Bou wins in Clermont-Ferrand to take Championship lead

The reigning Champion came out on top after a Grand Final decided in the last section

Toni Bou (Repsol Honda Trial Team) claimed his second consecutive victory of 2025 at the inaugural X-Trial Clermont-Ferrand, a result that leaves him clear at the top of the World Championship Standings.  A close-fought Final saw Bou come out on top ahead of Jaime Busto (GasGas) by 3 marks and Adam Raga (Sherco) by 5.   

Busto left himself chasing with a maximum score in Section One where Bou and Raga were both clean.  And although he managed to recover a mark in each of Sections Two and Three, his three-mark score in Section Six put the result beyond doubt.  Bou’s latest victory gives him a five point lead in the Championship.  

Adam Raga consolidated third in the Standings as he eliminated Gabriel Marcelli in a head-to-head in Q2.  And he completed his spectacular night with a good battle against Jaime Busto in the Final, taking the early upper hand before failing Section Six and being forced to settle for third.  Benoit Bincaz (Sherco) completed the lead quartet after making it through from Q1 a mark ahead of Raga, but he could only manage one completed section in the Grand Final.  

Matteo Grattarola (Beta) proved a competitive addition to the line-up as he finished only one mark from Marcelli in Q1 and only three seconds from top spot in Q2; he will return in Barcelona next time out.  Hugo Dufrese was closer to the leaders here than at Chambéry, matching Grattarola’s scoring in Q1 but beaten on countback and relegated to another seventh place.  Billy Green (Scorpa) brought up the rear in his first X-Trial since 2023.  

Toni Bou (1st): “Today has been a very different kind of Final than Chambéry because it was all so close and any errors could have cost me the win.  Jaime and Adam made life very difficult for me.  This win gives me the sole leadership of the Championship and that’s important.”  

Jaime Busto (2nd): “I am happy because I rode well right from the start, right through the Superpole and the Final.  I made a bad mistake in Section One that cost me the win but I felt good later on and I think I have ridden at a high level this evening.”  

Adam Raga (3rd): “I am happy to be back on the podium; I couldn’t have imaged this kind of performance before this season.  On the other hand, tonight was hard because I had to go through Q2.  In the Final I really started to feel that fatigue but I am very happy with third place.”  

The fourth Round of the X-Trial World Championship will be X-Trial Barcelona, which takes place on the 2nd February at the Palau Sant Jordi.