By by Diego Bosis

I'm very sad to learn, that the great Italian trials champion Diego Bosis is dead, February 2012. Heart attack at the age of 44.

First time I saw Diego in action was at the Swiss world round Grimmialp in 1985. He was only 17 year old and I don't know how he managed to get the allowance to start. Besides the Merlin riders he was one of the last Mohicans on a Twinshock Montesa 330. But what a performance!

I will never forget, how he climbed the water fall zone on the heavy Montesa. He jumped from step to step. Each second rider failled, but he jumped up with his great technique and found the grip.

Diego at age of 17 in the water fall zone	he made it till the top!
Diego at the rock	Finished on 9th position

He finished in 9th position at the end of the day.

1984 he finished 14th in the world championship on a Fantic.

1985: 8th on Montesa

1986: 6th on Montesa

1987: 2nd on Aprilia behind the unbeatable Jordi Tarres, first win in USA round

1988: 5th on Aprilia

1989: 3rd on Aprilia

1990:2nd again on Aprilia

1991: 3rd on Fantic

1992: 3rd on Fantic (Ahvala won on the Aprilia)

1993: 10th on Fantic

1994: 7th on Beta

1995: 13th on Beta

1996: 18th on GasGas

1997: 17th on Montesa

1998: 11th on Montesa

1999: 14th on Montesa

2000: 21th

I saw Diego again 2007 at my first 3 Giorni di Valtellina in Bormio. He was riding a Future Montesa 4T with the Number 1 plate. Great sound. Extra class.

Diego No 1 at 3 Giorni di Valtellina 2007, Bormio

With the ago of 39, he was still the Italian Champion, riding for the Future Team and working for the police. Verry frustrating for the young riders...

I think at that time he must have been the best of the "dinosaurs" former world competitors form the 80ies still riding trials on the highest level.

He jumped from rock to rock, mostly tone of few who could finish a zone or make a zero (team mate Fabio Lenzi was closest).

Diego Bosis in action at 2 Giorni di Valtellina
	2 meter block, wow, what a technique

Torre Pelice 2009. 2clips, one is Diego, the other one Fabio Lenzi, but who is who? Both fiamme oro police team.

clip 1

clip 2

I don't speak well italian and Diego was a quiet man. But I was once sitting next to him at lunch time and we talked about Grimmialp 1985.

Ciao Diego, we will not forget you!

Patrick, Marzo 2012