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Oriol Puig Bultó – at 90!

Born in 1935, Oriol Puig Bultó, the nephew of founding father of Bultaco Motorcycles, Xavier Francesco Bultó turns 90 years of age on 12th December 2025.

With Pedro Pi of Montesa (left); Yrjo Vesterinen (centre) is Oriol Puig Bultó.

Born into the industrious family Bultó who would become the Competition Manager of the company which manufactured the Bultaco brand through Compañia Española De Motores.

The logo of the celebrations of 50 years of the Bultaco brand in 2009.

Oriol was a well known face in the paddocks of not just trials but also motocross and enduro, looking after the team machinery and the riders contracted to the factory and importers, worldwide.

Oriol Puig Bultó on a factory Bultaco Matador in an enduro event.

He was in his own right, a very good trials, motocross and enduro competitor.

Grenoble, 1965 – Oriol Puig Bultó on a Bultaco Sherpa with ‘Bambi’ Valera watching. Oriol is a nephew of Snr. Bultó, the Bultaco company founder. Photo: Cristina Valera Fandos Archive.

In latter years Oriol became a technical official of the FIM.

Trials Guru salutes on his 90th birthday, not only a well known figure from the sport, but a very pleasant and knowledgeable gentleman of Spain. he is of course a Trials Guru ‘Trials Legend’.