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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 2014 Sport 25 maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 2014 MOTORSPORTS TRIATHLON Camilleri and Zahra Champions in Motocross and Enduro SATURDAY 14th and Sunday 15th were another very busy weekend for the ASMK Enduro and Motocross riders. Late Saturday afternoon Enduro race concluded this Championship which was based on 6 races held in different locations. The three class- es riders competed against time on the 3.7 kilometer long Enduro track held at Wied Incita quarry at At- tard. On this day Class A James Zahra on his 250cc Yamaha battled with Joseph Scicluna on a Honda who registered a best time of 5mins. 52.32 secs. in his first Heat attempt but Zahra bettered his 2nd Lap Time with 5 mins. 43.55 secs. thus winning his Class again ahead of Scicluna. Third place was won by Ian Scicluna on a Honda with his best time of 6 mins. 7.92 secs. Class B for bikes 'Over 250cc' was dominated dominated by Matthiew Gauci throughout the Champion- ship events. Gauci registered his best time of 5 mins. 42.59 secs. and is Runner-Up on the day and also in the 2013-14 ASMK Pasta Poi- atti Enduro Championship. Second placed rider in this class is Alex Sant Fornier on a 450cc KTM who regis- tered his best time of 5mins. 55.55 secs. And Mathieu Salomon is 3rd in Class B with his best of 5 mins. 55.75secs on his KTM. Trials Class C winner is Andrew Albanozzo who switched his class from Class B to the Trials Class. An- drew registered his best in 6 mins. 26.58secs. Manuel Camilleri on a Gas Gas Trials Bike did his best in 8 mins. 10.60 secs. James Zahra won the Overall win- ner's place on the day with his best of 5 mins. 34.90 secs. Matthew Gauci is Runner-Up to Zahra. Both Zahra (117 points) and Gauci (101 points) are declared as Championship Win- ner and Runner-up respectively of the 2013-14 Enduro Championship sponsored by ASMK, Pasta Poi- atti, Dunlop Tyres, KYM and Tho- mas Smith Insurance. ASMK also thanks Rainbow Mix Construction for making this last race possible. The Motocross Races on Sunday were much battled mainly between Clayton Camilleri and Paul Muscat both riding KTM machines in Class A. Camilleri won the first Heat but won 2nd place in the 2nd Heat due to a fall which resulted in Camilleri re-starting from the last position. Both the 2nd and 3rd Heats were won by Muscat thus Muscat won the day's event but he is Runner-up in the Championship to the 7 times championship winner Clayton Camilleri. Edward Ciantar placed 3rd over- all on the day in his class. Camilleri won 197 points and Muscat won 179 points during the Championship. On the day Class B race was won by French rider Pierre Jourdan on a KTM bike. Jourdan won all the 3 Heats on the day while Class B champion Kyle Camilleri placed 2nd in Class last Sunday. ASMK announced two important dates for on Saturday 26th July, the Autocross drivers will be competing in an 'Endurance Race' lasting One Hour of competitive racing with three mandatory Pit Stops. Racing will start late in the afternoon and continue under artificial lights Another Autocross event is planned to take place in Gozo on 20th and 21st September 2014. This will be held to raise funds for Dar l- Arka. More information is available at www.asmk.org.mt Clayton Camilleri and Paul Muscat A solid team of eight athletes will be partecipating in the European Tria- thlon Championships to be held this weekend in the Tyrolean mountain location of Kitzbuhel, Austria. The team will be composed by some of Malta's topmost triath- letes together with some other Age-Groupers who will be racing in Europe's most important Triathlon event of the the season. In the Male category, National Tri- athlon & Duathlon Champion Keith Galea will join forces with the in- form Graham Borg. Both Galea and Borg will be facing some very strong competition in their categories from strong professional athletes hailing from all over the continent. The Female team will be com- posed of 6 athletes. Current Nation- al Triathlon Champion Michelle Vella-Wood will be racing side by side current National Duathlon Champion, Danica Bonello-Spiteri. Other National Team members Margaret Seguna and Hannah Pace will be facing some stiff competi- tion. Pace will be hoping in a repeat of last year's Gold Medal in the same competition which was organised in Turkey. Joining the National Team mem- bers will be the evergreen Suzanne Farrugia and Angele Cremona, who dominated the Triathlon Malta scene in the first part of the 90s. The TRIMLT team will be coor- dinated by President Cyprian Dalli who will be also attending the Eu- ropean Triathlon Union's Annual General Congress across the week- end. 'Our strong partecipation in this most important European Triath- lon event is a clear sign of our vision to take Triathlon in Malta one step higher', said Dalli. 'Our partecipa- tion two years ago was only with 2 athletes, which then went up to 5 athletes last year. This year, we are proud to field eight of our most committed and dedicated national triathletes in Austria, and we are looking forward to see some very promising performances. From the administration point of view, this will prove another golden opportu- nity to strengthen our relations with our continental counterparts and with the triathlon governing body in Europe' concluded on a positive note Dalli. The races will be hosted in one of the most important sporting locations in Central Europe, with world-class skiing venues and with a Triathlon tradition dating back to decades. The TRIMLT team will be in ac- tion on Sunday 22 June, while to competitions will be spanning all days between 19 and 22 June. Triathlon Malta with a solid team at the European Triathlon Championships in Austria