Finally underway

Posted on 01st April 2008 | Added to Opinion. 0 comments

So I finally have something to blog about again as the past weekend saw the opening round of the Outdoor World Trials Championship, held in Luxembourg. Looking at the results there’s no surprises with who came out on top, with TOni Bou going into the opening round as hot favourite. Although Raga pushed him close, he didn’t disappoint and came out on top. Takahisa Fujinami and Dougie Lampkin had a close battle to make up the final podium place with Fujigas just getting the edge over his former team mate.

I have to admit I was slightly surprised when the first lap scores first hit the net I was a little surprised to see Dougie, Fuji and Bou all tied on the same marks. It was a pleasant surprise though, as I would absolutely love to see Lampkin get that 100th GP win. I was also slightly surprised not to see Cabestany pushing Raga and Bou a little more after a good indoor series. I fully expect to see him improve on this opening result in future rounds though.

Dabill and Brown finished 8th and 9th respectively. I think Brown will be pleased with 9th on his debut ride as he took out some experienced championship riders. A great start for him to try and build on in what is sure to be a learning season for him. Dabill on the other hand I think will be slightly disappointed not to be up there pushing the like of Fajardo and Freixa a little harder. For sure he will be mixing it up with them in future rounds.

Also worth noting is Wiggy’s win in the Junior championship. Again he took out some tough competition and I can see it being an interesting class this year with 3 or 4 riders all capable of winning rounds. It’s good to see he has adapted to the new bike and got off to a winning start and lets just hope he can continue this impressive start.

As I said above, finally the trials season is starting to get back into full flow, so hopefully there should be a little more to shout about on Trialsblog.

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World outdoor trials championship - round 1

Posted on 01st April 2008 | Added to Links, Results, Trials photos. 0 comments

Quick results summary below. Click here for full results as well as youth and junior cup results. Photos can also be found here.

1. T.Bou - 43
2. A.Raga - 44
3. T.Fujinami - 53
4. D.Lampkin - 57
5. A.Cabestany - 59

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World indoor trials championship - round 5

Posted on 18th March 2008 | Added to Results. 0 comments

Bou wraps up the serious with yet another convincing win in Madrid.

1. T.Bou - 19
2. A.Cabestany - 27
3. A.Raga - 28

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World indoor trials championship - round 4

Posted on 10th March 2008 | Added to Results. 0 comments

Toni Bou continued his domination in the world indoor trials championship.

1. T.Bou - 9
2. A.Raga - 19
3. T.Fujinami - 33

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Fujigas video

Posted on 05th February 2008 | Added to Links, Trials videos. 0 comments

A good collection of clips of Fujigas.

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World indoor trials championship - round 2

Posted on 05th February 2008 | Added to Links, Results. 0 comments

Yesterday saw the 2nd round of the world indoor trials championship and this time it was the turn of Adam Raga to take top spot on the podium.

1. A.Raga - 15
2. T.Bou - 18
3. A.Cabestany - 32

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The best of Toni Bou

Posted on 05th February 2008 | Added to Links, Trials videos. 0 comments

A great collection of video clips of Toni Bou. A must watch!

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World indoor trials championship - round 1

Posted on 21st January 2008 | Added to Links, Results, Trials photos. 0 comments

Results are in from the first round of the world indoor trials championship and Bou looks as thought he’s ready to defend his title. You can see the full results from the event here along with some photos here.

Final lap scores -
Bou - 8
Cabestany - 10
Raga - 11

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