Toni Bou
Riders Biography
Antoni Bou i Mena , also known as Toni Bou (born 17 October 1986 in Catalonia, Spain), is a Spanish professional motorcycle trials rider.
The world’s most successful motorcycle rider doesn’t compete in the 350kmh/220mph world of MotoGP but in the slower-moving world of TrialGP and X-Trial, where the extraordinary riding talent of top riders allows them to achieve mind-boggling feats of machine control.
Bou has been in love with motorcycles and particularly with trial riding since he was four-years-old, when his father gave him a mini trial bike. The two emotions that keep him riding and competing at the highest-level today are the same emotions that millions of motorcyclists feel every time they climb aboard a motorcycle: joy and happiness.
He says: “The most important part of my success is that I enjoy riding a lot,”
Bou’s father didn’t only get him started, he has been by his side throughout the journey – from a kid having fun on a minibike to the most successful motorcyclist in history – so trials riding has always been a family affair.
Toni made his World Championship debut in Northern Ireland in the spring of 2003 and won his first world round in Galicia, Spain, three years later.
Biography:
Antoni Bou i Mena , also known as Toni Bou (born 17 October 1986 in Catalonia, Spain), is a Spanish professional motorcycle trials rider and the world’s most successful motorcycle rider.
He has been the outdoor FIM Trial World Championship champion from 2007 to 2021, and the indoor one also from 2007 to 2021.
With these 30 world titles, he is already the most successful rider in history (15 outdoor and 15 indoor) surpassing Dougie Lampkin (7 outdoor and 5 indoor) and also surpassing Jordi Tarrés who is third with 7 outdoor titles.
At the age of 20 years and 5 months, Bou was the second youngest rider ever to win the World Indoor Title, and the youngest to do it on a 4-stroke motorbike.
Toni was named the 3rd best sportsperson in the world for the year 2020 in the Sportspedia 100 list.
Of course, Toni Bou isn’t finished yet, His latest contract with Honda Racing Corporation takes him to the end of 2024. No one knows when he will stop riding for world-title glory, but whenever he does stop he will remain the world’s most successful motorcyclist for a long time, maybe forever.
Titles:
- Spanish Trials Champion 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Spanish Indoor Trials Champion 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- FIM European youth cup Champion 2002
- FIM European Trials Champion 2003
- FIM World Trials Champion 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- FIM World Indoor Trials Champion 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Member of Spanish Trial des Nations winning team 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Member of Spanish Indoor Trial des Nations winning team 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
