7 years ago (2017-06-21 16:24:08) :
     At 12:35 I wrote 'The idea is to have a shorter task today to have pilots in goal', mission accomplished, well done to everyone, especially the 86 pilots in goal!

7 years ago (2017-06-21 16:20:56) :
     The last pilot in the air, Tomas Svoboda, has just landed at the end of a Grand Day out with 86 pilots in goal.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:50:54) :
     We are just waiting for the last seven pilots to make goal. Then we will see how the lead out points affect the final positions, and how the final positions in turn affect the overall positions. In the meantime, you may want to tune into World Cup TV and watch the film of yesterday's task, once again very innovatively filmed by Paragliding World Cup cameraman Philippe.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:46:33) :
     Great to see one of our other top couples Olivier Henry and Benedicte Saury both getting to goal together.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:39:31) :
     Pilot

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:33:17) :
     AFTER the end of speed section, their TIME around the course is shown with a bar through it. Once they reach goal, their time points are validated and the bar is removed.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:32:34) :
     Up until a pilot reaches the end of speed section, the figure shown, is the distance in kilometres from launch towards goal, i.e the distance they have flown so far along the direct route to goal.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:32:11) :
     You may have noticed on our Fast Retrieve Leaderboard pilots who made the end of speed section but did NOT make goal, have a bar through their time indicating that they will get full distance points but will NOT get time points.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:26:05) :
     More than 80 pilots (out of 119 flying today) have now made goal - what a great day!

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:24:56) :
     The Jack&Jones jackets are a great fit and being black, they match most harnesses, an important detail according to most of the Paragliding World Cup fashion victims I interviewed.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:24:16) :
     As with all J&J clothing, the jackets mix Swiss technology with French chic. The jackets are lightly padded with fleece inside the arms and hood and have reflective detail.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:23:36) :
     I briefly mentioned Meryl's stylish Jack&Jones jacket on launch this morning. A big thank you to our partner Jack&Jones who very kindly gave one of their stylish TECH jackets to all our 2016 Super Final pilots.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:19:43) :
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7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:15:09) :
     Marko Novak another of our more mature pilots, who has been competing since Paragliding World Cups began, crossed end of speed in 55th position

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:12:42) :
     Yesterday's winner Yury Mishanin made end of speed and goal 25 minutes after first pilot Yassen Savov in 54th position

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:11:22) :
     2nd on day 1 in his first ever Paragliding World Cup Peter Slade also made goal today, crossing end of speed in 51st position, closely followed by Denis Chouraqui and Bojan Gabersek

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:09:51) :
     Jan Richard Hansen and Felipe Rezende were the next two across end of speed.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:08:26) :
     It's great to see father and son duo Baptiste Lambert and Cyril Lambert in goal together on their new Boomerang 11s.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:05:07) :
     Russian pilot Alexander Frider was next across end of speed

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:03:41) :
     Next across end of speed Mathias Ioualalen, Stefan Bernhard, Franz Erlacher, Srdjan Ristanovic, Alexey Makarov, Brett Hazlett and Isidor Fink

7 years ago (2017-06-21 15:01:47) :
     Peter Budai came in a few seconds ahead of young French pilots Tim Rochas and T

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:59:44) :
     Separating the ladies 26th, 28th and 30th across end of speed: Predrag Dudic, Victor Sibirtsev and Cody Mittanck

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:58:54) :
     The top 3 ladies were very close today 43 seconds apart - Yuki Sato Colomb

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:58:30) :
     Heinrich Bretz and Bartosz Moszczynski crossed end of speed neck and neck 23rd =

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:58:26) :
     Vladimir Bacanin who was with the leaders for so much of the race, a race where racing experience probably won the day, came in 22 across the end of speed.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:58:15) :
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7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:58:10) :
     Tadej Krevh and one of our very mature pilots Armin Eder crossed end of speed within 1 second of each other in 18th and 19th position.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:58:02) :
     Olivier Henry passed end of speed in 17th place and if he is quick should be able to get a glass of wine ready for partner Benedicte Saury arriving in goal soon too.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:53:55) :
     Next into goal Du

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:49:35) :
     Within 20 seconds of each other Arnaud Baumy and Martin Rebord

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:33:31) :
     What a race.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:30:15) :
     Joachim Torn and Richard Gallon are watching the screen with me, this is nail biting

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:29:18) :
     Alexandre Malcher is still in front and so nearly there

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:26:09) :
     They also need to take into account the conditions: if the wind is behind them they

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:25:47) :
     This is the point where the race is won or lost. The key factors: the glide ratio of their wing (normally 12:1/11:1), their height and the distance remaining to goal. Are they high enough to make it?

