Sunday, 17 July 2016 13:53
French Teenager Almost Flawless at KiteFoil World Championships
The young French rider Axel Mazella showed his class and growing pace at the KiteFoil GoldCup with a string of bullets on a day when all the top racers found themselves competing in the same fleet for the first time. Mazella used his Taaroa Sword2 foil and F-one Diablo2 kite to clinical effect taking three wins from the “gold” fleet’s four races, with even a misstep in the day’s final race when he posted fifth, failing to prevent him topping the leaderboard. For the most part in the difficult gusty and shifty conditions with large waves on the track off…
Saturday, 16 July 2016 13:54
Former Title Holder Gruber Revels in Tricky Conditions at KiteFoil World Championships Opener
Germany’s Florian Gruber shrugged off the mixed bag of weather that played havoc with the racing schedule at the KiteFoil GoldCup in Italy to snatch a flawless two victories from two races. In a break-neck dash for the line in his day’s final race the former Formula kite world champion crashed spectacularly just as he crossed to see off rival, reigning International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) KiteFoil GoldCup title holder, Maxime Nocher (MON). It was the second time of the day the invariably imperious Nocher had just lost out to Gruber, who feels he is finding his a winning grove on…
Friday, 15 July 2016 13:55
Gusty Winds and Tough Conditions Test Racers’ Mettle at KiteFoil World Championships Act 1
Margins separating the world’s leading kitefoilers are extremely fine. Reigning European and KiteFoil GoldCup champion, Monegasque rider Maxime Nocher, almost had a perfect day but was literally pipped at the post. Florian Trittel (ESP) just overhauled Nocher on a searing reach to the finish on their last race of the day, but in doing so the Spaniard caught a mark line with his foil and was catapulted off his board. Still, it was enough to secure a win and deprive Nocher of five bullets from five races. French rider Axel Mazella and Italian Riccardo Leccese, competing in the other two…
Wednesday, 29 June 2016 13:57
Globe's Fastest Kitefoil Racers Line Up For World Championship Series' Opening Salvo Just Two Weeks Away
The keenly-awaited first act of the KiteFoil GoldCup kicks off in just two weeks with the planet's leading racers honing their skills and tuning equipment in preparation for what is sure to be an utterly engrossing contest. With southern Italy's rolling Calabrian hills framing the blue Mediterranean race track, the riders from all corners of the globe will line-up on the warm, flat waters off Gizzeria's party-fuelled Hang Loose Beach. The venue — with its reliable summer thermal winds that regularly hit 15kts to 18kts — is fast becoming a favourite for the racers, many of whom are returning to…
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Tuesday, 16 February 2016 13:42
KiteFoil GoldCup will crown the 2015 / 2016 KiteFoil World Champion
The 2016 IKA KiteFoil GoldCup will again gather the worlds best riders on Hydrofoil Kiteboard, and this year it is all about the World Championship Titles ! The 2016 tour will feature three events in exciting locations: Hang Loose Beach in Gizzeria, Italy has already proven in the 2015 season to be a perfect location for kiteracing. Not only the climate in the south of Italy is hot but also the parties during the annual "Aloha Party Week". A new country on the world map is Korea - Boryeong offers wide sandy beaches only 2 hours from the Capital, and…
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