Lucas Bernardin and Seiko Fukuoka-Naville win PWC Portugal 2010

PWC Portugal 2010 overall winners' podium. L-R: Claudio Virgilio, Lucas Bernardin, Julien Wirtz

PWC Portugal 2010 womens' podium. L-R: Katarzyna Gruzelwska-Losi, Seiko Fukuoka-Naville, Marina Olexina.

The seventh competition in the 2010 Paragliding World Cup series finished in Serra da Estrela in Portugal on 14 August.

Three tasks (104, 53 and 66 km) were held, the other days being plagued by strong winds.

France’s Lucas Bernardin and Seiko Fukuoka-Naville lifted the trophies for the competition, and Thomas Brandlehner (AT) and Seiko became the PWC European champions following the completion of the three European rounds (Greece, Italy and Portugal).

Next stop – the PWC Superfinal in Turkey from 21 September – 2 October. The list of pilots who got through in the first selection are now up on the PWC website.

RESULTS – PWC PORTUGAL 2010

OVERALL

1 – Lucas Bernardin (FR, Ozone Mantra R10)
2 – Claudio Virgilio (PO, Niviuk Icepeak 4)
3 – Julien Wirtz (FR, Ozone Mantra R10.2)

WOMEN

1 – Seiko Fukuoka Naville (FR, Ozone mantra R10.2)
2 – Katarzyna Gruzelwska-Losi (PL, Axis Mercury)
3 – Marina Olexina (RU, Gin Boomerang 7)

TEAMS

1 – Ozone
2 – Kortel
3 – Advance

NATIONS

1 – France
2 – Spain
3 – Austria

EUROPEAN CUP – OVERALL

1 – Thomas Brandlehner (AT, Ozone Mantra R10.2)
2 – Luc Armant (FR, Ozone Mantra R10.2)
3 – Lucas Bernardin (FR, Ozone Mantra R10)

WOMEN

1 – Seiko Fukuoka-Naville (FR, Ozone Mantra R10.2)
2 – Renata Kuhnova (CZ, Axis Mercury)
3 – Regula Strasser (CH, Niviuk Icepeak)

TEAMS

1 – France
2 – Austria
3 – United Kingdom

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