Triathletes Graham Borg and Hannah Pace shine in Marzamemi

Falling under the Italian National Ranking System, the race consisted of a 750m swim, a 24km cycle and a 5km run.
 
Despite unfavourable conditions, mostly the strong head winds encountered during the cycling section of the race, Birkirkara St. Joseph Triathlete Graham Borg and Pembroke Athleta Triathlete Hannah Pace, showed determined strength to enable them both to cross the line in first place.  
 
The races took a similar shape for both triathletes, each exiting the water close to the front group of swimmers. The athletes lived up to their strong cycling abilities by managing to pull away from the group and create a leading gap. Being his first win of the season, Borg was thrilled to maintain his lead in the run and claim first overall in a time of 1:04:23. Pace was also pleased with her victory, having just returned from an intensive training camp in France in preparation for her participation in the forthcoming European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.
 
Borg and Pace’s participation dominated the overall classification, however other Maltese triathletes were able to leave their mark within their age groups. Promising young triathletes Neil Markham (Under 24) and Nina Zammit (Under 20) claimed 1st and 2nd respectively in their age categories. Good results were also obtained in the over 40s category with national team member Fabio Spiteri claiming 1st and Claudia Zammit placing 3rd.
 
This experience was made possible thanks to some of the athlete’s sponsors, namely Cfragrances.com, Garmin Malta, Mochika Outdoor Life, MZ Investments and Wheel Wizard. The athletes would also like to thank the Malta Olympic Committee and the Malta Triathlon Federation for their support.