KPWT- Griekenland - Paros
Info Paros:
Tussen Griekenland en Turkije in ligt het Griekse eiland Paros (de riders die Italie overslaan kunnen bijna een downwinder maken naar Cesme), perfect gelegen om de Griekse eilanden eens per boot te verkennen. Vanuit het gezellige havenstadje Parikia vertrekken veerboten naar de andere eilanden. Onder andere naar het naastgelegen Naxos (uurtje varen) dat een internationale luchthaven heeft.
Paros telt vele kleine en grote zandstranden, het bekendste en drukste is Golden Beach. Verder zijn er natuurlijk allerlei oudheidkundige bezienswaardigheden.
De riders zullen in ieder geval wel blij zijn met het warme weer na de kou en regen in Frankrijk.
Windvoorspellingen
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 - Best
Provisional Course Racing results after 2 races
First and second race Men
1st Jesse Richman - Cabrinha
First and second race Women
1st Kristin Boese – Best Kiteboarding
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
Wedstrijdschema:
WEDNESDAY, June 18th
10H00 : registration - Riders and Training Freestyle
KPWT Opening Ceremony
THURSDAY, June 19th
10H00 : Freestyle competition – Kiteboard Pro World Tour - Course racing
FRIDAY, June 20th
10H00 : Freestyle competition - Kiteboard Pro World Tour - Course racing
SATURDAY, June 21th
10H00 : Freestyle competition - Kiteboard Pro World Tour - Course racing
Live coverage 1pm – 3pm
SUNDAY, June 22th
10H00 : Freestyle competition - Kiteboard Pro World Tour - Course racing
Live coverage 1pm – 3pm
MONDAY, June 23th
10H00 : Freestyle competition – Kiteboard Pro World Tour or Course racing
TUESDAY , June 24th
10H00 : Freestyle competition – Kiteboard Pro World Tour or Course racing
16H00 : KPWT Prize Giving Ceremony
Disciplines:
Freestyle, Course Race and Best Kite Loop 
Als er nog tijd is wordt er ook nog een Hangtime contest gedaan.
Natuurlijk houden we jullie weer zoveel mogelijk op de hoogte van de verrichtingen van onze Nederlandse en Belgische riders. Check ook de KPWT main-site voor allerlei mooie foto's en filmpjes van voorgaande events en voor de rider profiles.
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 star 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!
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 rider 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.
FINAL UPDATE - 26/6/08
The Paros Kiteboard World Cup 2008 has been an extraordinary competition! Pounda beach is definitely a kiteboarding paradise: sun, wind, beautiful landscape …
As the double elimination was completed on Monday, the race direction went back to course racing in order to give the riders the chance to improve their results.
On the women side, Kristin Boese won the highest step on the podium and proved that she is completely recovered from her injury. Anna Grzelinska from Poland did also a really good job and finished 2nd, followed by the Freestyle winner Ainhoa Garcia.
Many thanks to the sponsors and the local organizers for this great event and hopefully we’ll be back next year!
Men Freestyle
1. Vincent Tiger – F-One
2. Sander Lenten - Flexifoil
3. Leander Vyvey - JN-Kites
1. Ainhoa Garcia – Airush
2. Kristin Boese – Best Kiteboarding
3. Céline Collaud – Slingshot
COURSE RACING RESULTS
Men Course Racing
1. Jesse Richman - Cabrinha
2. Vincent Tiger – F-One
3. Lukasz Ceran – Eclipse
1. Kristin Boese – Best Kiteboarding
2. Anna Grzelinska – North Kiteboarding
3. Ainhoa Garcia – Airush
HANG TIME RESULTS
Men Hang Time
1. Sander Lenten – Flexifoil
2. Thomas Cocquelet – Cabrinha
3. Blazeg Ozog – North Kiteboarding
Women Hang Time
1. Marine Sudre -Cabrinha
2. Céline Collaud - Slingshot
3. Anna Grzelinska – North Kiteboarding
Sander en Leander gefeliciteerd met jullie uitstekende uitslagen en succes in Italie
Voor andere uitslagen, foto's en filmpjes check de event site van de KPWT.
