7 years ago (2017-01-19 19:08:26) :
     Clement Latour is nearing end of speed too. This is such an endurance race today, which XAlps veteran Clement, will be well suited to. So many of us were in awe of Clement's stunning performances in 2013 and 2011 in the XAlps, he's also no stranger to top 10 PWC places.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 19:00:19) :
     It looks as if Brazilian pilot Pablo Rodarte has got a climb from a small ridge and now got enough height to get the end of speed section and goal.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:54:33) :
     Sandy Lambert from Reunion Island has just made goal, to show such patience and determination after nearly five hours flying shows how incredible so many of the pillots are in the competition.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:51:54) :
     Brasilian pilot Pablo Rodarte is still in the air but low just before end of speed with a maximum of 200m to spare.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:49:33) :
     Japanese pilot Nao Takada is going towards the same climb Sandy was in but probably a bit too late to make much use of it.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:48:17) :
     Sandy Lambert is putting in a great effort to get to goal, she's got a climb and has passed the end of speed section, what patience, well done.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:46:51) :
     Local pilot Moises Sodre, carrier of the Olympic torch at GV during this years Olympic games, has landed just short of goal on his new Coden Pro wing.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:44:32) :
     Top German pilot Reiner Braun has just got the end of speed section and should make goal. %D%A

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:43:33) :
     David Lucini executive manager (for Switzerland) for our favourite clothing manufacturer Jack & Jones has just made end of speed and should get to goal.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:41:02) :
     Top Brazilian tandem pilot Richard Pethigal is struggling to get to the end of speed section but has just made it. He'll definitley be having words with the task committee tomorrow morning about where they put the goal field.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:39:08) :
     The last 5 km of today's task has been really really difficult with a very inconsiderately placed col right at the end. %D%A

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:36:00) :
     Louis Gerin-Jean, known as 'Son of Aerogliss' the famous paragliding school in the South of France, is just short of goal but we're not sure if he is still flying.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:34:05) :
     Sandy Lambert has got 6 km to go, she's quite low but in a climb, her husband Cyril Lambert's tracker isn't showing up so not sure who'll be making dinner in their house tonight.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:26:51) :
     We can't give a first lady yet as Seiko Fukuoka Neville's tracker is off line. At the moment it looks as if Klaudia Bulgakow is the first lady to reach goal.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:21:43) :
     We can't announce the first lady as Seiko Fukuoka Naville's tracker isn't working today, for the moment, the always smiling Petra Slivova was the first lady in goal.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:19:19) :
     It looks as if top pilots Russel Ogden and Joachim Oberhausser landed just short.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:17:45) :
     The top 40 pilots have made the end of speed but how many will make goal? This could totally change the days pilot order and points.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:16:19) :
     20 pilots have made end of speed but are very low and struggling to make goal.%D%AOn the live leader board their distance has a line through it which will be taken away when they make goal and show their time round the course.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:14:36) :
     Russel is skimming in super low, he's got 100m to go.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:14:07) :
     Russel Ogden has made end of speed but is very low to get to goal 2 km away and validate his time points.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:13:06) :
     Luca Donini and Joachim Oberhauser have just made goal.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:10:28) :
     Stefan Wyss has just landed in goal and may have won the day, 3 seconds ahead of Adrian Hachen.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:08:10) :
     Adrain Hachen's track looks as if he has beaten Tim by 5 seconds. The coverage is very poor so we will only have definitive results later.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:04:43) :
     Stefan Wyss is allegedly very near to the end of speed section at the moment too although his tracker isn't accurate.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:03:43) :
     The live tracking coverage around the end of speed section is not great so a lot of the trackers are not fully working making exact results difficult to assess at the moment.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:02:32) :
     Tim looks as if he is 3 km ahead and has just made the end of speed section in 3 hours 12 seconds.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:01:12) :
     Stefan Wyss's tracker is on line but probably not showing his correct current position.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 18:00:11) :
     Honorin is in third position but he needs a climb, he's pushing boldly forward but there is a tricky little col just before end of speed.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:58:37) :
     Adrain Hachen's live tracker has just come back on line and he's in the lead. The Boomerang 11s are in a flat out race to end of speed with only 6 km to go, they're on final glide, what a race!

