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National Lottery plc u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports, bi pjaċir iħabbru li Team Gaudos rebaħ it-tieni unur tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award għal din is-sena li jkopri x-xhur ta’ Marzu u April. Team Gaudos magħmul mill-Għawdxin Stephen Grima u Brandon Sultana sar l-ewwel tim minn Malta li temm l-Absa Cape Epic li saret fl-Afrika t’Isfel, f’Marzu li għadda. Team Gaudos spiċċa fil-266 post overall minn 743 tim parteċipant. Grima u Sultana għamluha f’ħin totali ta’ 38 siegħa, 7 minuti u 10 seckondi. Din it-tiġrija iebsa bil-mountain bikes mifruxa fuq tmint ijiem, fuq distanza ta’ 600 kilometru u b’elevazzjoni ta’ 16,500 metru. Il-parteċipanti raw ma’ wiċċhom kundizzjonijiet klimatiċi estremi bħal temperaturi ta’ 51°C flimkien ma’ xita torrenzjali, riħ qawwi u toroq mimlijin bit-tajn. Stephen Grima ingħata l-midalja Cape Epic hekk kif għamel ukoll l-Andorra Epic u l-iSwiss Epic sabiex ġie rikonnoxut bħala Cape Epic Legend. Brandon Sultana wkoll irċieva l-istess midalja [...]

National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) are pleased to announce that Team Gaudos won the second IZIBET Elite Athlete Award for 2025, covering the months of March and April. Team Gaudos, made up of Stephen Grima and Brandon Sultana, is the first Maltese team to successfully complete the Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike Stage Race, held in South Africa in March. Team Gaudos placed 266th overall out of 743 teams. Their total race time was of 38 hours, 7 minutes, and 10 seconds. This eight-day competition pushes participants to their limits, covering 600 kilometres with a total elevation gain of 16,500 metres. The participants endured extreme weather conditions, including mountain temperatures reaching 51°C, torrential rain, strong winds, and muddy trails. Stephen Grima received the coveted Cape Epic medal, becoming the first Maltese to be recognised as a Cape Epic Legend after previously completing the [...]