Antoni Bou
Antoni Bou i Mena (Catalan pronunciation: [ənˈtɔni ˈβɔw]), also known as Toni Bou (born 17 October 1986 in Piera, in Catalonia, Spain), is an internationally renowned motorcycle trials rider. He has been the outdoor FIM Trial World Championship champion from 2007 to 2011, and the indoor one also from 2007 to 2011. With these 10 world titles, he is already the second most successful rider in history, after Dougie Lampkin with 12 titles, surpassing Jordi Tarrés who is third with 7 titles. At the age of 20 years and 5 months, Bou was the second youngest rider ever to win the World Indoor Title,[1] and the youngest to do it on a 4-stroke motorbike.
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[edit] Biography
Toni Bou's first race win was in 1999, when he obtained the Catalan Cadet Trials Championship title at the age of 12. In 2001 he was the Spanish Junior Trials Champion. His World Trials debut was in 2003, when he ended 13th in the World Outdoor Trials Championship, and 1st in the European Outdoor Trials Championship. His first World Trials win was in 2006 when he ended 5th in the outdoor championship, and 3rd in the indoor one. In the same year he was the Spanish Outdoor Trials Champion.
In 2007 he was World Trials Champion for the first time, both in the indoor and outdoor Championships. He was able to repeat this feat in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
In terms of National Team achievements, he has been part of the Spanish team, fully composed by Catalan riders, that obtained Trial des Nations wins in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. He also achieved the same in the indoor version of the competition in the years 2006, 2007 and 2008.
The 2009 season was a perfect one for him, achieving all his objectives,[2] as he won all the major 5 titles, including the indoor and outdoor world titles, the indoor and outdoor Spanish titles, and the Trial des Nations title. This feat was only achieved once before, by Adam Raga in 2005.
Toni Bou rides a Repsol Montesa HRC bike.
[edit] Titles
- 5 World Motorcycle Trials Champion: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- 5 World Motorcycle Trials Indoor Champion: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- 2 Spanish Trials Champion: 2006, 2009
- 1 Spanish Trials Indoor Champion: 2009
- 5 Trial des Nations: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- 3 Trial des Nations Indoor: 2006, 2007, 2008
- 1 European youth cup: 2002
- 1 European Trials Champion: 200
[edit] Results at the World Trials Championship
The following table shows the final position achieved by Toni Bou at the World Motorbike Trials Championship Outdoor:[3]
| Year | Motorbike | Final position |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Beta | 13th |
| 2004 | Beta | 9th |
| 2005 | Beta | 5th |
| 2006 | Beta | 5th |
| 2007 | Montesa | Champion |
| 2008 | Montesa | Champion |
| 2009 | Montesa | Champion |
| 2010 | Montesa | Champion |
| 2011 | Montesa | Champion |
[edit] Results at the World Trials Championship Indoor
The following table shows the final position achieved by Toni Bou at the World Motorbike Trials Championship indoor:[4]
| Year | Motorbike | Final position |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Montesa | Champion |
| 2008 | Montesa | Champion |
| 2009 | Montesa | Champion |
| 2010 | Montesa | Champion |
| 2011 | Montesa | Champion |
[edit] References
- ^ Indoor Trial, Bou second youngest champion ever
- ^ International Motorcycling Federation, Interview with Toni Bou
- ^ Toni Bou results at the World Trials Championship RacesPDF (135 KB)
- ^ Toni Bou results at the World Trials Championship RacesPDF (135 KB)
[edit] External links
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