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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 6 MARCH 2019 23 SPORTS MOUNTAIN BIKING Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday Weather Fine Visibility Good Wind Southwest force 3 to 4 becoming South force 3 to 4 Sea Slight Swell Negligible TODAY TOMORROW Weather Crossword Across 1. Act as a servant (5) 3. Auctions (5) 6. Traded (4) 7. Coiffure (6) 9. Strange and mysterious (5) 10. Speech defect (4) 11. Falsehood (3) 13. Cease (4) 15. Pacific country (5) 18. Weights (6) 19. Charts (4) 20. Foot-wear (5) 21. Unit of capacity (5) Down 1. Former county in SE England (6) 2. Sovereign (5) 3. Having no seams (8) 4. Songbirds (5) 5. Retail store (4) 8. Powerless (8) 12. Bother (6) 14. Latin-American dance (5) 16. Intended (5) 17. Canines (4) SUNNY UV: 6 SUNNY UV: 6 20 0 / 12 0 20 0 / 12 0 THE 2019 Trustmoore Cross Country National Points Se- ries kicked off with an inaus- picious start for last year's Mountain Bike Champion Maurice Formosa (The Cy- clist), but the second race of the series held last Sunday in Mġarr certainly made up for Formosa's disappointment. From start to finish Formosa was on fire, flying through one lap to another fighting off stiff competition from the likes of Patrick Scicluna, Mark Zam- mit and Brandon Sultana who were clearly fighting for the top three places from the very start. A flat tire on the fourth lap did nothing to thwart For- mosa's spirit. A quick repair saw him continue en route and retaining the advan- tage he set from the word go. Behind him a fierce bat- tle ensued by veteran Patrick Scicluna (FRM Team Sicilia) and a newer member of the mountain bike set, Gozitan Brandon Sultana (Gozo CC). Scicluna ended up securing second place. Mark Zammit had a fine showing but had to retire in the fourth lap due to technical issues. Notable mention also goes to Jason Vella (Agones SFC) registered two fourth places this season and has been making strong progress. The Mġarr course is known for its rocky terrain set into the breath taking backdrop of Ġnejna cliffs. In the Sport Category, Brian Magri 12z qatook the honours, a few seconds apart from Dennis Dolci (Agones SFC), who was followed by Andrew Caruana. In the 40+ Category it was Paul Zarb (The Cyclist) who took top podium placing whilst in the Juniors Category, Clyve Chet- cuti (Mosta AF Sign Studio CC) continued on his consist- ent streak to win the second race of the Series. A disap- pointing attendance from the Ladies segment saw Fiona Darmanin Tedesco compete solo, but nevertheless fought to produce a good time on the tricky route. The E-Bike category saw Robert Magro once again take top billing. A shorter race was organised for the Under 15 riders. The Trustmoore Cross Country National Points Se- ries is sponsored by Trust- moore Corporate Services and supported by Magri Cy- cles, Maypole, Go & Fun, H20nly and Jimmy Vella Fruit and Vegetables. The third race of the Trust- moore Cross Country Na- tional Points Series is sched- uled to take place on Sunday 7 April in Selmun. Races start at 8am. For further information please visit http://www.mal- tamountainbike.org.mt/2019. html or visit the Association's Facebook page. Maurice Formosa unbeatable in Mgarr