Toni Bou signs “Double” at Ponte di Legno and becomes leader of the X-Trial World Championship

toni bow (Repsol Honda Trial Team) The first half of the race ended yesterday. FIM X Trial World Championship It was his second victory in 24 hours at Ponte di Legno, but it was more complicated than the first as he failed to overcome his teammates Gabriel Marcelli They arrived at the final three sections with just a one-point difference.

In the fourth section, Bowe conceded just one point to Marcelli’s five, but this was the moment that began to determine the outcome of the test.

The result was sealed in the final round by Bowe’s perfect race and Marcelli’s five-point penalty.

In the end, the difference between the winner, who passed all sections and dominated Q1, and second place was 9 points.

meanwhile, Mateo Grattarola (Beta) completed the podium in front of a packed Italian crowd at the Palazzetto dello Sport. He placed third in the jump-off phase, beating Harry Hemingway (Beta), who placed third in Q1. Grattarola returned to the podium for the first time since Barcelona in 2022.

Jaime Busto (GasGas) missed the podium for the first time this season. Grattarola finished 4th in Q1 and 5th in Q2, winning the race. Benoît Bincas (movement of electricity), francesco titoli (TRRS) and Jack Peace (Sherco) completed the classification in this order.

So, with the championship half over, Bow took the lead with 95 points.Marcelli followed with 72 points, followed by Busto with 62 points.