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Repsol Honda #trial Team rider #tonibou finished the fifth round of the #TrialGP World Championship in #Andorra on the third step of the podium, yet retains the overall championship lead. Takahisa Fujinami replicated yesterday’s result finishing eighth.
The second #trial of the #Andorra #TrialGP turned out to be an arduous task for the Repsol Honda Team riders. #Andorra, while always a gruelling #Event for riders, also usually makes huge demands on the bike due to the high altitude of the sections and the high temperatures. Today proved a struggle for all the competitors over the two twelve-section laps of the Sant Julià de Lòria course.
It was Toni Bou’s turn to struggle in #Andorra. Right off the bat, in section two, he picked up a puncture, before committing several errors which would Eventually cost him the lead and rob him of a potential tenth win in #Andorra. The Repsol Honda Team rider had to settle for third place in the end, but Bou keeps hold of the overall championship lead with an eight-point advantage over pursuer Adam Raga, winner of today’s #trial.
Takahisa Fujinami was unable to improve on the feelings and performance of yesterday and concluded the #trial in eighth place. The result drops the Japanese rider down a position in the overall standings to fifth.
Repsol Honda Team will get little rest this week with the forthcoming sixth #trial of the 2021 #TrialGP World Championship to be held next weekend in Cahors, France.
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