31/10/2015

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COMPETITION

Paragliding World Cup India 2015, podiums

The final leg of the 2015 Paragliding World Cup took place in Bir, Himachal Pradesh India from the 25 – 31 October.  The competition was a success with 5 tasks taking place in total:

Tuesday 27 Oct :  97.6 km
Wednesday 28 Oct : 74.7 km
Thursday 29 Oct : 96.3 km
Friday 30 Oct : 94.0 km
Saturday 31 Oct : 75.2 km

The fourth task was stopped because of poor visibility on the course.  Pilots flew towards a pollution cloud: “The ambience was surreal in the air, flying in IFR mode with instruments only to navigate with, we were lost in a sea of mist …incredible!”, reported French pilot, Maxime Pinot.

See the final results on the PWC website

Results on Facebook event website

Photo credits : Marina Olexina
Crédit photo : Marina Olexina

Crédit photo : Marina Olexina

1- Michael KÜFFER (CHE)
2- Xevi BONET DALMAU (ESP)
3- Julien WIRTZ (FRA)
4- Maxime PINOT (FRA)
5- Jurij VIDIC (SVN)
6- Torsten SIEGEL (DEU)
7- Joze MOLEK (SVN)
8- Aaron DUROGATI (ITA)
9- Manuel QUINTANILLA (MEX)
10- Matt SENIOR (NZL)

Crédit photo : Marina Olexina

Crédit photo : Marina Olexina

1- Yuki SATO (JPN)
2- Petra SLIVOVA (CZE)
3- Yael MARGELISCH (CHE)
4- Hyunhee KIM (KOR)
5- Annalena HINESTROZA (DEU)
6- Hyonju HAM (KOR)
7- Klaudia BULGAKOW (POL)

See all the World Cup 2015 Tour results

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