Andorra la Vella will close the FIM X-Trial World Championship season with a race full of great attractions
The Poliesportiu d’Andorra will be next Saturday, April 27 from 18:00 the scene of the last round of the FIM X-Trial World Championship season; A test that is presented with great attraction due to the many incentives it will have.
Toni Bou (Repsol Montesa Honda), who lives in Andorra, sees this last round of the season as an opportunity to race at home and in front of his family, and he does so without the pressure of the fight for the 13th X-Trial World Championship title, which he has already mathematically won with his victory in Marseille. Over the last few days, the Spaniard has expressed his desire to close the season with another victory and his determination to make the spectators enjoy themselves to the fullest by taking risks that he could not take if the title were at stake.
A similar approach is that of Adam Raga (TRRS) who has also secured the runner-up title and who, once again, has been Bou’s most direct rival in the fight for world number 1 this season.
But the two most successful riders in the speciality will not have it easy, as in Andorra la Vella the third final place of the Championship’s roll of honour will be decided, which will also distribute its official awards of the season at the end of the race. Gas Gas riders Jaime Busto and Jeroni Fajardo are fighting for that third place, separated by just three points in favor of Busto in the provisional standings. Both have been on the podium twice, achieving a second place and a third position and know that fighting for the victory in this event can guarantee them third place in the world ranking.
Along with them, the Frenchman Benoit Bincaz (Beta) seeks to close his first season at the controls of the Italian bike in the roll of honor. A third place in Bilbao is his best result of the year and he is 10 points behind Busto, so he still has a mathematical chance of getting third place, even if they are not excessive.
For his part, Miquel Gelabert (Sherco) will also be aiming for a podium that narrowly escaped him in Marseille to close a season marked by the foot injury that conditioned his results in the first tests of the season with a good taste in his mouth.
Takahisa Fujinami (Repsol Montesa Honda) returns to the series after taking part in the X-Trial in Barcelona with the desire to vindicate himself and offer a spectacular performance to the fans who will gather at the popular “Bombonera” in the Andorran capital.
Finally, youngsters Jorge Casales (Vertigo) and Luca Petrella (Beta) are eager to prove that they have a place among the best and continue to consolidate themselves in the elite.
The excitement is guaranteed and the show guaranteed with different elements that will complement this X-Trial Andorra la Vella beyond the competition itself.
