Kitesoul Magazine #2 English Edition

The Hang Loose Beach guys of Lamezia,Italy, have once again proventhemselves to be great organizers. Anamused and entertaining audience,late parties into the night, not to mentionthe support given to the riders ofthe European tour, the real stars ofthis Italian event. In the freestyle quarterthe battle was intense, especiallyin the men’s division, where the localrider Gianmaria Coccoluto won the singleelimination, catching the defendingchampion Mario Rodwald off-guard. Inthe double elimination however Mario,also thanks to stronger wind conditions,managed to regain first position,winning his third European FreestyleChampion title. In the women’s board,Paula Novotna, back from a long recoveryafter an injury, won the singleas well as the double elimination, leavingthe Italian Francesca Bagnoli, whofought to the last breath, in second position,.In the Course Racing, the youngOlivier Bridge, has dominated almostevery race, winning the races over the2013 world champion, Florian Gruberand the Italian Riccardo Leccese. Therewas also enough time and wind to beable to dispute the Twin Tip Racingcompetition: Florian Gruber took firstplace after four races.See you next year!