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:25:27) :
     Towards the end of the race the crucial decision is how high to climb before breaking away for the final glide to end of speed and goal. As long as nobody goes, they tend to keep climbing, which is what I think they are doing at the moment.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:23:16) :
     Brazilian pilot Alexandre Malcher has come from nowhere and is right up with Yassen.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:20:59) :
     Stephane Drouin French team leader is showing the youngsters how to do it. He's right at the front of the gaggle behind the two leaders, what an amazing pilot and showing once again that he merits his place of coach.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:17:20) :
     Baptiste Lambert has decided not to wait for Dad Cyril Lambert and is with the second lead gaggle

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:11:58) :
     Going back down the course line Rafael Saladini World Record holder, 564 km in Brazil, is in the next gaggle.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:10:17) :
     This is truly amazing Pepe and Yassen are on the same glider, same height, same distance to goal - but probably not both listening to the same music.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:08:33) :
     The top 60 have all got the last turn point and are really racing to end of speed and goal.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:07:36) :
     Less than 4km separate the first 45 pilots!

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:06:07) :
     Michele Boschi, Alexandre Jofresa and Jose Rebelo are just behind them

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:05:08) :
     It is so close between the top 3, all on Enzo 3s, Yassen Savov 1251m, Andreas Malecki 1177m and Primoz Susa 661m. How much height do they need with a cross wind to get 13 km?

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:01:54) :
     There is a massive gaggle of about 45 pilots right behind them.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 14:00:23) :
     Vladimir Bacanin has got the 4th turn point too now, this is really going to help his overall 5th position but he needs to watch his height (449m)

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:59:21) :
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7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:59:01) :
     Yassen Savov and Primoz Susa have taken the lead as Pepe has stopped to climb, he's much higher than the other 2 though

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:56:51) :
     The leaders have got less than 15 km to go to goal and should be there in 20 minutes

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:55:48) :
     Primoz Susa just behind them has also now got the turn point.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:55:34) :
     Pepe and Yassen are now in a nail biting race to end of speed at Lebane. Yassen is a bit ahead but lower (649m) Pepe is behind but higher (1281m)

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:55:28) :
     The leading lady at the moment is top Turkish pilot Merve Arslan who holds the female distance record in Turkey of 143 km.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:55:19) :
     Test Comment

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:55:10) :
     Primoz Susa has dropped back a bit but is higher than the 2 leaders.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:55:01) :
     Yassen Savov and Andreas Malecki have just got the 4th turn point

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:54:56) :
     Behind them there is another group of 3 Rafael Saladini, Hernan Pitocco and Luciano Pagnoni.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:54:51) :
     Another group of 3 have broken away from the big gaggle and are just behind them Vladimir Bacanin, Michele Boschi and Jose Rebelo

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:54:45) :
     There is still one group of 3 out in front Andreas Malecki, Yassen Savov, Primoz Susa.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:39:16) :
     Primoz Susa is slightly ahead of the other 2 but lower at 1164m compared to Andreas Malecki 1604m and Yassen Savov 1677m

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:37:51) :
     The leaders have now got a clear 5 km lead over the others.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:36:42) :
     Jose Rebelo flew 414, 230, 480, 137, 327, 350, 398, and 109 km last autumn in Brazil. He is currently lying 6th in XContest in the world!

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:32:43) :
     Jose Rebelo is up at the front of the second gaggle, he was 3rd in task 1.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:29:33) :
     It's great to see young Serbian pilot Vladimir Bacanin up at the front, he was third yesterday and is making a valuable contribution to the task committee.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:28:39) :
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7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:27:27) :
     Today is going to completely change the scores, none of the three leaders at the moment were in the top 30 overall this morning.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:24:31) :
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7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:24:24) :
     The three leaders are all sticking together as they head south to Leskovac

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:23:32) :
     The next gaggle of 20 have all got the turn point together.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:22:59) :
     Yael Margelisch has dropped back to get a climb she is quite low at 568m

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:22:18) :
     The 3 leaders have plenty of height Primoz Susa 1262m, Andreas Malecki 1255m and Yassen Savov 1007m.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:22:07) :
     The wind is quite light at all levels, westerly at about 10 kph with good thermals everywhere.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:22:02) :
     That'll be difficult in a gaggle of 25.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:19:56) :
     Are the 3 leaders going to stick together or will Yassen 'Do a Yassen' - do his own thing?

