18 years ago
With 44 solo pilots, 14 teams and 10 hangglider pilots from all around the world the 9th edition of RedBull-Vertigo which is the first official World Championship started in Villeneuve at Lake Geneva, Switzerland!
After two training days and the safety selections, yesterday afternoon the opening ceremony was held in the center of Villeneuve. Today the first synchro run was done with compulsory program (Wing-Over, Asymmetric SAT, Dynamic Full Stall, Helicopter and Synchro Spiral).
Results of the first run:
1. SAT Brothers: Raul Rodriguez / Felix Rodriguez ESP
2. Blues Acro Team 1: Guillaume Chatain / Emmanuel Chanceaux FRA
3. Spälti Acro: Christian Maurer / Peter Neuenschwander SUI
4. Sol Tribal Acro: Renato Papa Gonçalves / Renato Lopes BRA
5. Soft Landing Team: Gabor Kezi / Pal Takats HUN
6. ArgenSAT: Hernan Pitocco / Pablo Lopez ARG
7. Swiss Team: Dominique Steffen / Mathias Roten SUI
8. Against The Grain: Bernd Hornboeck / Alexander Meschuh AUT
9. Blues Acro Team 2: Cyrille Planton / Guillaume Cornet FRA
10. Norwegian Corax: Ove Tillung / Christian Hagen NOR
11. Acrotwins: Anthony Green / Timothy Green USA
12. Austria 2: Maximilian Biedermann / Thomas Mai AUT
13. Peritas: Horacio Llorens / Alejandro Rodriguez ESP
14. Japan: Seiko Fukuoka (f) / Go Kato JPN
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