Today I had one heat in the freestyle, I came up against Kevin who had made his way back up the field. He also took Ruben down to 3rd place, I sort of feel bad for him after all the energy it took yesterday to get to the Singles Final. I know how much effort I put in and to have that taken away kind of sucked.
After some hectic days with a lot of wind we finally finished the double elimination! I got second in the first elimination in some strong winds...Broke my kite, had the biggest wipe-out ever and further i had some ok moves. Today they started the double elimination, the wind actually shut of a little bit...It was light and super gusty, didn't work for me!
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Day reports
Day 2 - PKRA - Movistar Kitesurf Pro Tarifa 2007 Like an answered prayer, Day 2 of the Movistar Kitesurf Pro Tarifa 2007 at Valdevaqueros Beach was greeted by strong winds that would leave most people sitting on the beach. In the morning, the winds were a consistent 30 to 40 knots (7-8 bft) coming from the east but by the time the competition was over, the wind was well over 50 knots (10 bft) with gusts of over 60 knots (11 bft).
Most of the riders were on their five- to six-meter kites and only two riders at a time were given time on the waters for safety and judging purposes.
Ruben Lenten (Slingshot, Netherlands) and Rui Meira (Naish, Portugal) were the first to test the winds going head to head in heat #9a. There would have been only one rider in the event who had his prayers answered with the strong winds, and that would have been Lenten, winning against Meira with more height and power in his moves, most notable of which is his unbelievable kiteloops. Level with his kite 10-meters up, Lenten glided in the landings and looped the kite one more time just to be sure he had speed to ride away. In the same heat, Alvaro Onieva (Best, Spain) and Julian Hosp (Carved, Austria) both struggled in the strong winds but eventually, Onieva won with more technical moves including a blind judge and hasselhoff.