FAI PARAGLIDING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2019

After ten days of intense racing, The 17th FAI Paragliding World Championship in Krushevo, Macedonia has come to an end.

Ozone pilots swept the podium and top 8 spots.

The New World Champion is Joachim Oberhauser, of Italy. Silver goes to Gleb Sukhotskiy of Russia and the Bronze medal was awarded to Ozone R&D Team pilot Honorin Hamard, of France, who led the first half of the race. All flew the Enzo 3.

In the Women’s category Ozone pilots swept the top five. Ozone Team pilot Meryl Delferriere, of France, took gold. Meryl not only dominated the Women’s race from the start, but also finished 14th overall. Yael Margelisch, of Switzerland, and Kari Ellis, of Australia, joined her in the podium. All flew the Enzo 3.

In the Nations, the fight was tight with France leading most of the race. In the end France and Italy shared first place, followed by Japan.

Eighteen out of the top 20 overall flew the Enzo 3.

Russ Jessop, of the PWCA.org, reports from the last task in Krushevo:

“With two ladies competing for first place, four men for overall, and twenty-five nations able to win the national ranking, today was nail biting. With a northerly wind …read more

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FRANCIS REINA WINS IN ZARZA CAPILLA AND CASTEJÓN DE SOS.

Ozone team pilot, Francisco Javier Reina, aka “El Niño”, took the win at the two most recent XC comps in Spain.

His first victory was the Spanish XC Championship in Zarza Capilla, a spectacular XC site with great conditions during the event. Francis won all three days with flights of 281, 174 and 171 kms respectively.

From there, El Niño continued to choose the right lines, winning the last stop of the Spanish Championship in Arangoiti. Due to bad weather the event was relocated to Castejón de Sos for the final tasks.

Francis reports:

“The conditions in Castejón were incredible, rising to 5000 meters in the Pyrenees and flying at a very high average speed. I won the first task in Arangoiti and the third task in Castejón and in the end I took the win again!”

Francisco is now in Macedonia representing the Spanish team, together with Ozone team pilots Felix Rodriguez and Xevi Bonet. They are currently in third place, but only a few points behind the leaders.

For Zarza Capilla’s results Click HERE

For Arangoiti/Castejon de Sos’s results Click HERE

Congrats Francis and Cheers from all the Ozone Team.

Aerial Image courtesy of Xevi Bonet.

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