Competitions

"Super happy to win the French Champ today after an epic battle between the veterans Eliot Nochez and Francois Ragolski and the rookies Chauvin Hugo_ and Axel Coste!
First thoughts go to my mom which taught me how to live happily doing what I love, to Theo De Blic who sadly couldn't come but taught me everything about paragliding for three years and @stagab without whom I wouldn't here today.
Big thanks to the organization, to all the pilots and see you next year." @airg_products

The first Red Bull Acro Cross ended on Sunday on Sopot, Bulgaria. 2016 World Champion Francois Ragolski (FRA) won the competition with a pretty safe margin, followed by Nicola Donini (ITA) and Jack Pimblett (UK). Christina Kolb, female World Champion and only woman participant finished in the impressive 6th place leaving many big guns behind her. 

We collected everything you need to know about the judging concept of this competition. Click to read more!

These days a brand new type of acro event is taking place in Bulgaria, Sopot created by mastermind Veso Ovcharov: the Red Bull Acro Cross! 

The competition merges the two big disciplines of the sport – acrobatics and cross country - into one unique format. The hosting town Sopot, is already well known in XC competition scene. Parcicipants are all manually selected and invited and there are some big names among them such as Francois Ragolski (Acro World Champion 2016), Nicola Donini (2nd in World Cup Superfinal 2018), Félix Rodriguez or Tim Alongi.

Today the third task of the event is running with....

By also winning the last Aerobatics World Cup of the season, Théo de Blic celebrated the second overall World Cup victory of his life at the price giving of AcroMax in Italy! Chile's Bicho Carrera and Colombia's César Arevalo were following him on the ladder - demonstrating the latino power in the scene!

Théo wrote in social media:

Yesterday I realized my kid's dream, but this time for the second time... the emotion that comes with the world cup winner title is always so strong but in a very different way. The first time was....

The final battle went down between the two young French talents Théo de Blic and Tim Alongi. Théo once again has proven his dominance in the aerobatic world with a 2:4 win. The battle for the 3rd place between Victor 'Bicho' Carrera (CHL) and Egor Posokhin (RUS) was really tight with Bicho coming out on the top with a 3:4 victory. 4th placed Egor took the price of the best trick with his own trick the 'Hardcore Infinity' which beside the Superstall to Infinity (only performed by Théo, Egor, César), Twisted Misty Tumbling and the Double Backflip Dynamic Stall turned out to be the most respected tricks of the contest – top participants reported.

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Due to the weather forecast for the weekend the organization team decided to hold entire the competition today - the most promising day for the rest of the week. Briefing will take place at 12:30 in the Camping of Organyá and then all pilots will head to the take-off to begin with the qualification rounds. Head judge Pál Takáts will be announcing the maneuvers that everybody need to perform one by one.
Click to read more and see the list of participants.