XC Open World Series 2011: Portugal
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Martin Muller won the XC Open in Portugal with a 225km best flight
Martin Muller won the XC Open in Portugal with a 225km best flight
The Portuguese XC Open takes place at the end of August 2011.
‘Be quick, the Nordic Paragliding Open in Portugal is nearly full,’ reports organiser Mads Syndergaard
France’s Lucas Bernardin and Seiko Fukuoka-Naville won the seventh round of the 2010 Paragliding World Cup series in Portugal. Seiko and Thomas Brandlehner (AT) are the PWC European champions.
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Few pilots dispute that Alex Hofer, the 2002 PWC Champion, is the best competition pilot in the world, and few were surprised by his win at the 2003 Paragliding World Championships. Ian Blackmore went to watch the action unfold in stable, difficult conditions at Montelegre, Portugal.