Etienne Bonello has retained the time trial national title.

The championship, sponsored by 202 Jewellery, came to an end last weekend with the final hillclimb at Miżieb.

The gruelling hill proved to be a tough challenge, leaving the race for the overall time trial championship wide open.

Fastest on the day was Maurice Formosa (The Cyclist) who set a new course record after clocking 2:19. He was followed by Christian Formosa (Melita Discus) in 2:25 and Bonello (Team Greens) in 2:26.

Having dominated the first two time trial rounds in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq and Żebbuġ, Bonello collected enough points to secure his seventh time trial national honour.

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