The biker won the overall senior motocross and cross-country best rider awards at a ceremony held at the GICC on Friday evening.
‘Dudie' has had arguably the best season of his career as he won the OR3 class in the cross-country series to finish at the top of the overall cross-county standings.
He also won the Mx2 class in the motocross championship while he also claimed the overall title. Speaking to Monitor Sport after the award ceremony, the biker said he is already eyes set for the 2023 season to defend his titles.
Mamaloukos said he is aiming to compete more in regional championships while the esteemed Dakar Rally is the ultimate goal. “It has been a long year full of ups and downs; full of hiccups.
I should give it to my sponsors Bokomo who cover most of the expenses. It is a very expensive sport. If it was not for them I would not have achieved much. Basically I had to be disciplined to keep myself in track. I have had to keep my head down and be very disciplined. I had set my goal at the start of the season and I managed to achieve that.
I have already started my work for next season. I wanted to repeat this and do it again.” “The awards are my main highlight for the season, this was what we worked for. There have been a lot of downs.
There are races that I did not manage and had to catch up and that's a lot of work and lot of racing. So I went down to being focused and determined. I have had a lot of support from the fans and that drive that kept me going.
Depending on whether my sponsorship would be renewed, I am looking to compete in the South African Championship and I am confident that I can bring results from overseas. The Dakar Rally is the ultimate goal; that's what we are working towards,” Mamaloukos said. The BMS president, Kagiso Modibedi lauded all the stakeholders for having a complete season in both the motocross and cross-country championships. The 2022 season is the first to have been completed since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in late 2019.
Elang Chibana was named second in the motocross series while she also claimed the ladies title. Boineelo Rantao came in second in the overall cross country series after he topped the OR2 class. Euan Harmse managed a third place both overall standings of the motocross and cross-county series. Full List of winners: Cross Country Championship 50cc Class – Zibo Moabi OR1– Moabi Nyanga OR2– Boineelo Rantao OR3 – Kosmas Mamaloukos OR4 – Moswetla Charles OR6 Ladies – Tadiwa Tafa Quads Q1– Tumo Khawarae Q2 – Segopotso Buzwane Q3 – Kago Mosekiemang Q4 – Tapiwa Khwarae Cars Class A – Mohammed Mouslton Class B – Bilaal Sharifc Class E – Donny Harmse Class P – Ahmed Hussain Class G – Ahmed Dada
Motocross Championship Mx 50cc – Zibo Moabi Mx 65cc – Adam Meyer Mx Lites – Radikolo Linchwe Mx Ladies – Elang Chibana Mx2 – Kosmas Mamaloukos Mx1– Andre Kruger
