2025 FIM X-Trial Round 2 Results

Cycle News Staff | January 13, 2025

After suffering a surprising loss at the opening round of the FIM X-Trial Championship in Spain, Repsol Honda’s Toni Bou bounced back to win round two in France on January 11.

Repsol Honda HRC earned a podium double in Chambery, with Bou winning and teammate Gabriel Marcelli joining him on the rostrum in third position.

Toni Bou, FIM X-Trial Rnd 2 in France — **Toni Bou won the second round of the FIM X-Trial World Championship in France.**

Second place went to opening-round winner Jaime Busto on the factory-backed GasGas.

From the start of the first lap, Bou was determined to make up for the result he had obtained at round one in Madrid. After completing the six action zones of the first lap, Bou was tied with Sherco’s Adam Raga on 10 points in second position. With the new regulations, he managed to qualify directly for the final. On the decisive lap, the 36-time World Champion dominated the Superpole and went on to take his first victory of the year.

“I’m very happy,” Bou said. “I think that after the round in Madrid, the whole team deserved this result. We have worked very hard these last few weeks, and it has been reflected in the result. The race went well, and it was an incredible final. I felt really comfortable from the start, and we know that this is the way forward.”

Bou finished out the final with six points. Busto was second with 17, nipping Marcelli, who had 18 points.

Raga finished a distant fourth. Sherco’s Benoit Bincaz rounded out the top five overall.

Bou and Busto share the lead in the championship, with Raga holding down third. CN