One hundred and twenty pilots took part in the Wanderbird Hike & Fly Trophy that took place in Stubai over the first weekend of September.
The event was organised by Aaron Durogati and Paul Guschlbauer, an inclusive event that is open to all. Pilots could enter Fun (23km, cable-cars allowed), Tour (31.5km, no cable-cars) or Hero (60km, twice round the Tour loop, no cable-cars) races. Signpost selfies were proof of passage at the turnpoints.
Saturday was race day and was followed by a live band in the evening; Sunday was more relaxed, starting off with a group pilates session, and followed up with talks, workshops and a race debrief.
Women’s Hero winners
An impressive prize pot of €5,000 was incentive for the racers. The winners were:
Maxime Pinot (FR) has won the Paragliding World Cup round in Targasonne, France after four tasks were flown. Top woman was American pilot Violeta Jimenez. “Targasonne provided scenic vistas, challenging racing conditions, four successful tasks, and lots of memorable moments.” said the press release from the PWC. The area is where many of the young …
Giuliano Minutella wins the Italian Championships 2023 in Serial Class, flying the XCRacer2 In the female category, the winner was Katalin Juhasz also flying the XCRacer2 Katalin was flying extremely well the entire week. She also claimed 3rd in Serial Class in a field of 61 pilots. Another impressive result was Lorant Falucskai finishing the …
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CIVL have revealed plans to create the first FAI Paragliding Sports Class World Championships and have pencilled it in for 2025. Posting to the FAI’s website, CIVL said they were excited to announce they were to create a new Sports Class ranking for paragliding and the first Sports Class world championships. They said the new …
WANDERBIRD HIKE & FLY TROPHY STUBAI 2023
One hundred and twenty pilots took part in the Wanderbird Hike & Fly Trophy that took place in Stubai over the first weekend of September.
The event was organised by Aaron Durogati and Paul Guschlbauer, an inclusive event that is open to all. Pilots could enter Fun (23km, cable-cars allowed), Tour (31.5km, no cable-cars) or Hero (60km, twice round the Tour loop, no cable-cars) races. Signpost selfies were proof of passage at the turnpoints.
Saturday was race day and was followed by a live band in the evening; Sunday was more relaxed, starting off with a group pilates session, and followed up with talks, workshops and a race debrief.
An impressive prize pot of €5,000 was incentive for the racers. The winners were:
WOMEN’S HERO CATEGORY
WOMEN’S TOUR CATEGORY
WOMEN’S FUN CATEGORY
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