Toni Bou consolidates his lead with another victory

Toni Bou: I was able to tip the race result to my side

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Toni Bou took today at the Belgian town of Comblain-au-Pont his eighth win of the year and reinforced his lead of the overall standings with 209 points, 23 over the second placed. For his team mates of the Repsol Honda Team, Takahisa Fujinami and Jaime Busto, the day was more difficult and they finished in 5th and 6th place, respectively, thus keeping their third and fourth position in the World Championship.

The next meeting for the Repsol Honda Team will be next July 16th and 17th at Tong, Great Britain

Toni Bou

“I was able to tip the race result to my side in the second and the last laps, but the riding wasn’t good. I didn’t feel very well during the first lap, as my back hurt a bit due to a crash during training. Despite not feeling comfortable, I did feel better as the race went by. I’m very happy for this result, I will need to make a good effort next week, working with my back to be able to arrive in good form to England.”

Takahisa Fujinami

“I’m not very happy with this fifth place. I was among the top positions up to mid-race, but then there was a misunderstanding with the time they gave and I lost the podium by a very little margin. I felt very comfortable on the bike, I did well, but I’m not happy with everything that happened. I’m still third overall and with four races to go nothing is decided. I think I’m on the right path.”

Jaime Busto

“I didn’t feel very comfortable in the zones where there was some mud. It’s not my favourite surface, that’s for sure. At the beginning I was a bit clumsy and I could only get one zero in the last zone. During the second lap I felt better on the bike, but it wasn’t enough. As the race went by, the zones didn’t improve.”