Raga takes top spot in Budapest debut

March 29, 2018 | Adam Raga brings the curtain down on the FIM X-Trial World Championship with an impressive victory in the first-ever X-Trial Budapest.

The X-Trial World Championship arrived in Budapest for the first time, and it was Adam Raga who returned to the top in an X-Trial that was only decided in the final section.

The 4-times World Champion met Jaime Busto (Gas Gas) in the Final for a second successive round, but after defeat at the youngster´s hands at X-Trial Paris, Raga took his revenge in Budapest. The TRS star finished top in both Round One and Round Two of the heats before snatching victory in the Final, but he could never rest easy as Busto took the X-Trial right to the last section. Each rider came into the deciding Section Five on just a single mark and with the Hungarian crowd, witnessing X-Trial for the first time, on the edge of their seats. And it was Raga who took victory as, after a five-mark score for direct rival Jaime Busto, he was able to make it through the same section with just two dropped marks.

Benoit Bincaz (Scorpa) proved his consistency as the campaign´s best newcomer, securing a second podium finish of the campaign with a gradually improving performance in Budapest. His Round Two ride was excellent, as with just eight marks he finished seven clear of his nearest rival for third on the night: James Dabill (Beta).

Miquel Gelabert (Sherco) and Takahisa Fujinami (Repsol Montesa Honda) completed the top six finishers after strong returns in Round One, where they had claimed third and fourth places respectively.

Newcomers Luca Petrella (TRS) and Gabriel Marcelli (Montesa) were early eliminates, with Alexandre Ferrer (Sherco) also dropping out in Round One.

Despite X-Trial arriving in Hungary for the first time, almost 4,000 fans enjoyed the spectacle in the Budapest SportArena.

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