The World Cup Tarifa (11-14 October 2023) is the penultimate tour stop of this year's GWA Wingfoil World Tour and, unlike in previous years, is a pure freestyle event. Even though the action is limited to one discipline, there was no reason for the organisers to dawdle, as the wind played along on the first day.
Suardiaz unbeatable
First of all, the nine registered women were allowed to take part in the action - and once again Suardiaz showed the dominance that had already secured her the freestyle title early this year. Her competitors Orane Ceris, Bowien von der Linden and Mar de Arce gave their all, but there was no beating Suardiaz, who performed a fluid one-handed backflip in the final and scored the maximum 10.0 points.
Trick quake at the World Cup Tarifa
The men were also able to show off their skills on the very first day. And on the very first day, theBack-Mobe to marvel at a new move. Background: A few days earlier, Jerome Cloetens had shocked the scene with a new trick. Cloetens integrated a handlepass into a one-handed backflip.
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What was actually planned as an ace up the sleeve for the upcoming contest was quickly taken up by the competition around Bastien Escofet and Xavi Corr - and Corr actually stood in the contest for the first time a few days later. Apart from the hype surrounding the new move, all the other top favourites, apart from Alan Fedit, were able to prevail: Chris MacDonald managed the highest heat score of the day with 39.2 points, thanks in part to a backflip into 720°. Malo Guénolé and Jerome Cloetens also made it through to the quarter-finals. The young Austrian also rode impressively well Aleksander Acherer who celebrated his World Cup debut in the men's event and immediately punched his ticket to the third round.
There should also be action at the World Cup Tarifa over the next few days. As soon as the men's results are finalised, you'll find all the updates and videos here on our website. Here's the highlight clip of the first day:
Stay tuned!
