April 7, 201610 yr From what I'm hearing Toni's injury after training is nasty. I'm hearing he's not riding the opening WC round in Spain and it won't mend on its own.Might be a surprise turn up , but I doubt it. It's clearly a pity for Toni and throws the opportunity of a rare win to someone else. Edited April 7, 201610 yr by gasgas249uk
April 8, 201610 yr I agree this is not how I'd want the results to be influenced, but if it sets up a chase for Toni to recover lost ground after the opening round(s), that might just be the best bet we have for some uncertainty after a decade of world trials domination.
April 8, 201610 yr Can't the riders drop there 2 worst scores? No, not in WTC or TrialGP, or whatever ii is called this week.
April 8, 201610 yr Author Bou is out practicing but is clearly suffering and was neither practising the huge stuff and not out there for as long as the others. He's accessing according to the boss. Based upon the fact that he was put there I recon he'll be out tomorrow but at much less than 100 %. There was a minutes clapping and remembrance medals given out at the start in memory of Martin Lampkin.Good job by Jake Miller
April 8, 201610 yr Ultimate respect for Martin by the current best. I suppose mr B at only 70% of his powers is still a top 4 man!!
April 9, 201610 yr Toni knows he has no chance of winning. He's just out to get whatever points he can today whilst trying not to make the injury any worse.
April 9, 201610 yr I've always been interested in these scenarios when it comes to the most skilled sportsmen on the planet...Senna not driving the best car in the field sort of situation. Some sportsmen spit the dummy out when things don't go their way or the cards are stacked against them. A different type of pressure for the 'undisputed' world champ.This could be intriguing.
April 9, 201610 yr Second place. Raga totally failed to capitalise on the situation Proof positive Bou isnt human. Ragas early five was his downfall. --Biff
April 9, 201610 yr Author Bou was 2nd today. He's just amazing.His shoulder is def injured though but it doesn't seem to matter to the results to much. He wouldn't hold his trophy up at the end like the others. I'm told this is the movement that's the issue ... so not as important as it could have been. He just can't get anything out of the kitchen cupboards back at home. The sections were mostly on the woods with only a few spectators. Big jumps and leaps.Huge huge climbs going on forever . Really imaginative thought out and much better than a lot of the World trials ive been to. The sections looked and rode really well. I think they were a little easy though to be honest. Not for me obviously .. but for those guys. I wiped my rear caliper off on the first lap but luckily found it on the 3rd. It's like an enduro between sections. Just flat flat out with some pretty hairy downhills with no back brake. Great fun. Roll on tomorrow
April 9, 201610 yr Bou can surely view this as a victory because as 'good' as Cabs is his only real challenger over the course of the champs was 3rd. What happened to Pune?
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