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Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2011: Peter Neuenschwander wins

Monday, February 6th, 2012
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Peter Neuenschwander won the PWCA Superfinal in Valle de Bravo on Saturday

Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2011: Luc and Luca joint first on day three

Saturday, January 28th, 2012
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Task three of the PWC Superfinal in Valle de Bravo was jointly won by Luc Armant and Luca Donini

Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2011: Juan Becerra ahead after task two

Friday, January 27th, 2012
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Day two saw strong conditions and a 91.6km task. Venezuelan Juan Becerra was the first of 95 pilots in goal.

Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2011: Hans Bollinger wins first task

Thursday, January 26th, 2012
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Switzerland’s Hans Bollinger won the first task of the Paragliding World Cup 2011 Superfinal in Valle de Bravo

Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2011: Valle de Bravo, Mexico

Monday, January 23rd, 2012
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Brilliant weather, 120 top-level pilots and new wings – the Superfinal kicks off

CIVL Paragliding Competitions Safety Task Force: First report

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
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Comp Class comeback: Report clears ‘dangerous paragliders’ and focuses on pilot education

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 6

Sunday, July 31st, 2011
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Craig Morgan blows it, Luc Armant crashes and speculation again hangs over the safety of Open Class

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 6

Friday, July 29th, 2011
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Craig Morgan hangs on to an 11 point lead after the penultimate task of the Paragliding World Cup 2011 in Turkey

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 5

Friday, July 29th, 2011
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Blog: A slow start but Craig Morgan goes big on Task 3

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 4

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
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Blog: Craig Morgan blasts it around Task 2 in Turkey

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 3

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Paragliding in Turkey. Photo: Martin Scheel. www.azoom.com

British Paragliding Champion Craig Morgan blogs about Task two of the Paragliding World Cup in Turkey

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Day 2

Monday, July 25th, 2011
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Blog: ‘Enough about paragliding – let’s get stuck into some juicy gossip’

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey: Task 1

Sunday, July 24th, 2011
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Paragliding World Cup 2011 in Turkey. British PWC pilot Craig Morgan blogs on task 1

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Turkey

Sunday, July 24th, 2011
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British Champion Craig Morgan blogs from the PWC in Bayramoren

GPS versus barometric altitude: the definitive answer

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
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What’s the difference between GPS altitude and barometric altitude? Mark Graham explains

Friends gather to say goodbye to Xavier Murillo

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Xavier having fun at the dunes of Huamey on the coast. Photo: James Johnson

Mark Hayman reflects on the memorial of Xavier Murillo, technical director and passionate, hardworking frontman of the Paragliding World Cup

The last flight of Xavier Murillo: By James ‘Kiwi’ Johnston

Saturday, July 9th, 2011
Xavier Murillo has gone missing in the Andes whilst flying his paraglider

In a moving account James ‘Kiwi’ Johnston reports from Huascaran, Peru

Xavier Murillo RIP

Friday, July 8th, 2011
Xavier having fun at the dunes of Huamey on the coast. Photo: James Johnson

Updated 8 July 11am GMT: It is with the heaviest of hearts that we report the discovery of Xavier Murillo’s body in Peru

Xavier is Missing: Search moves to new area

Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Xavier Murillo has gone missing in the Andes whilst flying his paraglider

James ‘Kiwi’ Johnston reports from Huaraz on the latest developments

Paragliding World Cup 2011: Mun Gyeong

Saturday, May 21st, 2011
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Jack Brown (US) wins the comp after only two tasks flown