Championship. We have a lot of work to do, but the results we are getting are our best motivation.”During the Milan Indoor Trial, Bou finished without finishing without penalties in the qualifying and the semi-final, and received only one point in the final due to exceeding the time allowed in one zone. He was joined on the podium by Sherco’s Albert Cabestany and Gas Gas’ Adam Raga.The FIM X-Trial World Championship will conclude with the Oviedo Indoor Trial on March 28.2014 Milan X-Trial World Championship Results: 1. Toni Bou Repsol Montesa Honda 1 point 2. Albert Cabestany Sherco 13 points 3. Adam Raga Gas Gas 16 points 4. James Dabill Beta 20 points 5. Jeroni Fajardo Beta 15 points 7. Takahisa Fujinami Repsol Montesa Honda 18 points2014 X-Trial World Championship Point Standings: 1. Toni Bou Repsol Montesa Honda 80 points 2. Albert Cabestany Sherco 54 points 3. Adam Raga Gas Gas 48 points 4. James Dabill Beta 32 points 5. Jeroni Fajardo Beta 30 points 6. Takahisa Fujinami Repsol Montesa Honda 23 points Repsol Montesa’s Toni Bou celebrates eight-straight indoor trials titlesToni Bou Career Highlights:1994: Catalan Bike Trial Champion “promesa”1995: 2nd Bike trial World Championship “poussin”1996: 2nd Bike trial World Championship “poussin”1997: Spanish Bike Trial “benjamín”1998: Bike Trial World Champion “minime”1999: Catalan Trial Champion “cadete”2000: Bike Trial World Champion “minime”2001: 2nd European Junior Cup, 250 cc. Spanish Trial Champion “Junior”2002: 11th Spanish Championship “senior A” European Junior Cup Champion, 250 cc.2003: 13th Trial World Championship 8th Spanish Championship “senior A” European Trial Champion2005: 2nd Spanish Indoor Trial Championship 4th Spanish Outdoor Trial Championship 5th Trial World Championship Teams’ victory Trial des Nations2006: 3rd Indoor Trial World Championship 5th Trial Outdoor World Championship Overall Spanish Champion Teams’ victory Trial des Nations (outdoor and indoor).2007: Indoor Trial World Champion Outdoor Trial World Champion Spanish Indoor Trial Championship winner Teams’ victory Trial des Nations2008: Indoor Trial World Champion Outdoor Trial World Champion Spanish Indoor Trial Championship winner 2nd Spanish Outdoor Trial Championship Teams’ victory Trial des Nations2009: Indoor Trial World Champion Outdoor Trial World Champion Spanish Outdoor Trial Championship winner Spanish Indoor Trial Championship winner Teams’ victory Trial des Nations2010: Indoor Trial World Champion Spanish Indoor Trial Champion Outdoor Trial World Champion 2nd Spanish Outdoor Trial Championship Teams’ victory Trial des Nations2011: Indoor Trial World Champion Outdoor Trial World Champion Teams’ victory Trial des Nations Spanish Indoor Trial Champion Spanish Outdoor Trial Champion2012: XTrial World Champion Outdoor Trial World Champion Spanish Indoor Trial Champion Spanish Outdoor Trial Champion2013: XTrial World Champion Outdoor Trial World Champion Spanish Outdoor Trial Champion Spanish Indoor Trial Champion2014: XTrial World Champion
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