The curtain will fall on the 2026 X-Trial World Championship season on April 18 in Tarragona. And for this finale, the Caixabank Tarraco Arena will host Toni Bou as the reigning world champion – for the twentieth time. Just a stone’s throw away from his hometown, the Repsol Honda rider is not here to make up the numbers.
A last X-Trial with the feel of a coronation
The 2026 season closes in Tarragona, and it does so in style. The X-Trial at the Tarraco Arena, scheduled for April 18 starting at 6:00 pm, will not be an ordinary event. It will be Toni Bou taking to the track as the freshly crowned World Champion – a title he clinched on March 6 in Chalon-sur-Saône, the twentieth of his individual career.
Twenty world titles. The number deserves attention. In any sport, it would seem impossible. In indoor trial, it is the reality of a man who continues to write the history of his discipline with each outing.
Tarragona, a familiar ground and a specific target
The Tarraco Arena is not an unknown venue in Bou’s career. He asserted himself there on November 6, 2010, during a round of the Spanish indoor Championship, outperforming Albert Cabestany and Adam Raga in what would contribute to his second national title. Already a prestigious victory, in a venue that exuded trial.
He also returned in 2016 for an exhibition, alongside Jaime Busto and Takahisa Fujinami – his former teammates – as well as two certain Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa, two figures from MotoGP who came to share the stage for an extraordinary evening.
On April 18, the context is different. It is no longer a demonstration or a national round. It is the final of the world championship, and Bou comes with a specific goal in mind.
99 victories: a historic milestone within reach
If Bou triumphs in Tarragona, he would reach a symbolic milestone rarely achieved in any sport: his 99th victory in the World Championship. A statistic that speaks volumes about the longevity, consistency, and absolute level of a rider who has dominated his sport for two decades without interruption.
It would also be his eighth win of the 2026 season, in an event that he clearly cherishes, at a Tarraco Arena located only 80 kilometers from Piera, his hometown. The equation is almost too perfect not to materialize.
Local support for a special evening
During this visit, Bou will have something that X-Trials abroad do not always offer him: his loved ones in the stands. And with them, thousands of Catalan and Spanish fans who have come to witness the performance of a monument in world sport, as well as a true sporting battle for the last victory of the year.
Because while the title is sealed, the competition remains wide open. Indoor X-Trial never leaves room for mistakes – a poorly approached section, a hesitation, and the rankings can change. Bou knows this better than anyone else.
How to follow the final
The event can be watched live on FIM-MOTO.TV from 6:00 pm. For those who want to witness the conclusion of this 2026 season and perhaps witness the entry into history with a 99th world success, this is the appointment not to be missed.
