Podium finish for triathlete Fabio Spiteri in Sicily

Agones SFC  and National Team Triathlete Fabio Spiteri continued to update his race CV with another podium placing in the recently held TrapaniMan Triathlon, which took place in San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily.

Agones SFC Triathlete Fabio Spiteri crossing the finish line to overall 6th place and 3rd place in Age Group at the TrapaniMan 113Km triathlon, San Vito lo Capo, Sicily. Photo by Pietro Rallo
Agones SFC Triathlete Fabio Spiteri crossing the finish line to overall 6th place and 3rd place in Age Group at the TrapaniMan 113Km triathlon, San Vito lo Capo, Sicily. Photo by Pietro Rallo

TrapaniMan Triathlon hosted a total of 160 athletes who raced in the Middle Distance Category consisting of a 1.9km swim, a 90km cycle and a 21km run.  With conditions being far from perfect, Spiteri exited the swim in fifteenth place, and although throughout the cycle route he had to contend with strong winds, a particularly hilly route and triathletes racing as pros,  Spiteri finished the race in 4 hours, 25 minutes 16 seconds, the sixth male to cross the finish line and snapping up a podium placing for his 3rd placing in the Over 40 age group.  Winning this age group, and the overall race  was  Massimo Cigana, a professional triathlete hailing from a cycling background having competed regularly in the Giro D’Italia.
 
“Whilst every race I compete in is important, this race was particularly special for me. It is not every day that one gets to race against and stand on a podium with an athlete of the likes of Cigana,  who was also a team mate of the late cycling great, Marco Pantani.’ said Spiteri. “I am also proud of the Maltese delegation, who all showed strong performances, particularly in the female sprint section, where the podium was taken up by three Maltese females”.
 
Spiteri’s start to the 2015 has been positive, with a third placing in the heavily contested Masters Category in the Cycling Tour of Malta.
 
Spiteri has a busy race calendar planned for 2015, with commitments revolving around  races within these distances. This will enable Spiteri to focus on improving his speed rather than endurance at this point in time.
 
His first commitment is the locally organised Garmin Malta 113k Triathlon and Long Distance National Championships in May, followed by races in Poznan, Poland in July,  Budapest, Hungary in August and Cyprus in October.
 
Spiteri is also a member of the Malta National Triathlon Team and will be representing Malta in the forthcoming European Championships to be held in Geneve, Switzerland in July.
 
Fabio Spiteri’s participation in the TrapaniMan was made possible through the support of Garmin (represented in Malta by Medcomms Ltd), Mochika and Wheel Wizard.
 
Podium places in respective Age Groups were achieved by Joseph Cremona (1st) and Mario Muscat, and Jude Zammit (3rd). Also present for the TrapaniMan race were Graham Borg, David Galea, Adrian Cuschieri, Antoine Pace, Gejtu Catania, Nathan Farrugia and Sandro Sciberras who all performed well in their respective categories. In the Sprint Category, Hannah Pace, Danica Bonello Spiteri and Margaret Seguna took first second and third place respectively. David Agius Lia and Stephanie Alden competed in a Relay taking second place in the process.