Adam Raga wins the fifth round of the Trial World Championship in Barzio

Rider Adam Raga has secured victory in the fifth round of the Trial World Championship held in Barzio (Italy), with a great Takahisa Fujinami finishing behind him and championship leader Toni Bou in third place.

The Gas Gas rider was the protagonist of a round in which the riders struggled to find their rhythm, Raga was the only one who managed to stay focused throughout all the sections, while the Japanese rider attacked him and made things difficult, even leading at certain moments.

Without a doubt, Raga was the best over both laps. Bou, for his part, had many problems in the first run, picking up 32 penalty points, a huge number and one of the highest scores among the top riders in the World Championship. Yesterday the Italian course became one of the most difficult sections the championship has faced.

In fourth place came Lampkin, who delivered a surprise, since the veteran rider is not at 100% physically after suffering an injury at the Red Bull Hare Scramble. It is therefore a great result for the Beta rider, who relegated Cabestany to fifth place by just one point.

The scare of the round involved a mechanic: on Saturday, in one of the sections, a rock broke loose, rolled down and trapped one of the Gas Gas team mechanics. Thanks to the riders and the backpackers, the mechanic was rescued; he came out unharmed after being trapped by a 4,000-kilo stone.

Below you can see the statements from the riders:
Adam Raga

It was a well-deserved victory, both for me and for the Gas Gas team. We came in with the still-bitter taste of what happened in Japan, and we needed to win to move on and be able to celebrate. Now the goal is to keep adding wins in the rounds that remain. I want to be world champion once again. Today has been fantastic, without a doubt: a trial with a very high level, very well judged, and one that suited my riding style well.

Takahisa Fujinami

I don’t know what happened, but the reality is that in the last sections I made some mistakes I shouldn’t have made, and I lost the win. In the previous round, in Japan, the victory slipped away by the narrowest of margins, and today I saw it within reach again. Finishing second is pretty good but, obviously, this time I am not satisfied either.

Toni Bou

I made some incredible mistakes in the first lap, and in the second I worked hard to turn the situation around, which was not exactly good. Not only did I break my winning streak, but this has been my worst result of the current season. Even so, at this stage of the championship and given how things stand, I consider that finishing third has not been a bad outcome; I remain leader of the provisional standings.

The next World Championship round will be on 28 June in Andorra.

We will keep a close eye on the Trial World Championship.