Another "fantastic day with 107 pilots at goal" according to organisers at the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal yesterday, with an 81.7km task via a handful of turnpoints.
Current European Champion YASSEN SAVOV (BG) won the day on his brand new Ozone Enzo 2 with Russell Ogden (GB) storming back after a bad day on Task One to come second, just 52 seconds behind the leader.
The 2011 Superfinal winner Peter Neienschwander (CH) was third flying a GIN Boomerang 9.
Task One's winner Honorin Hamard came fourth.
In the Women's class SEIKO FUKUOKA NAVILLE (FR) won the task, with Nicole Fedele (IT) and Klaudia Bulgakow (PL) in second and third. All are flying the new Icepeak 7 Pro from Niviuk.
The results after two tasks mean that HONORIN HAMARD (FR) is leading the competition by a whisker – just 19 points separates him from Yassen Savov in second place.
In the Women's class, SEIKO leads, ahead of Nicole Fedele and current Women's World Champion Klaudia Bulgakow.
At this level of competition the name of game is consistency – pilots have to fly well in every task to be in with a chance of winning. The conditions in the last two tasks have allowed fast, classic racing with lots more predicted to come over the two-week long comp which runs until 25 January.
The Superfinal is the highest calibre competition in paragliding and happens once a year. It attracts the best pilots in the world to compete.
Task Three will be later today, Friday 17 Jan, conditions allowing. Follow the action on live tracking (despite some teething issues) viawww.pwca.org.
Results page is here: www.pwca.org/results/results/
See more photos at the Superfinal Facebook page:www.facebook.com/pwc2013
Watch videos from the Superfinal at PWCA TV:www.vimeo.com/channels/paraglidingworldcup
Photo: Task Two at Governador Valadares, by Antonio Golfari
Current European Champion YASSEN SAVOV (BG) won the day on his brand new Ozone Enzo 2 with Russell Ogden (GB) storming back after a bad day on Task One to come second, just 52 seconds behind the leader.
The 2011 Superfinal winner Peter Neienschwander (CH) was third flying a GIN Boomerang 9.
Task One's winner Honorin Hamard came fourth.
In the Women's class SEIKO FUKUOKA NAVILLE (FR) won the task, with Nicole Fedele (IT) and Klaudia Bulgakow (PL) in second and third. All are flying the new Icepeak 7 Pro from Niviuk.
The results after two tasks mean that HONORIN HAMARD (FR) is leading the competition by a whisker – just 19 points separates him from Yassen Savov in second place.
In the Women's class, SEIKO leads, ahead of Nicole Fedele and current Women's World Champion Klaudia Bulgakow.
At this level of competition the name of game is consistency – pilots have to fly well in every task to be in with a chance of winning. The conditions in the last two tasks have allowed fast, classic racing with lots more predicted to come over the two-week long comp which runs until 25 January.
The Superfinal is the highest calibre competition in paragliding and happens once a year. It attracts the best pilots in the world to compete.
Task Three will be later today, Friday 17 Jan, conditions allowing. Follow the action on live tracking (despite some teething issues) viawww.pwca.org.
Results page is here: www.pwca.org/results/results/
See more photos at the Superfinal Facebook page:www.facebook.com/pwc2013
Watch videos from the Superfinal at PWCA TV:www.vimeo.com/channels/paraglidingworldcup
Photo: Task Two at Governador Valadares, by Antonio Golfari
