Kitesoul Magazine #13 English Edition

are huge for this talented rider from Cape
Verde and naturalized Italian. He uses the
10 sq. m Neo and shows countless manoeuvres,
many of which unhooked, an impressive
performance speed, a powerfully landed
frontside 3, the sound of which left the
judges breathless ... no doubt about it, Airton
is spectacular since the very first heat.
The champion made clear to his opponents
that he was not going to let the title go so
easily ...
Half way through the competition, the so
much awaited Poniente of Tarifa arrives at
Valdevaquesros, making everything more
exciting, with its solid 20 knots. Meanwhile
the second round is taking place: this is the
round through which the first round losers
get a second chance, then followed by the
third round, with the winners of the first one
and with those who re-entered the competition
through the second round. Rebollo, the
local idol and Jan Marcos Riveras, make the
crowd go crazy. Although they are used to
these winds it is not easy for them either
and Rivera gets the better of his opponent
with clean landings and stylish manoeuvres.
Evan Netsch also continues his race and the
young Italian Sandro Pisu eventually takes
a beating after a fight right up to the end
against the strong American.
A powerful crazy horse
for Mitu Monteiro, extreme
control and clean
style and the other Italian
Stefano Gentili surrenders
to the pioneer of
freestyle strapless, who
wins thanks to his intense
kiteloops and the wide
variety of manoeuvres ...
Matchu Lopes showed
once again his class and
professionalism with
huge manoeuvres landed
with class and real technical
tricks. Decker also
gets through and Paulino
Pereira presses the Cape Verdeans with his
clean and powerful unhooked manoeuvres.
One of the hottest heats is the one between
Patri McLaughlin and Julien Kerneur, the big
wave rider against the rider who got podiums
across so many disciplines....and the
French unexpected surprise is the one to
bring home the victory of the heat, above
all thanks to the huge variety of manoeuvres
and precise technique. Needless to
say, Airton Cozzolino, after a quiet start and
some manoeuvres that didn’t land, forces to
a stop the opponent Boelen and flies to the
following round where he will face