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Red Bull Vertigo 2003
Pageant of the skies
This weekend (22nd -24th August 2003), the 6th edition of the international hang gliding and paragliding aerobatic competition, the Red Bull Vertigo was held in Villeneuve, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. This year the competition was also part of the 1st ever Aerobatic Hang gliding and Paragliding World Cup. This spectacular free flight discipline has finally received official recognition this year. The work that the Red Bull Vertigo organization committee has done since 1997, with Alain Zoller at its head, has lead to the organization of an official circuit condoned by the World Air Sports Federation. The first edition of the Red Bull Vertigo was the first worldwide synchro aerobatic contest and its success has lead to the creation of many other competitions based on the same model. Today, the official tour includes Villeneuve, as well as Voss (Norway), Omegna (Italy) and Aiguebelette (France), which will take place next weekend. This series of competitions helps to promote a continuous increase in the standard of competitive performance, as displayed at this weekend's incredible aerobatic festival. From the more than 50 paragliders participating in the qualification run on Thursday, only 20 progressed to today's final. 8 hang gliders were also competing today. Thousands of spectators were able to witness a spectrum of incredible maneuvers. The flights were evaluated on difficulty, quality of execution and on the realization of planned maneuvers, such as the synchronization of both pilots. The highlight was today's expression session, a true aerial ballet, in which every pilot presented a breath-taking show in a final attempt to win this year's competition. Final results 6. Red Bull Vertigo 2003 Paragliding Final Results 1. Raul & Felix RODRIGUEZ (Esp) - 573.04 2. Christian MAURER & Peter NEUENSCHWANDER (CH) - 543.61 3. Matthias ROTHEN (CH) & Horacio LLORENS (Esp) - 523.20 4. Herve CERUTTI & David ARRUFAT (CH) - 508.85 5. Andy HEDIGER (CH) & Hernan PITOCCO (Arg) - 506.97 6. Patrick LACHAT & Sebastian BOURQUIN (CH) - 483.46 7. Josh WALDROP (USA) & Thomas SCHWARZER (Venezuela) - 475.42 8. Gilles BERRUEX & Jerôme KRIEG (CH) - 459.58 9. Bernd HORNBOECK & Alexander MESCHUH (A) - 458.36 10.Egil STEIN & Ole Jorgen LOVLAND (Norway) - 453.59 Hanggliding Final Results 1. Yann FLOURY (F) - 3589 2. Mitchell MCALEER (USA) - 3532 3. Fredy BIRCHER (CH) - 3531 4. Martin VON HOLZEN (CH) - 3479 5. Didu BARTSCHI (CH) - 3242 6. Ruben ANDEREGG (CH) - 2686 7. Nicolas TATTI (CH) - 1377 8. Rolf GRUBER (CH) - 102 More Info on www.redbull-vertigo.com |
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