2023 X-Trial Round 4 Results

Cycle News Staff | April 11, 2023

Bordeaux (France) hosted the fourth round of the X-Trial World Championship at the packed Arkéa Arena, April 8. The French city witnessed Repsol Honda’s Toni Bou’s third victory this season.

**Toni Bou won the French round of the X-Trial World Championship.**

Bou made a comeback after incurring a five-point penalty in the first zone. These points would make him classify as the second-best rider from the first round. However Bou registered the best time on the second lap, to go through to the final. There, he made a mistake again on the first section but held on for victory.

Bou finished out the main event with eight points dropped, which was four better than the 12 lost by TRRS rider Adam Raga.

“All of our rivals pushed a lot from the first round,” Bou said. “In the final, we all made mistakes, especially on the first zone. These things that can happen, and the important thing is that we were able to improve. We were very nervous, but we were able to get a very important victory. The first half of the season closes with three wins and a second position, but everything was very tight; I am very happy with the result and with the work from the team.”

Raga was tied on points with GasGas rider Jaime Busto at 12, but the runner-up position went to Raga, with Busto rounding out the podium in third.

With half of the season over, Bou has a comfortable 29-point lead over Busto. Bou’s teammate Gabriel Marcelli, fifth in France, is currently third in the championship, 13 points behind Busto.CN