I am more worried about him than anyone else. While Valkenswaard was Bolley s first success of the new season he followed up with two second places in round four and 1-2 results in round five, yet still Pichon captured both GP's. I have to work on getting better starts and fighting with him. Bolley has since scored another overall at the Belgian 250cc Grand Prix and with the points standings 294 Pichon - 270 Bolley, the defending champion was moving in for the kill. Honda have just given me more new parts and we keep working on new stuff.
Testing is a constant chore, but the bikes are awesome.
I feel confident that I can win again in the next few races, we still have a long way to go and Pichon is still fast, but I have proven with victories in three of the last four Grand Prix's that I am making ground on him. Pichon obliged and DNFed a moto at the Belgian GP, giving Bolley a handy 22 point lift in the championship battle, but there was more to come for Pichon. After Bolley suffered a disappointing tenth place finish in Slovakia while Pichon took third his chances again looked bleak. But Bolley bounced back at Kester with a pair of first place moto finishes while Pichon took a strong second with 2-3 results. Bolley was hanging tough but still trailed Pichon by 21 points in the championship chase.