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:55:22) :
     With 10 km to go to the end of speed Tim has got a 2.5 km lead, absolutely amazing given the field of sky gods behind him desperately try to catch his trailing edge.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:50:36) :
     Iranian pilot Soheil Barikani is right beside leader Tim Bollinger. Soheil has done some amazing flying in Iran, flying up to 6360 m without oxygen and in strong wind and strong thermals - a bit different to GV today.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:47:01) :
     Mexican pilot Manuel Quintanilla is right behind the two leaders, used to flying in Valle de Bravo, these conditions probably suit him. He was 9th in the PWC in Bir India, so definitely a very versatile pilot.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:43:30) :
     Reigning champion, Stefan Wyss, could pop up anywhere as his tracker is out of coverage at the moment.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:42:23) :
     Andreas Malecki and Gin test pilot Idris Birch are following the course line exactly.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:40:55) :
     Tim and Petra are ahead on their own to the west of the course line and the rest of the main gaggle are not far behind, but east of the course line.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:39:41) :
     With 20 km to go to end of speed, Tim Bollinger is 3 km ahead.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:38:11) :
     Current ladies Super Final winner, Seiko Fukuoka Naville's, tracker is not showing up on the live leaderboard today so we are unable to say who is the current leading lady.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:27:27) :
     There is a thick cirrus layer to the south which will make finding good lift a lot more difficult and slow everyone down a bit on their way to the end of speed section.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:25:30) :
     The top 50 have got the second turn point, this is such an unbelievably fast competition.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:24:14) :
     Tim Bollinger, French champion Jonathan Marin and Torsten Siegell have all got the 2nd turn point

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:21:42) :
     Michael Sigel and Petra Slivova have got the turnpoint together.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:18:42) :
     Those who are taking the turn point further north, and nearer, will then turn south sooner, fly down wind and possibly over take the leaders who still have to go cross wind to get the turn point.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:15:36) :
     Laurie Genovese, Maxime Bellemin and Thomas Gury are all neck and neck to get the 2nd turn point. This is a truly amazing race.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:11:06) :
     Andreas 'Pepe' Malecki needs no introduction, one of the great characters in our sport, frequently on the task committee, very experienced Alpine pilot, super consistent, not afraid to be inventive. 1st in the 2016 PWC in Italy, 2nd in the Monarca Open in Mexico in January 2016.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:08:11) :
     Great to see some of our youngest pilots - Tim Bollinger and some of our more senior pilots - Andreas Malecki, racing together to get the turn point.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:05:16) :
     Up and coming French pilot, Meryl Delferriere, who was unable to fly yesterday has made a great come back, and is now leading the second gaggle.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:02:10) :
     Samuel Nascimento's route to the south has also worked well, he's slightly behind the lead gaggle but higher.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:01:00) :
     Yesterday's winner Tim Bollinger is with them too.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 17:00:09) :
     Michael Sigel, Andreas Malecki, Petra and Stefan Wyss have got a clear lead and are all about to take the 2nd turn point. This leg has really spread out the field.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:56:29) :
     Laurie is a very current pilot who did really well in a lot of cat 1 2 competitions in 2016 - European championships, Pre Worlds in Italy, French championships, the PWC in Italy and the Super Final in Mexico. She won the Super Final in 2014.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:51:20) :
     Two out of the top 3 places at the moment are women- 1st lady yesterday, Laurie Genovese is currently lying 3rd overall.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:48:29) :
     Yesterday's winner, Tim Bollinger, is still right at the front. Tim got his first specially designed GIN wing when he was only 6 years old and grew up ground handling in his famous father's paragliding school. Great to see the up and coming young pilots doing so well.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:45:23) :
     Petra's in the lead!

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:44:33) :
     Petra Slivova is right at the top overall, she's been Women's world champion 3 times, Super Final women's champion twice, European champion 3 times - GO Petra Go!

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:41:59) :
     Reigning champion Wyss is in a good position, he was 5th yesterday. He won last years Super Final by taking the more direct, riskier, but shorter route, could he do that again this year and become the first ever pilot to win the Super Final twice? Today he's in a good position to break away and do well.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:36:53) :
     Rafael is very low compared to the others and may lose time trying to regain height.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:35:48) :
     The different route choices are really seperating the pilots out. Top Brazilian pilot and distance record holder Rafael Saladini has gone well to the north of the course line.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:33:09) :
     Honorin and Denis Chouraqui have now gone back nearer the course line and left Charles Cazaux and Tim Bollinger taking the hillier route.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:30:58) :
     Brazilian open distance record holder (564 km - 11 hours in the air) Samuel Nascimentos is following the direct course line and has broken away from the gaggle - definitely one to watch.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:28:02) :
     The leaders are taking a route to the north of the course line to follow the hills.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:23:14) :
     Only 2.5 km seperate the first 50 pilots.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:19:48) :
     This cross wind leg is already spreading the pilots out, good task setting.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:18:23) :
     Tim Bollinger and Honorin Hamard got the turn point very quickly and have taken the lead in this difficult cross wind leg, the Boom 11 and Zeno will be put to the test.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:16:25) :
     The top 40 pilots have now all got the turn point, this is a very very fast race.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:15:11) :
     Adrian Hachen, Honorin Hamard and Tim Bolinger have got the turn point

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:11:07) :
     Marc Wensauer and Xavier Pujol Barricarte have just got the first turn point.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:06:30) :
     The leaders are neck and neck to get the first turn point.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:03:06) :
     Denis Chouraqui is with Tim and Honorin. Who's going to get the turn point first and get a fast start along the next leg?

