VENDEE KITESURF PRO 2008
FREESTYLE - WAVEMASTERS - COURSE RACING
www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=kiteboardpro&e=comPress release - 30th of April 2008 -
VENDEE KITESURF PRO - 27 000?
Kiteboard Pro World Tour - 10 years anniversary
29th April - 4th May 2008
For its tenth anniversary, the Kiteboard Pro World Tour starts the 2008 season with great
conditions and a tray of 49 star riders! The Kiteboarding planet has stopped in Saint-
Gilles Croix de Vie for a week !
Wind picking up to 35 knots, side shore wind, waves and sun: the perfect mix for a
successfull competition. Thanks to these outstanding conditions, the first Freestyle round
for men and women has already been completed.
FREESTYLE WOMEN FIRST ROUND
1. Ania GRZELINSKA (POL) NORTH KITEBOARDING
2. Ainhoa GARCIA (SP) AIRUSH
3. Marine SUDRE (AUS) CABRINHA
4. Kirsty JONES (UK) FLEXIFOIL
FREESTYLE MEN FIRST ROUND
1. Arniel CORNIEL (REP DOM) EH
2. Jesse RICHMAN (US) CABRINHA
3. Antoine AURIOL (FR) KITELOOSE
4. Erik VOLPE (IT) CHALLENGERS
A special thanks to Thomas COCQUELET who performed a crazy kiteloop !
Last but not least the French public will for sure keep in mind for a long time the amazing
show of the 15 years old hawaiian competitor Jesse RICHMAN.
Saint-Gilles Croix de Vie : the place to be !
KPWT Team
Technical team :
Fr?d?ric Gravoille, Promoter
Stephen Marret, Speaker
Carlos Delicado, Photographer
Thomas Auriol & Diogo Cardoso - Cameraman
Arnaud Delon, Web Designer
Sponsors:
Title sponsor : Vend?e Conseil G?n?ral
Presenter sponsors : Semvie Nautisme, St Gilles Croix de vie, Casino, Cote
Lumi?re, CGNV, Office Municipal des Sports. E.leclerc
Official Sponsors : Sport+ , Kiteboarder, Kitesurf Mag, Virgine Radio, IKO
KPWT Partners : Sport +, Windguru.
For further information
Please visit : www.kiteboardpro.com
KPWT promoter: kiteboarding@wanadoo.fr
Whats the kite, have not seen this model/colour???
Cya and
Goodwinds
Steve
