The team behind BMW ’ s bi-annual GS Trophy had their work cut out for them to top their 2020 event right here in New Zealand ( Okay , we may be a little biased there ). For 2022 , BMW brought the GS Trophy closer to the company ’ s home base with Albania selected as the host country . After seven days and 1230km of hard adventure riding , including 15 special tests , Team South Africa came out on top as the winner ’ s of the 2022 edition in both the male and female team competitions . When the scores were tallied up , for the fourth consecutive GS Trophy it was Team South Africa on top . In the male competition , they had made a steady start to the week ’ s competition but got stronger as the week went on . Physically and mentally strong , and so well-practiced both individually and as a team , it ’ s clear that if any other nation wants to get a taste of GS Trophy victory , then they ’ ll have to significantly up their preparation . Team UK came closest to unsettling the South Africans , but readily and respectfully conceded they ’ d been beaten by the better team . Team Germany took a wellearned third place . The female teams competition couldn ’ t have finished any closer , just the one point separating Team South Africa from runner-up Germany . With teams receiving points deductions for bike damages such as broken indicators and lever replacements , both teams had been nervously adding up their gains and losses , but it fell to South Africa to win the first female GS Trophy