Richard Butterworth wins the 2010 British Paragliding Cup
British Paragliding Cup 2010 overall winners' podium. L-R: Sara Spillet (best female), Graham Cummins (3rd), Richard Butterworth (1st), Tony Spirling (2nd), Tony Bradley (3rd)
All five rounds of the British Paragliding Cup have now been flown, and Richard Butterworth is holder of the cup for 2010. Sara Spillet is the top woman, and Alan Ford the top pilot on an EN B (or below)-rated wing.
The rounds were
1 – Scottish Borders (28 – 31 May. 1 task, 38 km)
2 – Yorkshire Dales (25 – 27 June. 1 task 35.6 km)
3 – Long Mynd (9 – 12 July. 1 task 45.7 km)
4 – South East Wales (30 July – 1 August.1 task, 27.3 km)
5 – Snowdonia (13 – 15 August. 2 tasks of 17.6 and 23.7 km)
Read Mal Grace’s reports on each round in the Articles section of the website, or click on each of the links above.
BPCup prizewinners from the Dales round sporting their XCMag T-shirts
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