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FIM Trial Des Nations - Darfo Boario Terme - Italy This time twelve months ago, Spain claimed an historic achievement, by winning both the FIM Trials Des Nations and the FIM Women's Trial Des Nations. This was the second time in the history of both competitions, that the Spanish teams had recorded this incredible feat, as the nation once again confirmed itself as the dominant force in terms of Wor...

Toni Bou – Repsol Montesa HRC confirmed his place in history alongside such trials legends as Yrjo Vesterinen, Eddy Lejeune, Thierry Michaud, Jordi Tarres and Dougie Lampkin, when he clinched his third SPEA FIM Trial World Championship at the French GP yesterday afternoon. Since his move to Montesa in 2007, Bou has netted no less than six World titles, with him having also won three SPEA FIM Indoo...

Heavy rain midway through the French Grand Prix played havoc with the riders, and saw Toni Bou – Repsol Montesa HRC suffer his worst result of the season. Despite only placing fourth on the day, Bou still managed to collect his third straight SPEA FIM Trial World Championship to put the twenty two year old up there amongst the greats.Adam Raga – Gas Gas judged the weather just right and made an ea...

The remote, but massive French ski resort of Isola 2000, located some ninety kilometres North of the city of Nice has the honour of bringing to a close the 2009 SPEA FIM Trial World Championship and hosting the penultimate event in the 2009 FIM Women’s Trial World Championship. The Repsol Montesa HRC pairing of Toni Bou and Laia Sanz are both within touching distance of clinching their respective ...

Round 8 - Isola 2000 - France Nearly six months after the 2009 SPEA FIM Trial World Championship began, the series will reach its climax this weekend after having travelled to eight different countries and enjoyed eleven exciting days of competition during this period. The trips to Ireland, Great Britain and Japan were all very significant, with these three destinations each hosting a two-day GP. ...

Whilst the Spanish trial Grand Prix may have produced a familiar result, the course itself was very different to what the riders have come to expect in more recent times. This is what the top three guys had to say after yesterday’s event. Bou -  1st : ”I am very happy with my result today and especially with the way I rode on the second lap, as I was tired and was finding things quite di...

Toni Bou – Repsol Montesa HRC can finish as low as fifteenth in France next weekend and still claim his third SPEA FIM Trial World Championship in a row, after he won his home Grand Prix earlier today. Bou showed  no mercy in the steep and dusty sections and left the others to fight it out for the lower placings. Toni’s team mate Takahisa Fujinami put in a solid ride to finish second, as Jero...

Trials fans around the World and especially in Spain will be delighted to learn that both Adam Raga – Gas Gas and Dougie Lampkin – Beta will both compete in tomorrow’s trial GP to be held in the small town of Tona, which is located approximately seventy kilometres North of Barcelona.Both riders are far from being fully fit, but the tough pairing have confirmed earlier today that they are prepared ...

A slight dip in form prior to the 2009 SPEA FIM Trial World Championship’s traditional summer break meant the usually consistent Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa HRC failed to capitalise on his series-leading position, giving Adam Raga - Gas Gas the opportunity to close the gap at the top of the table to just twelve points with two rounds remaining. The first of which – round seven in Tona, Spain – kicks...

After a longer than usual summer break the 2009 SPEA FIM Trial World Championship will resume this coming weekend with the Spanish Grand Prix, which will mark the penultimate and perhaps decisive round in this year's series. Reigning champion Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa HRC will take a healthy twelve point lead into his home Grand Prix, and will be aware that his closest rival Adam Raga - Gas Gas is...