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Fresh from his latest win in the 2012 FIM X-Trial World Championship, Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa was obviously delighted with his third win in a row at the recent event held in Marseille, France. "I am very happy with my riding at the moment," said Bou. "For me, I would say I am riding better now than at any other time in my career. I am feeling good and I have a good rhythm. I als...

An exquisite Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa proved once again why he is head and shoulders above his rivals as he completed his two-night dominance at round three of the 2012 FIM X-Trial World Championship in Marseille, France. The unrelenting Catalan outclassed his challengers for the second night in a row, cruising to a comfortable victory five marks clear of runner-up Adam Raga - Gas Gas. Albert C...

Having spent his lifetime in and around Trial, from riding, minding, and most recently organising international events in his homeland of Northern Ireland, David Rodgers is well qualified to fulfil his new role as Stage Manager at all rounds of the 2012 FIM X-Trial World Championship. Rodgers was a natural fit for the Stage Manager position, having attended a brace of events last year shadowing...

A confident and relaxed looking Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa strolled through qualification during the first-leg of a two-night trials extravaganza at round three of the 2012 FIM X-Trial World Championship, held in Marseille, France. Bou's dominance during the qualifying stages sent a clear message to his rivals, who had no answer to the five times Indoor / X-Trial World Champion's clinical display. ...

2010 FIM Youth Trial World Champion Pol Tarres will debut the brand new Jotagas JT 300 at round three of the 2012 FIM X-Trial World Championship, which kicks-off in the atmospheric Palais des Sports de Marseille arena this evening. The new Jotagas machine has been developed by seven time World Trial Champion Jordi Tarres - Pol's uncle - hence it bears the legendary Spanish rider's initials 'JT'...

When the 2012 FIM X-Trial World Championship rolls into Marseille for tomorrow's third round two-day clash, it will be the eleventh consecutive time that the Palais des Sports has staged a top level competition. Present in the calendar as far back as 2002 it was Marc Freixa - Sherco who was the victor on that occasion, which was to mark the start of a decade plus of Trial action in this French por...

There is no doubt that the 2012 FIM X-Trial World Championship has begun at speed with the trip to Marseille this coming weekend marking the third stop on the current tour in as many weekend’s. Directly from the winter break, the World’s elite Trial riders have been thrown immediately back into battle with the opening two bouts having been contested in Strasbourg, France and Geneva, Switzerland ov...

Fresh from his podium placing in Geneva, thirty-two-year-old Takahisa Fujinami – Repsol Montesa will have mixed emotions as he returns to Marseille, France for the third round of the 2012 FIM X-Trial World Championship this coming Friday and Saturday.In the same small and compact arena, which sits on the outskirts of the city, the highly popular Japanese rider suffered what initially looked like a...

The Repsol riders, Toni Bou and Takahisa Fujinami, take the first and third position of the podium in the second round of the FIM X-Trial World Championship A new triumph for Toni Bou, this time at the Geneva Indoor Trial, second round of the FIM X-Trial World Championship that took place yesterday night. The Repsol rider had the situation under control in the Qualifying and showed his excellent...

MotoGP front-runner and Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa was an interested spectator at the 2012 FIM X-Trial World Championship event held in Geneva, Switzerland close to the headquarters of the FIM. Like many top-level road racers Dani is no stranger to playing on a Trial bike as part of his winter programme and hence could totally appreciate the skill of the riders in action. "These guys...