Toni Bou renews contract with Repsol Honda Team until 2018
Trials World Champion Toni Bou confirms his commitment to Repsol Honda Team with a renewed contract that will keep him in the Honda Racing Corporation family for a further four years.
The Repsol Honda Team and Toni Bou have struck a deal that extends the current contract (from 2007) by another four years, meaning the rider will remain with HRC until 2018. Demonstrating HRC’s faith that Bou’s long string of victories and his dominance of the Trials scene will continue for many years.
Since Toni first arrived in the Montesa team back in 2007, he’s enjoyed unrivalled success. The Young Spanish rider has picked up an incredible seven consecutive Trial Outdoor World Titles as well as eight consecutive indoor and five Spanish Championship titles.
So far in 2014, Toni, who since last April now forms a part of the HRC structure, has taken victory in two Trial World Championship events and is currently leading the standings. The rider’s Cota 4RT is also presently at the top of the manufacturer’s table, a feat which Montesa (Honda)has managed for the last eight consecutive years.
7 times Trial Outdoor World Champion
8 times Trial Indoor/X-Trial World Champion
5 times Trial Outdoor Champion of Spain
7 times Trial Indoor Champion of Spain
European Trial Champion 2003
9 times Trial de Nacions Team Champion
Toni Bou – Profile
Date of Birth: 17/10/1986
Birth-place: Piera, Spain
Weight: 75 kg
Height: 175 cm
Nationality: Spanish
Years as Repsol rider: 8 (including 2014) RENEWED UNTIL 2018
Honours
First Competition: Catalonia Trial Championship 1999 (Cadet)
First World Championship Podium: Germany 2005
First World Championship Win: Nigrán, Spain, 2006
World Titles: 8 Indoor, 7 Outdoor World Championship
Wins: 59 (until Italian GP 2014)
Spanish Championship Titles: 6 Indoor, 5 Outdoor
Main Achievements
2001 2nd place in the European Youth Cup, Spanish Junior Trial Champion
2002 European Juniors Cup Champion, 11th in Spanish Championship Senior A
2003 13th Trial World Championship, European Trial Champion, 8th Championship of Spain Senior A
2004 8th Trial Outdoor World Championship
2005 5th Trial World Championship, 2nd Spanish Trial Indoor Championship, 4th Spanish Trial Outdoor Championship, Team victory in the Trial de Nacions
2006 5th Trail Outdoor World Championship, 3rd Trail Indoor World Championship, Spanish Trial Outdoor Champion, Trial de Nacions Team victory (Outdoor and Indoor)
2007 Trial Outdoor World Champion, Trial Indoor World Champion, Runner-up Spanish Trial Outdoor, Spanish Trial Indoor Champion, Team victory in the Trial de Nacions
2008 Trial Outdoor World Champion, Trial Indoor World Champion, Runner-up of Spanish Trial Outdoor, Spanish Trial Indoor Champion, Team victory in the Trial de Nacions
2009 Trial Outdoor World Champion, Trial Indoor World Champion, Spanish Trial Outdoor Champion, Spanish Trial Indoor Champion, Team victory in the Trial de Nacions
2010 Trial Outdoor World Champion, Trial Indoor World Champion, Runner-up of Spanish Trial Outdoor, Trial Indoor Champion of Spain, Team victory in the Trial de Nacions
2011 Trial Outdoor World Champion, Trial Indoor World Champion, Spanish Trial Outdoor Champion, Spanish Trial Indoor Champion, Team victory in the Trial de Nacions
2012 Trial Outdoor World Champion, X-Trial World Champion, Spanish Trial Outdoor Champion, Spanish Trial Indoor Champion, Team victory in the Trial de Nacions
2013 Trial Outdoor World Champion, X-Trial World Champion, Spanish Trial Outdoor Champion, Spanish Trial Indoor Champion, Team victory in the Trial de Nacions
2014 X-Trial World Champion
Montesa
172 Victories in the World Championship
15 Manufacturer’s World Championship trophies
Private: Shuhei Nakamoto
“We are very pleased to renew our relationship with Toni. He’s shown time and time again that he’s untouchable in the Trials world and I’m sure this will continue for many more years! We wish him good luck this season and are happy to have him remain in the Honda family for another four years”
Toni Bou
“I’m really pleased. I don’t think that we could have hoped for anything better this year with the integration of the team into the HRC structure. We started to discuss the renewal and came to an agreement right away, so much so that we agreed to lengthen the contract by four years. The team and the bike work really well together. There is nothing else better. So, the only thing that I can do is to continue to battle for the team and for more success, because I really want to win for them and for the fans”
