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Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 6

Monday, September 5th, 2011
Class of 2011: Las Chicas at the Ager Women's Paragliding Open 2011 (Click for a bigger version). Photo: Judith Mole

Last post and final words from the Women’s Open in Spain

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 5

Sunday, September 4th, 2011
Class of 2011: Las Chicas at the Ager Women's Paragliding Open 2011 (Click for a bigger version). Photo: Judith Mole

To task or not to task… Judith Mole reports from Ager

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 4

Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Classic sky in Ager at the Women's Paragliding Open 2011. All photos: Judith Mole

‘More schoolgirl errors…’ writes Judith Mole at the Women’s Open in Spain

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 3

Thursday, September 1st, 2011
In the air but grey skies at the Ager Women's Open. Photos: Judith Mole

‘My best task ever… and all for nothing.’ Task stopped on Day 3

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 2

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Judith Mole heads off on glide at the Ager Women's Paragliding Open 2011. Photos: Judith Mole

‘The tricky part was the transition across the flatlands.’ Judith Mole reports from Spain

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 1

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Judith Mole heads off on glide at the Ager Women's Paragliding Open 2011. Photos: Judith Mole

Blog: ‘I did everything wrong today…’ Judith Mole on the first task of the Ager Women’s Open 2011

Ager Women’s Open 2011: Day 0

Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Judith Mole... XCmag.com's mole in the Ager Women's Paragliding Open

Blog: Judith Mole introduces the Ager Women’s Paragliding Open 2011

Ager Women’s Paragliding Open 2011: Judith Mole’s Blog

Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Ager Women's Paragliding Open 2011

The Ager Women’s Paragliding Open 2011 is on from 28 August to 3 September 2011. Judith Mole blogs from deep inside the Spanish camp

Paragliding World Championships 2011: CANCELLED

Friday, July 8th, 2011
Paragliding World Championships 2011 Piedrahita

The 2011 Paragliding World Championships has been cancelled after two tasks

Paragliding World Championships: Stopped by the FAI

Friday, July 8th, 2011
World Championships 2011 Piedrahita

The Paragliding World Championships 2011 have been temporarily stopped

Paragliding World Championships 2011: Statement and update

Thursday, July 7th, 2011
World Championships 2011 Piedrahita

The organisers of the Paragliding World Championships 2011 in Piedrahita have released a further statement

Paragliding World Championships 2011: Mads leaves

Thursday, July 7th, 2011
World Championships 2011 Piedrahita

The morning meeting is just over, and as expected most teams were for continuing the event.

Paragliding World Championships 2011: Our darkest day

Thursday, July 7th, 2011
World Championships 2011 Piedrahita

Mads Syndergaard reports from Piedrahita, where two pilots died during task 2 on Wednesday 6 July

Tragedy hits Paragliding World Championships 2011

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
World Championships 2011 Piedrahita

Two die in separate incidents. Next of kin have been informed

Paragliding World Championships 2011: Task 1: 154km to Arcones

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
The 154km route at the first task of the Paragliding World Championships 2011

Sweden’s Matts Eliasson has provisionally won the first task of the 2011 Paragliding World Championships

Paragliding World Championships 2011: Registration and who’s who

Monday, July 4th, 2011
Paragliding World Championships 2011 Piedrahita

Mads Syndergaard keeps cool at the four-hour check in – first task is today

Paragliding World Championships 2011: Mads Syndergaard on the new rules

Friday, July 1st, 2011
Denmark's Mads Syndergaard prepares to take his UP Edge XR into battle at the Paragliding World Championships in Spain. Photo: Nick Greece

The Paragliding World Championships start in Piedrahita in two days time. Mads Syndergaard is making his way to Spain, and deliberating the concept of ‘more safety’ in paragliding competitions.

El Yelmo 2011: Spanish flying festival

Monday, April 18th, 2011
Fia El Yelmo 2011 takes place in Serra de la Segura, Jaen Province of Andalucia, Spain this July 2011

El Yelmo, Andalucia’s free flight festival, takes place from 8 – 10 July 2011.

Women’s Paragliding Open 2011

Friday, March 25th, 2011
Womens PG Open logo

The second Women’s Paragliding Open is to be held in Àger in northern Spain from 28 August – 3 September 2011.