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:19:49) :
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7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:19:45) :
     Yael told me she had spoken to a paragliding coach who advised her that it was best not to focus on other competitors to avoid being distracted by them.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:14:52) :
     Yael Margelisch is right at the front of the second gaggle

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:13:40) :
     The top 3 Yassen Savov, Primoz Susa and Andreas Malecki have got the turn point

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:11:14) :
     Leading ladies and flying friends Yael Margelisch and M

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:11:09) :
     The 1st 3 have pulled away and are about to get the 3rd turn point Andreas Malecki, Yassen Savov and Primoz Susa

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:11:01) :
     Andreas Malecki, Yassen Savov and Primoz Susa have got a 4 km lead, wow this is a very fast task.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:10:56) :
     The next gaggle has got about 25 pilots in it.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:04:55) :
     Yassen was one of the lead out point baggers in both the St Andre and Coeur de Savoie Paragliding World Cups - he isnt letting his reputation slip here.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:02:16) :
     As Maxime Pinot said recently on World Cup TV - when Yassen gets out in front , there is not much you can do!

7 years ago (2017-06-21 13:00:54) :
     Another pilot who is no stranger to winning tasks is also at the front of the pack - Yassen Savov, he's won 5 tasks recently.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 12:58:41) :
     Andreas Malecki is no stranger to winning tasks - he's won 3 in the last few years - could today once again be his?

7 years ago (2017-06-21 12:57:13) :
     The pilots are all so close together it makes it look as if the leaders are constantly changing as their trackers catch up their position.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 12:55:49) :
     Flying right with Primoz is task setter Andreas Malecki

7 years ago (2017-06-21 12:55:06) :
     Primoz Susa the highest placed Super Final pilot in the comp is right at the front with the leaders.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 12:39:05) :
     The leading group is huge - there are 71 pilots in the first 500m

7 years ago (2017-06-21 12:28:10) :
     They are really getting a move on with this task - Yassen Savov, Jose Rebelo and Owen Shoemaker have now got the second turnpoint and are heading southwest

7 years ago (2017-06-21 12:16:34) :
     First 3 pilots at the first turnpoint are Louis Tapper, Dora Goksal and Andreas Malecki

7 years ago (2017-06-21 12:15:31) :
     They're off - headed for the first turnpoint in two distinct groups - a short flight to the north and then they head south and west

7 years ago (2017-06-21 12:09:46) :
     At the start (14:10) each pilot must have one position outside of the cylinder before crossing into it - failing to do this is called 'jumping the start' and would result in zero points being scored by that pilot

7 years ago (2017-06-21 12:08:31) :
     They are all lining up along the start cylinder with just 2 minutes to go

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:46:05) :
     That's everyone off

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:41:21) :
     The last 3 pilots are just laying out to go.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:40:48) :
     A big thank you to Zeljko for organising this competition in some pretty difficult conditions - what a pro.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:39:32) :
     MD Zeljko how was today - calm, no panic, no stress, lots of problems, 1 international rescue call out due to a wrong button press - he replied smiling.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:36:02) :
     Meet Director Zeljko Ovuka is one of the other amazing people who has made today possible.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:32:38) :
     Take-off headmaster Goran Dimiskovski has once again done an amazing job today - somebody who gives so much to the Paragliding World Cup.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:31:00) :
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7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:26:05) :
     French team leader Stephane Drouin has just taken off to catch up with the rising young French stars ahead of him.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:17:45) :
     The take off proceedure seems to be woring a lot better today, a lot calmer, there is a nice even breeze coming up launch which is also helping.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:16:03) :
     Today it will be essential to stay high. I really hope it will be do-able Peter told me.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:14:13) :
     It will be difficult to climb at the beginning becaue of the inversion, but the lift above the inversion should be good.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:13:06) :
     I've just asked a very relaxed looking Peter N

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:11:57) :
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7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:07:20) :
     When I asked Meryl how she liked her Jack&Jones jacket she summed it up in a word grinning 'great'.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 11:06:09) :
     Top lady over all M

7 years ago (2017-06-21 10:58:07) :
     Those who are off are climbing in very pretty little gaggles to the left and directly above launch.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 10:57:29) :
     The wind is from the norht west

7 years ago (2017-06-21 10:57:17) :
     They then continue north to turn point 1. Then zig zag south of Nish down the valley past Leskovac with goal and end of speed at Lebane.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 10:57:09) :
     Cyril Lambert is in orbit above launch, he was one of the early birds to get off and is flying like a demon.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 10:57:05) :
     Cyril Lambert 's son Baptiste Lambert told me he's a bt worried about there being an inversion . Otherwise there is less wind and less cloud than yesterday

7 years ago (2017-06-21 10:57:02) :
     Antonio Golfari assures me that today will be a very fast task with no difficult bits - I hope he's right.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 10:42:20) :
     Just a bit about the task. The start is a few km north of take-off.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 10:41:25) :
     The first pilots are off, The March of the Emperors is on.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 10:35:17) :
     The idea is to have a shorter task today to have pilots in goal.

7 years ago (2017-06-21 10:34:21) :
     The window is going to open in a few minutes at 12.40. With the start at 14.10