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2010 World Championship Round 5 |
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Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa further extended his lead at the top of the 2010 SPEA FIM Trial World Championship after winning at a hot and tough French Grand Prix. In very difficult conditions Bou had to wait for the second lap before he could break clear of the pack and was eventually followed home by his team mate Takahisa Fujinami - Repsol Montesa. The final rostrum place was filled by Jeroni Fajardo - Beta who looked in with a real chance of victory after the initial tour.
Heavy rain late on Saturday afternoon played havoc with the organisers as they were forced to revisit all their hardwork and had to change the majority of the sections set on the steep hillside as the dust turned to mud in a matter of hours. As a result of these major alterations the riders were permitted to inspect the sections during the opening lap and were alloted an extra twenty minutes on the interim time limit to allow for this important process.
All the riders looked nervous as they struggled to understand the nature of the terrain as well as the long and technical hazards. This became ever more apparent for sections six through to ten, which were all situated on a steep rock face in front of a packed crowd who were enjoying the action from the grass meadow below. It was here where Bou lost the bulk of his marks on the opening lap, his tally of twenty nine only giving him a two mark lead over Fajardo at this point.
Although everyone was suffering, especially as the day just got hotter as the Trial wore on, it was Adam Raga - Gas Gas who was enduring the biggest nightmare. On sections that required bravery and should haved suited him well, Raga looked to lack confidence and could do little to recover from a disappointing first lap to eventually finish in a potentially title wrecking sixth place.
Bou and Fujinami were by far the best on their second visit to the sections, which remained as difficult as ever. Both Montesa riders posted sub twenty mark scores to close with, which moved them ahead of their main rivals who failed to show any real signs of improvement. Even a big crash in section twelve for Fujinami on the second lap could prevent an important 1- 2 for the mighty Repsol pairing. With Raga's demise, Fujinami now moves up to second in the general standings with three rounds remaining.
With no real contenders in the World Pro class, it was left to Alexandre Ferrer - Sherco in the Junior category to delight the French fans. His victory was both unexpected and convincing as series leader Alfredo Gomez - Montesa never got to grips with the terrain all day. Although twenty marks off the winning score, Gomez did manage to salvage second spot on the day whilst his main title rival Jack Challoner - Beta slumped to sixth place and in doing so lost valuable points towards his campaign.
In the Youth division Jack Sheppard - Beta made it two wins in a row, as the sixteen year old followed up the win at his home GP with an important victory in France to further close the gap on Pol Tarres - Gas Gas. Tarres was second on the day, but has had his lead cut to just seven points ahead of the next two rounds which could prove critical in the Youth title race.
Next weekend the championship heads to San Marino for round six of this year's eight stop tour.
Final Results
1. Toni Bou - 42
2. Takahisa Fujinami - 52
3. Jeroni Fajardo - 56
4. Albert Cabestany - 61
5. Dougie Lampkin - 67
6. Adam Raga - 73
7. James Dabill - 84
8. Loris Gubian - 97
9. Matteo Grattarola - 104
10. Jerome Bethune - 106
11. Daniele Maurino - 114
12. Michael Brown - 118
13. Daniel Oliveras - 121
14. Alexz Wigg - 129
15. Julien Arnaud - 138
World Championship Standings After Round 5
1. Toni Bou - 145
2. Takahisa Fujinami - 124
3. Adam Raga - 118
4. Albert Cabestany - 105
5. Jeroni Fajardo - 100
6. James Dabill - 79
7. Dougie Lampkin - 68
8. Michael Brown - 48
9. Loris Gubian - 46
10. Matteo Grattarola - 38
Junior Championship Final Results
1. Alexandre Ferrer - 46
2. Alfredo Gomez - 66
3. Benoit Dagnicourt - 71 (10 cleans)
4. Francesc Moret - 71 (9 cleans)
5. Guillaume Laniel - 80
6. Jack Challoner - 82
7. Pere Borrellas - 87
8. Ib Andersen - 94
9. Tanguy Mottin - 95
10. George Morton - 96 (6 cleans, 4 x 1)
11. Laia Sanz - 96 (6 cleans, 2 x 1)
12. Hakon Pedersen - 98
13. Matteo Poli - 99
14. Luca Cotone - 101
15. Matteo Cominoli - 102
Junior Championship Standings After Round 5
1. Alfredo Gomez - 130
2. Jack Challoner - 120
3. Alexandre Ferrer - 119
4. Francesc Moret - 97
5. Benoit Dagnicourt - 82
6. Pere Borrellas - 75
7. Guillaume Laniel - 70
8. Patrick Smage - 47
9. Luca Cotone - 43
10. Jonathon Richardson - 42
Youth Championship Final Results
1. Jack Sheppard - 55
2. Pol Tarres - 59
3. Giacomo Saleri - 66
4. Carles Traviesa - 79
5. Ismael Catalin - 82
6. Samuele Zuccali - 97
7. Antoine Chantegret - 99
8. Cedric Tempier - 101
9. Romain Rigaud - 102
10. Aaro Castells - 104
11. Filipo Locca - 105
12. Kristoffer Leirvaag - 110
13. Stefan Garnero - 113 (5 cleans)
14. Jesus Martin - 113 (3 cleans)
15. Gianmaria Julita - 113 (1 clean)
Youth Championship Standings After Round 5
1. Pol Tarres - 144
2. Jack Sheppard 137
3. Carles Traviesa - 121
4. Giacomo Saleri - 93
5. Ismael Catalin - 79
6. Romain Rigaud - 76
7. Jesus Martin - 65
8. Cedric Tempier - 64
9. Aaro Castells - 52
10. Kristoffer Leirvaag - 32
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Full Results
Full section-by-section results from this event are available for download in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format:
2010 World Trial Championship Round 5 Results - World Championship Class.pdf
2010 World Trial Championship Round 5 Results - Junior Championship Class.pdf
2010 World Trial Championship Round 5 Results - Youth Championship Class.pdf
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