Por José Alberto Rodríguez Blanco
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13 de junio de 2024
If yesterday was an immense joy for Arnau Farré's victory in Trial 2, what today has been a firecracker, since Álex Canales' victory has also been a great joy because seeing them from young people on a bike and how year after year to see their evolution, how they grow, their way of riding, their joys, their disappointments, their laughter, their tears and also the way they dealt with me, since they were "those crazy little ones" as Joan M. Serrat would say, shy that they are embarrassed to talk to someone older and in principle almost unknown to them until now that they are immersed in fights for a trial world championship.
Well, that's how I've seen practically most of the trial riders grow, and in this case, we are talking about Álex Canales and Gerard Trueba.
If the joy of Canales' victory is something that filled me, Gerard Trueba's first podium is even more exciting, and I say this because I still remember seeing him around the paddock with his trialsin bike, without missing a single movement of any rider, playing with everyone, or when he debuted with a bike in the CET and seeing how he was changing the chip from the bike to the bike, and the most shocking moment, when he decides to move to TR1 going directly from Junior or TR2, I don't remember the category he was in exactly and hearing the comments of many people in the paddock, censuring his decision and saying things that they must have regretted for how creepy they were.
Gerard went to TR1, he had a horrible time, yes, he had considerable "falls", yes, but HE NEVER STOPPED IN HIS EFFORT TO IMPROVE, and this first podium in the Trial2 World Championship is a reward for every fall, for every decision made, for every day of training and effort dedicated to what is his passion, trial and if you want me to tell you louder I can, because it is impossible to be clearer Gerard, YOU DESERVE IT CRACK, and I am infinitely happy for this podium that if it is a 3rd place, surely other higher ones will come and the victory, for sure.
Well, among them finished the British rider Billy Green and in 4th place Arnau Farré.
In TrialGP, Bou won again, this time ahead of Jaime Busto, who this time was able to beat Marcelli, snatching 2nd place on the podium. Adam Raga finished in fourth place.
The next appointment will be from June 14 to 16 in Valsassina, Italy.