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I am pretty sure that 26-time world champion (indoor and outdoor) Toni Bou is a Spanish god, walking around with us mere mortals, because the factory-Honda trials rider does things on a motorcycle that surely no actual human can perform.

In fact, I would go on to say that trials riding is perhaps the most impressive thing you can do on a motorcycle, and within that sport, Toni Bou is the undisputed Greatest Of All Time (G.O.A.T.).

Of course, with Europe on lockdown now because of the coronavirus, getting out and riding trials is a bit tougher to do, but Toni has improvised an easy way to train while he is stuck at home.

Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa might be living gods when it comes to riding a MotoGP bike, but when it comes to the ultimate in two-wheeled prowess, we leave it to the trials riders, and two of the best in the biz are Toni Bou and Takahisa Fujinami.

Thankfully, all four riders are under the Repsol banner, which makes for an interesting opportunity to have these very talented competitors riding together. Maybe next time Bou and Fujinami can take the RC213V for spin — it seems only fair, right?

Camp Nou is the the Futbol Club Barcelona’s stadium of residence, and has been the destination for more than one rowdy Spanish soccer fan in its lifetime. An iconic figure in the Catalan community, FC Barcelona is also probably one of the most well-known soccer teams worldwide (though anglophones are more familiar with Manchester United), but that doesn’t mean the club can’t do a little marketing now and then.

Showing his support for the Catalan team, Trials World Champion Toni Bou does what does best in this video, and rides his trial bike through, on, and over the Camp Nou grounds. Popping a wheelie while going up the stadium steps, and doing a stoppie all the way back down are just some of the Spaniard’s claims of fame, and probably would go on the list of things our healthcare provider wouldn’t cover. It’s pretty impressive stuff, and  merges two of the biggest sports in Spain into one video. Check it out after the jump.