Second place for Toni Bou at Pau

Repsol Honda Team Toni Bou reacted after his second place at FIM X-Trial World Championship round 3 in Pau, France, his first defeat after 28 wins in a row. Bou finished yesterday on the second step. He completed the first five zones of the lap with no penalties in the qualifying, but was not able to keep his winning streak in the finale. A small mistake in the penultimate obstacle prevented him from taking another win as he received 7 points, three more than the final winner of the round, Adam Raga. With this second place in the first visit of the X-Trial World Championship to Pau, the eight times World Champion keeps the lead of the overall standings with 55 points against the 47 of his closest rival, Adam Raga. "When we checked the zones this morning I already saw that it was a very easy race", Bou said. "Any mistake would be impossible to recover and that’s what happened in the finale: few zones and very easy. I tried to complete the 4th zone with a zero, but maybe I was a bit too fast… it was close, but I couldn’t do it. I want to congratulate Adam Raga, who did a great performance and deserves his victory." "I had won 28 consecutive indoor rounds and that’s what probably wasn’t natural: not making any mistake for so long and being always on top. Now I have to focus on the next race, where my aims will be the same: win the round and win the Championship. I feel comfortable and happy with the bike, so I’ll do my best in Barcelona." The next meeting will be the Barcelona Indoor Trial, the fourth round of the Indoor World Championship, which will take place on Sunday, March 8th, at the Palau Sant Jordi, in Barcelona. Marc Marquez Toni Bou 2nd 7 points