7 years ago (2017-01-19 16:00:50) :
     Tim Bollinger has taken a bit of a lead and along with Honorin Hamard is about to get the first turn point.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:55:55) :
     Ozone test pilots Russel Ogden and Honorin Hamard are currently battling it out for first place taking a more direct line than Felix.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:54:20) :
     Felix can only be described as pure dynamite, he can always be guaranteed to entertain and that is just what he is doing, taking a completely different line to everyone else.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:52:08) :
     Felix Rodriguez Fernandez is right out on his own well to the east of the others.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:48:20) :
     Most of the pilots are heading for the hill behind Cap Andrade. Murat Tuzer and flying Scotsman Brendan Reid are taking a slighly wider line than the others.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:45:55) :
     Lucas Bernadin has just taken the lead. Great to see him doing so well after 6 months with very little flying as he was sailing across the Atlantic with his wife and 3 young children - what an adventure! Lucas is no stranger to winning PWCs, having won 2 in 2010 and frequenly in the top 10.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:42:02) :
     Michael Sigel has just gone into first place. He's no stranger to winning PWCs having won the PWC in Brazil in 2013 and in Columbia in 2011. Consistently in the top 10.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:38:52) :
     Aaron Durogati is current leading. He was third yesterday. Well known for doing well in endurance races like the XAlps and X-Pyr which could stand him in good stead for this 10 day long Super Final. He won the super final in 2012, could he be the first pilot ever to win the Super Final twice?

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:34:13) :
     This is such a close race today with only half a km separating the top 20 pilots. %D%A

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:29:56) :
     It's a real battle at the front between Honorin Hamard on the Zeno, Tim Bollinger and Yury Mishanin on an Enzon 2 who have pushed ahead but Honorin will be keen not too push ahead too much today and make the same mistake as yesterday.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:23:57) :
     The leaders are now a third of the way down the first leg with yesterday's winner, Tim Bollinger on a Boomerang 11, in the lead

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:08:53) :
     You can view footage of our celebrity pilots and the mobiles of pilots waiting in front of launch for the start to open on World Cup TV in the Media box

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:06:04) :
     Philippe Broers has already managed to get some stunning footage of launch and in-flight footage to give you an idea of what it s like here.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:04:05) :
     Let s see if today s task will separate them all out a bit more. Yesterday there were barely 50 points between the top 30 pilots.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:02:09) :
     It s 13 h the start has opened and they re off.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 15:00:26) :
     Hopefully we ll see local legend Moises Sodre on the Dudek Cohen Pro in goal today too.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:51:24) :
     Today s task should be a good balance of light conditions good for the bigger aspect ratios - Enzo 2 Boom 11 and stronger conditions for the Zeno

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:47:33) :
     Let s see how both wings fare in todays task

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:47:08) :
     And the Zeno pilots loved the handling turning inside the others.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:34:30) :
     former world and super final Champ Petra Slivova who told me she is here because she loves flying with her paragliding family has just launched.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:33:01) :
     former world and super final Champ Petra Slivova who told me she is here because she loves flying with her paragliding family has just launched.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:28:23) :
     Top Spanish pilot Xevi Bonet Dalmau is clipping in wearing like all the other pilots just shorts and t-shirt. Even at cloud base it s still really hot.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:28:17) :
     Top Spanish pilot Xevi Bonet Dalmau is clipping in wearing like all the other pilots just shorts and t-shirt. Even at cloud base it s still really hot.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:19:46) :
     Sandy Lambert is about to follow husband Cyril who is already climbing nicely near the start gate

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:17:11) :
     The hill to the east of launch, at the start, seems to be working reasonably well, every one is making a bee line for there.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:14:56) :
     Cyril Lambert whose wife Sandy is also in the comp is taking off.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:14:45) :
     Cyril Lambert whose wife Sandy is also in the comp is taking off.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:12:20) :
     Marc Wensauer (Enzo 2) and Idris Birch (Boomerang 11) are standing together watching and waiting.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:08:51) :
     Maxime Bellemin is about to launch

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:07:46) :
     Yoann Chavanne is also getting ready to launch

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:06:11) :
     Nao Takada is also about to go

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:05:10) :
     Veteran Russian pilot Yury Mishanin is just taking off

7 years ago (2017-01-19 14:01:12) :
     The window is open but not much rush to take off

7 years ago (2017-01-19 13:55:20) :
     The window will open at 12h (in 5 mins) and start will open at 13h.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 13:53:57) :
     All eyes are on the wind dummy who has just taken off and is thermalling up nicely over launch.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 13:49:13) :
     Because of its height above the surrounding landscape (990m) Pico Da Ibituruna tends to act like a magnet drawing thermals towards its wooded slopes.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 13:46:40) :
     A free flying pilot has taken off and not stayed up.

7 years ago (2017-01-19 13:43:51) :
     The biggest concern pilots seem to have about the task is the cross wind leg (with NW wind) between turn pt 1 and 2.