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KPWT Paros Greece
The Paros Kiteboard World Cup 2008 has been under the TV spotlights for 2 days! The kiteboarder went live the whole week-end on the Greek TV channel Mega and no doubt that the spectators have got lots of adrenaline and show.
On Saturday morning, right after the 10 o’clock skippers meeting, we launched the first course racing.
The show on Pounda beach was just amazing: top riders in a kiteboarding paradise ! With a growing wind going from 20 to 30 knots at the end of the day, the KPWT had the perfect conditions to run course racing and hang time.
Jesse Richman, the rising kiteboarder from Hawaï, just flew on the water and broke his own record in the last race. The Frenchies Vincent Tiger and Antoine Auriol went also very well and finsihed 2nd and 3rd.
On the women side, Kristin Boese, the 2007 KPWT World Champion, who has just recovered from her broken ankle, proved again that she will do her outmost to keep the title. She won the two races, followed by Ania Grzelinska from Poland and Kari Schibevaag, from Norway.
We finished the Saturday competition with a Hang Time Session. A little bit of fun after the exhausting racing session!
Provisional Course Racing results after 2 races
First and second race Men
1st Jesse Richman - Cabrinha
First and second race Women
1st Kristin Boese –
Hang Time results
Men Hang Time results
1. Sander Lenten - Flexifoil
2. Thomas Cocquelet - Cabrinha
3. Ozog Blazeg – North Kiteboarding
Women Hang Time results
1. Marine Sudre - Cabrinha
2. Céline Collaud – Slingshot
3. Ania Grzelinska – North Kiteboarding
Despite this very long competition day the riders, the staff and the public staid on the beach and enjoyed a great Beach Party offered by the local organization.
Sunday, 12.45, let’s come back to the Freestyle single elimination for Men and Women.
To complete the single elimination of men and women, 10 heats will be run. Each heat lasts 7 minutes and there are only 3 minutes transition between 2 heats. 3 minutes to get ready and 7 minutes to win!
The Spanish kiteboarder Ainhoa Garcia proved that she is determined to reach the highest step of the podium by winning this first round.
On the men side, the struggle was very tight. Miguel Willis from Australia really pushed hard to reach the 3rd step of the podium. The Belgian Leander Vyvey felt really at ease on the water and managed to win the 2nd place. Nevertheless, the one who surprised everybody and made the difference is Sander Lenten from Holand. He went through his heats successfully and finished 1st.
Freestyle single elimination Women results
Ainhoa Garcia -Airush
Céline Collaud - Slingshot
Kari Schibevaag - Ozone
Freestyle single elimination Men results
Sander Lenten - Flexifoil
Leander Vyvey – JN-Kites
Miguel Willis - Naish
The competition carried on with the men double elimination which should be completed tomorrow.
Everybody is appointed on Monday morning for the 1st skippers meeting at 10 am.
Get connected and follow the coming days of the KPWT Paros Kiteboard World Cup 2008!
Freestyle Men and Women Ladders attached
KPWT Technical team :
Frédéric Gravoille, Promoter
Stephen Marret, Speaker
Carlos Delicado, Photographer
Thomas Auriol & Diogo Cardoso - Cameraman
Arnaud Delon, Web Designer
Sponsors :
Major sponsor : Greek Ministry of Tourism, Greek National Turism Organisation
Sponsor : Holiday Sun Hotel
Communication sponsors : Mega, best 92.6, Village FM, Novasports
Supporters : Kosmocar, Kava Tassos, waterskizone.com, Alibrantis, Sixt.gr, Bit of Salt, Paros Nautical club, Eurodivers, Patellis Volkswagen
POSTED : 23/07/2008
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